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A Message to the Haters From ‘Florida Man’
WSJ ^ | 8 Jan 2021 | Dave Seminara

Posted on 01/09/2021 9:50:05 AM PST by DUMBGRUNT

Go ahead and laugh. But if we’re such a joke state, why are all of your neighbors moving here?

Florida remains the Rodney Dangerfield of states, admired by some but derided by many. In his book “Best. State. Ever: A Florida Man Defends His Homeland,” Dave Barry laments that his adopted home is considered a “joke state.” But even Mr. Barry concedes that Florida, “because of its unique shape and warm climate, does have an unusually high percentage of low IQ people doing stupid things, frequently naked.”

Florida is picked on reflexively, regardless of the situation, perhaps because bullies in the media are too dumb or unoriginal to vary their targets.

... don’t expect the media to stop piling on, particularly as long as the current governor, Ron DeSantis, a staunch Trump ally, is in office.

As a parent to boys in fifth and seventh grades, I thank God that their education isn’t being hijacked by blue-state liberals who take their marching orders from the teachers unions. ...

The insurance website Insurify rates Florida’s drivers as the fifth best in the country. I question whether these folks have ever been here, but the fact remains that only 11% of Florida drivers have had an at-fault accident on their record, compared with 17% in smarty-pants Massachusetts, which rates worst in the study.

In any case, if Florida is full of naked, low-IQ individuals, Americans must not mind, because no state had a net in-migration rate anywhere close to Florida’s in the last decade.

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A positive article about God's waiting room.
1 posted on 01/09/2021 9:50:05 AM PST by DUMBGRUNT
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Shhhhhhh. Please don’t tell anybody that Florida is well governed, has one of the best education systems in the US, has one of the best business climates too. Along with great weather. And it does it with strong cost control and no income tax.

We need to keep up the “Florida Man” meme that we have been showing the rest of the nation for years.

Otherwise we might get immigrants from California, New York, Illinois, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, etc.

You know UNDESIRABLES!!!!!


2 posted on 01/09/2021 9:53:18 AM PST by DUMBGRUNT ("The enemy has overrun us. We are blowing up everything. Vive la France!"Dien Bien Phu last message.)
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America has undergone a pre-planned color-revolution in its center.

I am convinced places like Texas and Florida are next.

How easy it would be to manufacture chaos in your capitals. You will be accused of racism in your policies. How easy it would be to harass your governors or conservative politicians with false scandals and ridiculous lawfare from Federal Courts. Your governments and societies will be changed.

Its coming


3 posted on 01/09/2021 9:58:49 AM PST by PGR88
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To: DUMBGRUNT

Florida man is now memorialized by Al Qaeda

https://i.4cdn.org/pol/1610160430806.jpg


4 posted on 01/09/2021 10:00:57 AM PST by RummyChick (To President Trump: https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3923111/posts)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

The thin skin is strong in this one.
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5 posted on 01/09/2021 10:02:18 AM PST by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, demonicRATS would have no standards at all.)
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To: PGR88

oh yeah...Florida and Texas are about to be “reconstructed”


6 posted on 01/09/2021 10:02:37 AM PST by mo ("If you understand, no explanation is needed; if you don't understand, no explanation is possible)
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“How easy it would be to harass your governors or conservative politicians with false scandals and ridiculous lawfare from Federal Courts.”

They have released the ‘dogs of war’, but they do not control them.


7 posted on 01/09/2021 10:03:43 AM PST by DUMBGRUNT ("The enemy has overrun us. We are blowing up everything. Vive la France!"Dien Bien Phu last message.)
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Igor: Could be worse.

Dr. Frankenstein: How could it be worse?

Igor: You could be from Rio Linda.

8 posted on 01/09/2021 10:04:48 AM PST by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, demonicRATS would have no standards at all.)
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Right now it’s too cold to be outside naked.

Florida Man

5.56mm


9 posted on 01/09/2021 10:12:44 AM PST by M Kehoe (Quid Pro Joe and the Ho ain't my president.)
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To: DUMBGRUNT; Liz
Florida is picked on reflexively, regardless of the situation, perhaps because bullies in the media are too dumb or unoriginal to vary their targets.

LOL - now that's funny...

10 posted on 01/09/2021 10:16:04 AM PST by GOPJ (Seventy-three million citizens thought the election was rigged - enough to start a new party.)
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To: DUMBGRUNT

Some disagreement about the humor - it seems more directed at those low-iq individuals rather than the state as a whole. The best laughs in many years have come about due to “Florida Man” antics.


11 posted on 01/09/2021 10:17:32 AM PST by Spacetrucker (George Washington didn't use his freedom of speech to defeat the British - HE SHOT THEM .. WITH GUNS)
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I like Florida.

The Murder Hornets took one look at Florida and said,

“Forget it. There’s too many things there that can kill you.”


12 posted on 01/09/2021 10:18:26 AM PST by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer”)
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All I can say is it sucks here. I couldn’t recommend anyone moving here for any reason. in fact...I’m thinking of moving OUT of Fla. Asap.

Remeber...I warned you.


13 posted on 01/09/2021 10:21:40 AM PST by V_TWIN (Where's Hunter???)
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The real problem we face in Florida is democrats moving here - and democrat voter fraud.

Republicans have to learn to hold their ballot boxes back until the wee hours of the morning like democrats do to stop dems from knowing how many ballots need to be stuffed...

Or make it a law ballot boxes will be picked up by Fed Ex at the same time - and counted ONLY when their ALL boxes are in... That's one way to stop voter fraud Florida style - - where dems wait to see how many ballots need to be stuffed before turning in their boxes.

AND DeSantis needs to have fake names added to the roles so we can see where the fraud is taking place... If someone 'votes' people who don't exist - it's more proof against democrat thugs.

14 posted on 01/09/2021 10:24:31 AM PST by GOPJ (Seventy-three million citizens thought the election was rigged - enough to start a new party.)
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Blah blah blah. Florida man and woman are still dopes. But we love ya


15 posted on 01/09/2021 10:42:38 AM PST by Bob434
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To: DUMBGRUNT

Snook!!!


16 posted on 01/09/2021 10:50:30 AM PST by aces (and )
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Florida is only disdained by leftists and idiots.

Why should anyone SANE retire in a democrat run state ???

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17 posted on 01/09/2021 11:12:29 AM PST by elbook
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18 posted on 01/09/2021 11:13:54 AM PST by New Perspective (Proud father of a son with Down Syndrome and fighting to keep him off Obama's death panels.)
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OOPS, spelling error.


19 posted on 01/09/2021 11:15:34 AM PST by New Perspective (Proud father of a son with Down Syndrome and fighting to keep him off Obama's death panels.)
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In these dark days we need people like Florida Man.

Florida Man save us!


20 posted on 01/09/2021 11:35:04 AM PST by GaryCrow
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