Posted on 03/22/2019 1:38:30 PM PDT by Twotone
Florida has earned a reputation for being home to some colorful characters -- most notably the "Florida man."
He isn't actually a single person but rather a trope of all the Florida men who've made headlines for doing something ... unusual.
And he's now starring in the latest internet fad: the "Florida man" challenge, in which you Google "Florida man" and your birthday to see what crazy news story from the state pops up.
From botched robberies to deadly cockroach-eating contests, it seems like there's a wild story about a Florida man for every day of the year.
(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...
Florida man attacked by a ‘crazy squirrel’ gone nuts. And it was raised by a neighbor
“Florida man sends 13 pipe bombs to Trump critics”
Yo, googling CNN comes up ‘Fake Sh*t”...just saying.....
Hey folks we don’t need CNN or Google to find our humor in Southwest Florida, it is all around us.
Local Punta Gorda man admitted to hospital after being bitten by a Pygmy rattlesnake in his home. He was bitten three times while trying to stab it with barber scissors.
Headlines/front page today, Englewood woman confesses to murder of her wife. She shot her and threw her in the back of her pickup.
Man arrested for grand theft had stolen thousands in jewelry in a home robbery. Pawn Shop manager called the cops when she recognized HER jewelry.
Some say life is boring in a retirement area but it is kind of like living in a People Zoo.
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