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Florida is undoubtedly the most curious, wackiest, and unusual state in the US, inhabited by the weirdest people ever. And no wonder, as the local Floridians have to deal with alligators, venomous snakes, seasonless climate, mosquitos, and such high humidity that leaves you all wet in a second on a hot one every day. Also, bona fide Florida state inhabitants have an old tradition of living for today, no matter the dire consequences. And we are not only talking about those people who chose to live in the Everglades, as Miami Floridians are also quite kooky. If, or rather when, the dire consequences do happen, it is a law to make every arrest public information, thus putting every deed of these crazy people in the spotlight.
There are tons of unbelievable Florida Man headlines out there about situations that have bewildered everyone, and while there are many different individuals involved in these stories, the proverbial Florida Man always takes the cake with some of the most mind-boggling examples. Thanks to a Twitter (now known as X) account so aptly named Florida Man that gathers "Real-life stories of the world's worst superhero," we can share the stories of these funny people with you, and it's truly amazing.
Take a look at some of the Florida Man stories embodying the shenanigans we’d never even dare to think of.
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Lucky Shirt
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Killer Squirrel
The History of the Florida Man Meme
The Florida Man meme hails from a Twitter (now known as X) feed that has curated bizarre domestic incidents involving male residents of the Florida state. The feed has been alive since 2013, making 2023 this meme’s honorable anniversary.
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Tell-Tale Signs
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Best Use For A Private Plane
The catch of these Florida Man news headlines is that they are supposed to be read as if all of these petty crimes and incidents were done by one and only man, dubbed as the ‘world’s worst superhero.’ And really, once you start reading these stories keeping that in mind, they instantly get even better and all the more bizarre!
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Flying Alligators
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Modern Robin Hood
Florida Man Challenge
While these incredulous Florida Man headlines inspired a series of memes, this wasn’t its only aim at eternal glory. In 2019, a new viral internet challenge was created in honor of the Florida Man - the “Florida Man Challenge.” The premise was pretty simple - you had to search for Florida Man stories that were published on your birthday and share them on social media networks. And with the rules so simple and the outcome so hilarious, we surely didn’t mind this challenge keeping as viral as it did for quite some time!
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Experienced Detective
#8
Shooting Down The Weather
Okay, so you might think that it is barely a funny meme and a gathering of life’s ludicrous tellings. And you’ll be right! Almost.
However, the Florida Man meme is, in fact, a witness to the irrational, delusional, maniacal, insane, and absurd side of things, which none of us can really escape. So why not look at it with a dash of humor and through the lens of the world’s worst superhero?
For the amusement to continue, we advise you to keep on scrolling through our article and read the ever-weird and amusing Florida Man headlines!
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Hospital Wait
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Cleverest Camo
Zenozenobee 6 years ago
Wearing a bag on his head... this alone shows that he's not a smart guy. My 2 yo knows this is not a good idea. Trying to hide our ID with transprence just show how much he's not smart. Yet, I'm sure he didn't show us the extent of his stupidity. I bet he can do "better".
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Hanging Out
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Leave Crabs Alone
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Bestest K9
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Mode Of Transportation
#15
That Surely Does Not Count
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They Don't Need Them Anyway
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Says A Lot About The Local Cuisine
Zenozenobee 6 years ago
I'm sure there is a contest among cops about who can fulfill a report with the funniest reason of arrest. They have good material it seems XD
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Birds And Bees
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Angriest Birds
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He Should've Stayed At Scohol Then
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No Arms, No Problem
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The Monkey Told Him To Do It
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Finding Love In The Most Unexpected Places
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Hydration Is Key
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And The Goat Would Still Like To Be Alive
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With A Side Of Traffic Jam
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Her Love Just Needed A Little Kindling
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You Can Buy Everything These Days
#30
Seems Like The Swans Practiced Theirs Too
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The Pretender
Zenozenobee 6 years ago
And he thought that no one would have any doubt on 18 yo being a doctor...
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Anything To Escape Vampires
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Freedom Of...speech?
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Sorting Your Priorities
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I, The Legend
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Did It Include "I Shot The Sheriff"?
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Mop Head
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Perfect Date
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Dutiful Citizen
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The Solstice
A Dyke From The Dreamworld 6 years ago
I got the eye of a tiger, a fighter, dancing, through the fire, I am a criminal, and you're gonna hear me scream bloody murder....
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Should've Went For Something More Original
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Why There's No Banana For Scale?
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Where Else Would You Get Scrap Metal
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Didn't Want To Leave That Much
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Refreshments Worthy Of A Prima Donna
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Or Was He A Merman?
Lynn Noyes 6 years ago
It says a lot that Florida has actually enacted a law making it illegal to ride on a manatee.
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Emergency Of Highest Proportions
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For A Magic Trick, Obviously
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Oh, Bee-Have
Jörg Zingler 6 years ago
Lol, in Germany there is actually a lwa for this event: German Civil Code § 961: Section 961 Loss of ownership of bee swarms Where a swarm of bees takes flight, it becomes ownerless if the owner fails to pursue it without undue delay or if he gives up the pursuit.
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Raindrops Are Falling On My Head
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See You Later, Alligator
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Sparkly Fingers
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A New PR Trick?
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All Because Of The 'Stache
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He Had The Heart Of A Lion
spirit wolf 6 years ago
For all the curious cats out there he stole three Florida box turtles, two red-foot tortoises, a skink and a squirrel monkey. Four other animals are still missing . What did you do to them Cedric? Has anyone seen two gopher tortoises and two box turtles hanging out together?
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Pre-Warmed For Cooking
Ryo Bakura 6 years ago
"Hello, ladies. Can I interest you in some Surf 'n' Turf? And my penis?"
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How Many Personalities Can You Be?
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Asserting Dominance
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Some Record
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Well, It Was Urgent
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Austin Coutinho 6 years ago
On a worrying note. Seems that America has a massive problem with drugs. And a good number of them seem to be untreated Mental heath disorders. I expect America jails them instead of giving them some form of treatment.
diane a 6 years ago
I hear there is a better supply of drugs in the jails
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Jilltdcatlady 6 years ago
These headlines are too much like Mad Libs from my youth. Just call out verbs, colors, animals, and noun at random and BOOM you get front page news!
Kenny Kulbiski 6 years ago
Are Florida man and Naked man related? They seem to do a lot of the same things.
Full Name 6 years ago
It's hot as s**t there. Makes perfect sense to me. You don't hear of those crimes in Norway.
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Heather Vance 6 years ago
We should move there, kids won't need electronics with all of that entertainment.
Ntosh 6 years ago
There must be something in the Florida water that affects the men who are more susceptible to it.
Wesley Harvey 1 year ago
No they just have a low tolerance to thinking with drugs
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Ashley Say Wha?!? 6 years ago
Y'all, these were everyday news headlines when I lived in south Florida. I honestly thought it was like this everywhere until I moved to KY in my late 20s. Now I know how crazy FL really can be.
Night Owl 6 years ago
I don't think Florida is that different from other states in the US. It only has different laws pertaining public records. Or so I've heard. Does anyone know specifics?
Nikki D 6 years ago
It's their open records act, called the government in the sunshine act, I believe. All government business is public business, so we get to see anything that they have any kind of record of. It's actually very progressive.
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Donavin Cross 5 years ago
r y3tyg ruhrjds ku ggvlyendzrsnyug i like it afgfzjfbgaubfwtfeftftfarwfty
Brian Corvello 4 years ago
Florida Man, Florida Man Hit on the head with a frying pan Lives his life in a garbage can Florida Man Is he depressed or is he a mess? Does he feel totally worthless? Who came up with Florida Man? Degraded man, Florida Man
Brian Corvello 4 years ago
Florida Man, Florida Man Hit on the head with a frying pan, Lives his life in a garbage can Florida Man. Is he depressed or is he a mess? Does he feel totally worthless? Who came up with Florida Man? Degraded man, Florida Man
Steve Monky 5 years ago
Do not look us in the eyes, the gators have shades and its still 95 degrees in October. That's about it
oqab hazara ha 5 years ago
So I basically went through all of the Florida stupidity to write an essay about them. Not even living in America.
Rich Taylor 5 years ago
My Australian friends thought they were hillbilly until I showed them this.
Pearl Sapirstein 6 years ago
They forgot the two Florida men who ate people’s faces... search “Florida face eater” and “Florida face eater homeless”
cristian timis 6 years ago
Maybe because al the tweets are about Florida mens
Load More Replies... Austin Coutinho 6 years ago
On a worrying note. Seems that America has a massive problem with drugs. And a good number of them seem to be untreated Mental heath disorders. I expect America jails them instead of giving them some form of treatment.
diane a 6 years ago
I hear there is a better supply of drugs in the jails
Load More Replies... Jilltdcatlady 6 years ago
These headlines are too much like Mad Libs from my youth. Just call out verbs, colors, animals, and noun at random and BOOM you get front page news!
Kenny Kulbiski 6 years ago
Are Florida man and Naked man related? They seem to do a lot of the same things.
Full Name 6 years ago
It's hot as s**t there. Makes perfect sense to me. You don't hear of those crimes in Norway.
Load More Replies... Heather Vance 6 years ago
We should move there, kids won't need electronics with all of that entertainment.
Ntosh 6 years ago
There must be something in the Florida water that affects the men who are more susceptible to it.
Wesley Harvey 1 year ago
No they just have a low tolerance to thinking with drugs
Load More Replies... Ashley Say Wha?!? 6 years ago
Y'all, these were everyday news headlines when I lived in south Florida. I honestly thought it was like this everywhere until I moved to KY in my late 20s. Now I know how crazy FL really can be.
Night Owl 6 years ago
I don't think Florida is that different from other states in the US. It only has different laws pertaining public records. Or so I've heard. Does anyone know specifics?
Nikki D 6 years ago
It's their open records act, called the government in the sunshine act, I believe. All government business is public business, so we get to see anything that they have any kind of record of. It's actually very progressive.
Load More Replies... Donavin Cross 5 years ago
r y3tyg ruhrjds ku ggvlyendzrsnyug i like it afgfzjfbgaubfwtfeftftfarwfty
Brian Corvello 4 years ago
Florida Man, Florida Man Hit on the head with a frying pan Lives his life in a garbage can Florida Man Is he depressed or is he a mess? Does he feel totally worthless? Who came up with Florida Man? Degraded man, Florida Man
Brian Corvello 4 years ago
Florida Man, Florida Man Hit on the head with a frying pan, Lives his life in a garbage can Florida Man. Is he depressed or is he a mess? Does he feel totally worthless? Who came up with Florida Man? Degraded man, Florida Man
Steve Monky 5 years ago
Do not look us in the eyes, the gators have shades and its still 95 degrees in October. That's about it
oqab hazara ha 5 years ago
So I basically went through all of the Florida stupidity to write an essay about them. Not even living in America.
Rich Taylor 5 years ago
My Australian friends thought they were hillbilly until I showed them this.
Pearl Sapirstein 6 years ago
They forgot the two Florida men who ate people’s faces... search “Florida face eater” and “Florida face eater homeless”
cristian timis 6 years ago
Maybe because al the tweets are about Florida mens
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