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Origin
editFlorida Man has been around much longer than 2013. Fark.com had to add a Florida tag as far back as 2007 after users noticed how much crazy news was coming out of the state.[1] Ihatevidyagames (talk) 18:44, 5 July 2015 (UTC)
- I think the article has a fairly clear explanation of the longstanding interest in Floridian crime reports and the aggregation under the name "Florida Man." If you have sources indicating the term was used earlier, by all means add them!--~TPW 04:41, 27 August 2017 (UTC)
- this article has everything i needed for my lesson about florida men Themessynoob (talk) 14:42, 5 January 2023 (UTC)
References
- ↑ "Florida Seen As 'Fiesta Of Weirdness'". TBO. Retrieved 5 July 2015.
I don't have any references but I'd like to weigh in that I also think this is older than 2013. The twitter handle was made in 2013 because it was already a meme, it didn't become a meme because of a twitter handle. Contributer232312 (talk) 02:12, 25 May 2020 (UTC)
"Hyperweird" vs "mentally ill"
editAs far as I can tell, the following two statements say exactly the same thing. There is no reason to include such a confused tautology:
"stories tend to stand as exemplars of the mythical hyper-weirdness of the Sunshine State"
...
"more often simply document the travails of the drug-addicted, mentally ill, and homeless." 142.113.187.120 (talk) 20:40, 6 June 2023 (UTC)
Miami New Times
editThe Miami New Times claimed that freedom of information laws in Florida make it easier for journalists to acquire information about arrests from the police than in other states and that this is responsible for a large number of news articles.[3]
I understand this whole thing is kind of tongue-in-cheek, but the Miami New Times (not to be confused with the Miami Herald) is something like the National Enquirer. It would not be an acceptable source for other articles. 57.135.233.22 (talk) 20:34, 17 February 2024 (UTC)
Should I include an image?
editJust so that new people finding out about this meme can see what its like :) FlagNerd1010101 (talk) 20:12, 24 March 2025 (UTC)
could be mentioned
editKimmel live has/had a regular skit called "This week in Florida" which features a lot of Florida man stuff. There is also the tv series "It's Florida, man" (see imdb entry).--Kmhkmh (talk) 05:44, 13 December 2025 (UTC)