'Florida Man' Internet Challenge is Making Everyone Google Their Birthdays
'Florida Man' challenge has taken social media by storm: search the term and your birthday to uncover weird goings-on that took place while you were celebrating.
Image credit: @VISITFLORIDA / Facebook.
The inevitable headlines that follow usually make reference to "Florida Man" -- a meme in his own right.
And now, the "Florida Man" challenge has taken social media by storm: search the term and your birthday to uncover weird goings-on that took place while you were celebrating.
You may find gems such as "Man with groping history opens fire on Florida yoga class, killing two," or "Police say Florida man climbs atop playground equipment at Clearwater park, tells kids where babies come from."
And lest we forget the classic: "Naked man on bicycle stuns Miami commuters in I-95 traffic."
While there may not be a jaw-dropping "Florida Man" event every single day, they do add up.
Just on Wednesday, a Florida man was followed and then attacked by an angry squirrel. This was when, a Twitter user who goes by the handle @g_pratimaaa, asked people of the Internet to Google “Florida man,” followed by their birthday.
EVERYBODY google “florida man” followed by your birthday (florida man august 22) and tell me what you get. mine is Florida Man tries to attack neighbor with tractor
— swervin merv (@g_pratimaaa) March 19, 2019
Needless to say, hilarity ensued.
I mean, I had to screengrab the results because I couldn’t choose just one. pic.twitter.com/X0vXsx6KdZ
— Rich Eisen (@richeisen) March 21, 2019
— Danielle ✨ (@danni_elder) March 21, 2019
I’m done!!! pic.twitter.com/Ynvz8FRecS
— Marlene Grønfeldt (@MissMarleneDK) March 21, 2019
Oh God. pic.twitter.com/baI84tUz5z
— Adam McKola (@AdamMcKola) March 21, 2019
— Autobiography out NOW (@DaftLimmy) March 21, 2019
— James Such (@JamesSuch123) March 21, 2019
Very fitting pic.twitter.com/QetcYAEEG2
— D (@diamondmariia) March 21, 2019
”A #Florida reptile store owner made notorious after a man died during a 2012 insect eating contest at the business is behind bars after he smacked employees with a bearded dragon lizard and even put it in his mouth during a bizarre attack.”#FloridaManhttps://t.co/X3ugzO5nuK pic.twitter.com/WktoKmxKip
— Dr. Dena Grayson (@DrDenaGrayson) March 21, 2019
Where do I collect my prize? #floridaman pic.twitter.com/kkxyQeTPns
— Patrick Joy (@JetSet024) March 21, 2019
Can my Florida man please be my spirit animal pic.twitter.com/lN9sBBLLWx
— Kayla Hodges (@kaylawaylaish) March 21, 2019
— BreZ™️ (@ayyo_bri12) March 22, 2019
June 27th pic.twitter.com/TzffxiIhJp
— Noah (@GetToNoahGuy_) March 21, 2019
July 2 pic.twitter.com/vwSwESDmfg
— atthew oxzon (@Matt_Doxzon22) March 21, 2019
Wasn’t sure which one I liked more pic.twitter.com/fj1rWj7YnX
— G. Whiz (@GavinYurko) March 21, 2019
— PICKLEDAD (@Lyricoldrap) March 21, 2019
Michael Scott 2.0 pic.twitter.com/RluP5VZgXw
— Joshua Manier (@manier_man) March 22, 2019
— JASON BOTHE (@RENEERENEE1) March 22, 2019
I have no words pic.twitter.com/cIZZbvTv78
— Meaghan Szachta (@meaghan_szachta) March 22, 2019
— Average Joe (@AverageDJ) March 21, 2019
Even John Legend joined the party of crimes.
— John Legend (@johnlegend) March 21, 2019
Last year, a Florida man was fired -- but not without cause. It was after he spent more than six months documenting his flatulence online.
He made another Florida man arrested for lashing out at swans with his karate moves seem rational.
As for the bored Florida man with a pilot license who drew a penis with his aircraft's exhaust tail -- he was busted by radar.
Florida, with a population of over 21 million, has a relatively low cost of living, and many people settle there from other US states and abroad.
(With AFP inputs)