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H. sapiens floridensis - A thread for Florida Man

Post by lunchstealer » 01 Jun 2018, 17:08

This is simultaneously the most and least Florida thing in the history of Florida.
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Post by thoreau » 01 Jun 2018, 17:45

Too lazy to look for it now, but some of the funniest tweets I saw recently were along the lines of "What would happen if the volcano were in Florida instead of Hawaii? How would Florida Man respond to the warning to not roast marshmallows over lava?"

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Re: H. sapiens floridensis - A thread for Florida Man

Post by Kolohe » 01 Jun 2018, 21:39

Question - is 'sapiens' actually the right word for Florida Man? Shouldn't it be, say, Homo cerritulus floridensis?
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Post by Andrew » 02 Jun 2018, 07:48

A very aptly named Florida Woman
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Post by Aresen » 02 Jun 2018, 10:46

Kolohe wrote: ↑
01 Jun 2018, 21:39
 Question - is 'sapiens' actually the right word for Florida Man? Shouldn't it be, say, Homo cerritulus floridensis?
I'd go with "Pan floridensis", but that might offend the chimps.
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Post by Kolohe » 02 Jun 2018, 11:56

Andrew wrote: ↑
02 Jun 2018, 07:48
 A very aptly named Florida Woman
St. Augustine police said they arrested Methvin, 40, and her friend, Douglas Nickerson, 41, after getting an anonymous complaint about an unlicensed driver
That seems...odd, doesn't it?
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Post by JD » 25 Jun 2018, 10:56

Not actually Florida Man, but Florida-related: Traffic held up by dueling iguanas in parking lot
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Post by tr0g » 25 Jun 2018, 11:27

JD wrote: ↑
25 Jun 2018, 10:56
 Not actually Florida Man, but Florida-related: Traffic held up by dueling iguanas in parking lot
Never seen that, but I was late to grad school once because of a traffic jam caused by a 12 foot gator in the middle of the road who wouldn't move.
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Post by Andrew » 13 Jul 2018, 21:19

How about Louisiana man?

http://www.azfamily.com/story/38635191/ ... -stairwell
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Post by Aresen » 13 Jul 2018, 21:30

Andrew wrote: ↑
13 Jul 2018, 21:19
 How about Louisiana man?

http://www.azfamily.com/story/38635191/ ... -stairwell
Who was going up and who was going down?
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Post by Kolohe » 14 Jul 2018, 19:39

Andrew wrote: ↑
13 Jul 2018, 21:19
 How about Louisiana man?

http://www.azfamily.com/story/38635191/ ... -stairwell
They...don't seem to have any regrets.
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Post by Warren » 15 Jul 2018, 10:38

Kolohe wrote: ↑
14 Jul 2018, 19:39
Andrew wrote: ↑
13 Jul 2018, 21:19
 How about Louisiana man?

http://www.azfamily.com/story/38635191/ ... -stairwell
They...don't seem to have any regrets.
An obscenity conviction would be pretty cool if you could afford it. It's the stairwell that gets me. What position could you hump in a stairwell that didn't put you at risk of breaking your spine?
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Post by Aresen » 15 Jul 2018, 10:40

Warren wrote: ↑
15 Jul 2018, 10:38
Kolohe wrote: ↑
14 Jul 2018, 19:39
Andrew wrote: ↑
13 Jul 2018, 21:19
 How about Louisiana man?

http://www.azfamily.com/story/38635191/ ... -stairwell
They...don't seem to have any regrets.
An obscenity conviction would be pretty cool if you could afford it. It's the stairwell that gets me. What position could you hump in a stairwell that didn't put you at risk of breaking your spine?
There's always a landing....
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Post by Ellie » 15 Jul 2018, 10:45

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Post by Warren » 15 Jul 2018, 13:32

There was a scene in Weeds where Celia got nostalgic about fucking standing up in roller skates back in her prime.
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