Does Obama surf?

[donnashuggy]

I think he should have been given a didgeridoo

[*crikey*mate*]

I think it is really cool.

I wouldn't say no to it!

[cherry*135]

..."it had been a similar start to their summit as they joked about the fact that the 9 foot Malibu Mr Abbott had given the President as an official gift from Australia, was too big to fit into the oval office."

[debra9275]

🙂 I hope he has a really big shed

[kopenhagen5]

Surf life saving is an iconic feature of Australian Identity, and it is also prevalent in the USA. so it's not such an out of the box gesture.

Agree, I think it a thoughtful gift that will leave an impression. 

[icyfroth]

How about a nice spoon rest?

You must have some novel ones in stock, Donna?

[lloydslights]

Don't crossed flags mean the beach is closed? 

Definitely not for the Oval Office.  I wonder how high the man-cave ceiling is.

Would Mr Obama have to declare it in the "gift register"?  Is it a "personal" gift or is it now the property of the U.S.?

DEB

[*mrgrizz*]

i like it. what a excellent gift.

how many gifts do you think he receives? bet he remembers this one.

hopefully they will be able to display it for awhile somewhere in the white house

[icyfroth]

It's symbolic and means that Tony has a bigger one than Barack

[tcmsecretuseid]

Did you know that the U.S. presidents are not allowed to keep any presents that they receive when they are in office?

The gifts belong to the citizens. 

We build Libraries after the President finishes their term(s), and the gifts, along with other items, are displayed. 

I live near the Reagan Library. They have a Plane(Airforce one) there, and a piece of the Berlin wall. They also have love letters that he wrote to his wife, along with an exact replica room of the Oval office from the white house. 

The longboard is very cool. Thanks Australia. 

[lloydslights]

So the libraries are suppositories  repositories of gifts.

Actually, very interesting tcm.  My local libraries have dwindled in books, but are using the depleted space for displays of historical artefacts,etc. and local govt sub branches.

DEB