Originally posted by Mindship
I don't think that was the original intent back in the day but rather something, years later, writers and/or fans thought up to have it make more sense. I'm not even sure it's a canon explanation.It's not the concept of surfing, per se (cool idea, actually, very original back when everyone else was flying in standard horizontal position). But the Surfer calls it the same thing everyone else does. He has a much deeper understanding and connection; you'd think he'd call it something more closely reflecting its purpose (like void glider or star threader). I thought in the FF2 movie, SS calling it a beacon made good sense, almost obvious, really.
I need to get a copy of Ultimate Silver Surfer. I have Ultimate Galactus, where SS is some kind of wing-sprouting, multijawed heralding angel of destruction. I was disappointed with that version.
The way I always saw it was that if he were speaking to Galactus, or in Zen-La-ian or whatever, it'd translate as to something that makes more sense. Since he's speaking translated-English, "board" is the closest thing to it.