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Lev Parikian's avatar

Alligators do tend to feature heavily in these, which is understandable.

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Mark Alexander's avatar

Several options for 26 February, but I'd go for "Florida man breaks beer bottle over his head, gets shot by deputy who thought sound was gunshot".

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Lev Parikian's avatar

Comparatively restrained by the standards of peak Florida Man, I'd say

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S. OC's avatar

Is this just a sneaky way to get a lot of presents on 27 April?

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Lev Parikian's avatar

No*

*yes dammit

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Barry Jackson's avatar

Florida Man Commits 'Knotty' Act With Tree. https://www.bobandtom.com/2022/04/19/florida-man-commits-a-knotty-act-with-a-tree/

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Barry Jackson's avatar

I love that in Japan the Sakura forecast is as important as the weather https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2023/02/14/national/cherry-blossom-forecast-2023/

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Jim Wheeler's avatar

I got 3 lovely ones for July 18..what is it about Florida men?

Florida Man...

...steals candles, sprays people with bear mace

...steals alligator from mini-golf course

...with no arms arrested for stabbing tourist

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Lev Parikian's avatar

Somebody needs to have a word with Florida Man, that's for sure

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Hilary May's avatar

Great 6 things! My Florida man just stabbed someone with scissors but my son had:

... steals alligator from golf course

... tried to pawn his baby

And ....arrested after praising the Lord whilst Highway surfing his Cadillac

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Lev Parikian's avatar

Thanks! The Cadillac one in particular is excellent.

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Sally Robinson's avatar

“Naked Florida man with machete tried to rob man of clothes in Volusia, deputies say” And I do love a lapwing.

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Emily Lovegrove's avatar

As ever - eclectic, heart-warming, witty. Thank you!! 😊😊😊

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Ben's avatar

My favourite Florida man challenge result keeps it real: man tries to buy house, buys strip of land instead. Life, huh. On the cherry blossom, I was reading on the other place that Winterbrook Road in Dulwich/Herne Hill has the most amazing display of Yoshino Cherries helped into place by the Japanese Embassy apparently but naturally I read this only after cycling down parallel Stradella Road yesterday...might be worth a visit if it ever stops raining.

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Lev Parikian's avatar

Yes the Yoshinos are an annual visit for me – saw the other day that this, right now, is their time. Looks like Thursday won't be *completely* rainy...

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Karen Fletcher's avatar

Dammit I only just got round to reading this edition of 6 Things and March 24th IS my birthday, I’d have been well chuffed.

Anyway, still quietly amused by “Florida man ticketed after eating pancakes in the middle of an intersection”...

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Andrei Atanasov's avatar

April 3, it’s “Florida man charged with stabbing, killing ex-girlfriend with a sword” and “Florida man hangs giant roll of toilet paper in front yard. Pick your poison. Also, love the cherry blossom graph!

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