Florida Man: The Weirdest and Wildest Adventures of an Internet Legend

By Skyhorse Publishing

A full year's worth of the strangest, most outlandish antics of one of the Internet's true titans: Florida Man! Plus, for the first time ever . . . the equally bizarre, equally outrageous Florida Woman!

Go to Google and type in your birth date and the words "Florida Man." Weird, right? Well, you haven't seen anything yet! That's just one day in the life of a Florida Man. 

Originally a beloved Internet game made possible by Florida's Sunshine Laws, "Florida Man" has now become a phrase unto itself, a shorthand expression used online to capture the antics of Florida's residents, who somehow seem to find themselves in bizarre situations regularly. Now, Florida Man is here to collect the 366 greatest, most unusual adventures of both Florida Man and Florida Woman, sorted day-by-day from January 1 through December 31st. (Plus, special leap-year headlines for those readers who just can't get enough mayhem during the regular year!)

Florida Man features headlines such as: 

• "Florida Man Throws Alligator Into Wendy’s Drive-Thru Window"
• “Florida Man Shoots Self, Realizes it Three Days Later”
• "How Trump Became a Florida Man"
• plus, corresponding Florida Woman headlines like "Florida woman attacked by ‘aggressive’ otter says 'severe bites' left her temporarily unable to walk”

This collection of classic Florida weirdness will astound and amuse even the most jaded, world-weary reader. Just don't go trying any of Florida Man's—or Florida Woman's—ideas for yourself!

• Language: English
• Publisher: Skyhorse
• Release date: Oct 20, 2020
• ISBN: 9781510757851

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Cover design by Daniel Brount

Artwork by Eva Sanchez Gomez

Print ISBN: 978-1-5107-5784-4

Ebook ISBN: 978-1-5107-5785-1

Printed in the United States of America

TABLE OF CONTENTS

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

November

December

Citations and Headline URLS

Notes

JANUARY

JANUARY 1

Florida Man Shooting at Target in Backyard Hits Neighbor Sitting at Dining Room Table

JANUARY 2

Florida man arrested for attacking McDonald’s employee over not getting a straw, police say

JANUARY 3

Florida Man Arrested at Mar-a-lago, Says He Came to Talk to Trump About ‘His $6 3 Trillion’

JANUARY 4

Florida Man Arrested After Hitting Dad with Pizza Because He Was Mad He Helped Birth Him

JANUARY 5

Florida Man Killed Ex-Girlfriend While Trying to ‘Get Rid of the Devil’

JANUARY 6

Florida Man Intentionally Drove Ferrari 360 Into Ocean At Top Speed

JANUARY 7

Florida Man Denies Syringes Found in Rectum Are His

JANUARY 8

Florida Man Arrested After Argument Over Cheesesteak

JANUARY 9

Florida woman hit man with SUV, tried to urinate on deputy, cops say

JANUARY 10

Florida Man Allegedly Fooled Family Into Believing Murdered Wife Was Still Alive

JANUARY 11

Florida man chews up police car seat after cocaine arrest

JANUARY 12

Florida man accused of stealing golf balls, beating golfer

JANUARY 13

Florida Man Threatens To Kill Someone With ‘Kindness,’ Injures Neighbor With Knife That Had Word Written On It

JANUARY 14

Florida man diagnosed with leprosy years after contact with armadillo, study shows

JANUARY 15

Police: Florida man hits vehicle then steals vehicle belonging to Good Samaritan who stopped to help

JANUARY 16

Florida Man Says ‘Jesus Told Me To" After Driving Ferrari Into Water

JANUARY 17

Wanted Florida man promised officers he would turn himself in when he was finished with his job

JANUARY 18

Florida man destroys nest full of wasps with his bare hands

JANUARY 19

FLORIDA MAN TRIES TO ORDER BURRITO AT BANK DRIVE-THROUGH, THINKS IT’S TACO BELL

JANUARY 20

Florida man attempts to hide underwater from cops, gets arrested