"Florida Man" is still at it

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5 years old, but still good 'Florida Man' material.

Florida cop accuses Burger King of putting dirt in sandwich. It was seasoning

A Florida police officer is walking back on his comments claiming there was dirt on his Burger King sandwich after the “dirt” turned out to be seasoning, The News-Press reports.

www.wfla.com

 

[Innula Zenovka]

 

[Soen Eber]

5 years old, but still good 'Florida Man' material.

Florida cop accuses Burger King of putting dirt in sandwich. It was seasoning

A Florida police officer is walking back on his comments claiming there was dirt on his Burger King sandwich after the “dirt” turned out to be seasoning, The News-Press reports.

www.wfla.com

I think I would also be greatly surprised if Burger King put seasoning in their sandwiches. It's fast food, isn't ketchup and mayo enough?

 

[WolfEyes]

I think I would also be greatly surprised if Burger King put seasoning in their sandwiches. It's fast food, isn't ketchup and mayo enough?

They actually do use salt and pepper on the burger patties. Or they did back in the 70s when I worked at one.

 

[Innula Zenovka]

 

[Bartholomew Gallacher]

A sincere warning: Floridians should avoid westling armadillos unless necessary, because leprosis is still a thing.

Floridians should avoid wrestling armadillos unless necessary

Leprosy is still rare, but is spreading in Florida and the south-east

www.economist.com

 

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Floridians should avoid wrestling armadillos unless necessary

Leprosy is still rare, but is spreading in Florida and the south-east

www.economist.com

Just how often is wrestling an armadillo considered necessary? Oh, wait - I'm asking this about Florida. Nevermind...

 

[WolfEyes]

A sincere warning: Floridians should avoid westling armadillos unless necessary, because leprosis is still a thing.

Floridians should avoid wrestling armadillos unless necessary

Leprosy is still rare, but is spreading in Florida and the south-east

www.economist.com

Paywalled.

 

[Katheryne Helendale]

A sincere warning: Floridians should avoid westling armadillos unless necessary, because leprosis is still a thing.

Floridians should avoid wrestling armadillos unless necessary

Leprosy is still rare, but is spreading in Florida and the south-east

www.economist.com

Did they run out of alligators to wrestle?

 

[Cindy Claveau]

Is it weird that I just clicked reactions to almost the entire first page of this thread before realizing it was 5 years old?

 

[WolfEyes]

Is it weird that I just clicked reactions to almost the entire first page of this thread before realizing it was 5 years old?

Not in the least.

 

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Is it weird that I just clicked reactions to almost the entire first page of this thread before realizing it was 5 years old?

I still appreciated it...

 

[Katheryne Helendale]

Is it weird that I just clicked reactions to almost the entire first page of this thread before realizing it was 5 years old?

Been there, done that. Got the t-shirt to prove it.

 

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Florida man has got guts, I'll give him that.

Florida man arrested for trying to cross Atlantic in human-powered hamster wheel

Suspect told Coast Guard officers he had a bomb on vessel as he refused to board cutter

www.independent.co.uk

A Florida man was arrested after a bizarre three-day standoff at sea with the US Coast Guard for trying to cross the Atlantic in a human-powered hamster wheel.

Reza Baluchi faces federal charges after he was found 70 miles off the Georgia coast with Hurricane Franklin taking aim at the eastern seaboard, reported The Daily Beast.

The USS Coast Guard cutter Valiant was in the region when they spotted Mr Baluchi and intercepted him. When questioned during the 26 August incident Mr Baluchi said he was heading for London on his vessel.

“Based on the condition of the vessel – which was afloat as a result of wiring and buoys – USCG officers determined Baluchi was conducting a manifestly unsafe voyage,” the criminal complaint filed in US District Court in Florida states.

Mr Baluchi then allegedly threatened to kill himself with a 12-inch knife if anyone tried to arrest him and also claimed to have a bomb onboard his craft.

 

[Dakota Tebaldi]

Florida man has got guts, I'll give him that.

Unfortunately they're all taking up the space his brain is supposed to occupy

 

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Unfortunately they're all taking up the space his brain is supposed to occupy

Why not, it's not typically as effective with the brain matter one expects.

 

[Spirits Rising]

Florida man has got guts, I'll give him that.

Florida man arrested for trying to cross Atlantic in human-powered hamster wheel

Suspect told Coast Guard officers he had a bomb on vessel as he refused to board cutter

www.independent.co.uk

"Alright sir, we just need you to verbally acknowledge on a recording that you were given ample warning concerning the seaworthiness of your 'vessel' and then you can be on your way."

Then let him go and remove himself from the gene pool.

 

[Ghost Pepper]

We now know who the real Florida Man is: Marvel Comics reveals the secret identity of Florida Man (it’s Loki)

 

[Rose Karuna]

Florida Man Squid Games

At the Florida Man Games, big crowds cheer competitors evading police and wrestling over beer

Promoted as “the most insane athletic showdown on Earth,” the Florida Man Games poke fun at the state’s reputation for bizarre stories.

apnews.com

James Gordon of DeLand won the first event, wolfing down a plate loaded with barbecue pork and sausage a fraction of a second before his nearest competitor. He chugged a beer to celebrate.
“I’ve lived in Florida my whole life,” Gordon said after washing sauce from his hands and beard. “They’re calling these ‘events.’ I’m calling this (expletive) Tuesday afternoon.” <snip>

Spectators paid real money — $45 per ticket or more — to watch the games at Francis Field in downtown St. Augustine. Yusuf El Shihibi said he and his wife made the 180-mile (290-kilometer) trip from Port St. Richey “to watch stupidity occur on the grandest, most spectacular scale.”
Organizer Pete Melfi said he expected ticket sales to exceed 5,000. He said he was stunned to find nobody else had beaten him to the ripped-from-headlines idea for a spoof sporting event.

“We kind of give a person an opportunity to live a day in the life of ‘Florida Man’ without ending up in a cop car,” said Melfi, who runs the St. Augustine media outlet The 904 Now. But he had to tone down some racier aspects of the “Florida Man” mythos to obtain a permit.

 

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Mayhaps Florida Man is smartening up? Nahhh!