The Random, Meaningless Announcements Thread 3!

[Stevicus]

Florida is like some kind of tourist wonderland, where it's fun to gape at the local wildlife.

At the Florida Man Games, big crowds cheer competitors evading police and wrestling over beer

Promoted as “the most insane athletic showdown on Earth,” the Florida Man Games poke fun at the state’s reputation for bizarre stories.

apnews.com

Promoted as “the most insane athletic showdown on Earth,” the Florida Man Games poke fun at the state’s reputation for bizarre stories that involve brawling, drinking, gunfire, reptile wrangling and other antics carrying a risk of time in jail or intensive care.

The games kicked off Saturday with the “Star Spangled Banner” played on electric guitar. Then spectators sipping canned beers behind metal barricades cheered and frequently shouted expletives as a dozen teams battled in contests inspired by real events from America’s most surreal state.

A splendid time is guaranteed for all.

Spectators paid real money — $45 per ticket or more — to watch the games at Francis Field in downtown St. Augustine. Yusuf El Shihibi said he and his wife made the 180-mile (290-kilometer) trip from Port St. Richey “to watch stupidity occur on the grandest, most spectacular scale.”

Organizer Pete Melfi said he expected ticket sales to exceed 5,000. He said he was stunned to find nobody else had beaten him to the ripped-from-headlines idea for a spoof sporting event.

“We kind of give a person an opportunity to live a day in the life of ‘Florida Man’ without ending up in a cop car,” said Melfi, who runs the St. Augustine media outlet The 904 Now. But he had to tone down some racier aspects of the “Florida Man” mythos to obtain a permit.

So, you can live a day in the life of Florida Man without the risk of jail.

But they still frown on drugs and nudity.

”There’s typically drugs and nudity,” he said. “But the city frowned on it when I asked for drugs and nudity.”

Well, it is a family event after all. They were also talking about having a Florida Woman games.

Florida is the third most populated state in the U.S.

 

[sun rise]

Visiting Florida vs Ukraine? Right now it's a toss up.

 

[Wu Wei]

Florida is like some kind of tourist wonderland, where it's fun to gape at the local wildlife.

At the Florida Man Games, big crowds cheer competitors evading police and wrestling over beer

Promoted as “the most insane athletic showdown on Earth,” the Florida Man Games poke fun at the state’s reputation for bizarre stories.

apnews.com

A splendid time is guaranteed for all.



So, you can live a day in the life of Florida Man without the risk of jail.

But they still frown on drugs and nudity.



Well, it is a family event after all. They were also talking about having a Florida Woman games.

Florida is the third most populated state in the U.S.

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and yet Florida's violent crime rate is lower than California's, Arizona's and New York's violent crime rates... but it is higher than Maine and New Hampshire.... but then every states violent crime rate is higher than Maine and New Hampshire

 

[Shadow Wolf]

and yet Florida's violent crime rate is lower than California's, Arizona's and New York's violent crime rates... but it is higher than Maine and New Hampshire.... but then every states violent crime rate is higher than Maine and New Hampshire

When I moved here, the crime rate of Fresno was very comparable to Kokomo (In). And Kokomo, a city that began gentrification many years amd shocked me last time I was there seeing homeless people wondering about, has gotten much worse I'm told. However I'm also told it's mostly due to these gangs from Chicago, but an investigative newspaper and one that was actually good found no evidence for the presence of these gangs. But it was definitely getting worse a few years before I left.

 

[Shadow Wolf]

Doodily ding dong tick tock!
Doodily ding dong tick tock!
Doodily ding dong tick tock!
Doodily ding dong tick tock!
Doodily ding dong tick tock!
Dethklok! Dethklok!
Dethklok! Dethklok!

 

[sun rise]

CA is so big and diverse that crime like so much else depends on where you live. 10+ Shocking California Crime Statistics: Safety Trends (2024)

 

[ChristineM]

CA is so big and diverse that crime like so much else depends on where you live. 10+ Shocking California Crime Statistics: Safety Trends (2024)

Since we bought this house in 2009 there has been need to call the police to the village 3 times.
1. A fight broke out at the village fete involving around 30 drunks
2. A resident had an accident with his rifle shooting a hole through both his front window and a window in the church opposite his home.
3. Thieves tied the ATM to the back of their truck and drove off towing it behind them.

 

[Wu Wei]

When I moved here, the crime rate of Fresno was very comparable to Kokomo (In). And Kokomo, a city that began gentrification many years amd shocked me last time I was there seeing homeless people wondering about, has gotten much worse I'm told. However I'm also told it's mostly due to these gangs from Chicago, but an investigative newspaper and one that was actually good found no evidence for the presence of these gangs. But it was definitely getting worse a few years before I left.

Indiana's crime rate is higher then Florida's

 

[sun rise]

I'm going to commit a posting crime and claim to win this non-winnable thread.

 

[Wu Wei]

I'm going to commit a posting crime and claim to win this non-winnable thread.

works for me.... but then you just lost

 

[beenherebeforeagain]

I'm going to commit a posting crime and claim to win this non-winnable thread.

no crime was committed in the making of this post

 

[Wu Wei]

no crime was committed in the making of this post

Says the criminal committing he crime

 

[beenherebeforeagain]

Says the criminal committing he crime

video or it didn't happen

 

[Shadow Wolf]

Indiana's crime rate is higher then Florida's

It's all them damned blue collar tweakers running them there towns.

 

[Wu Wei]

video or it didn't happen

good to know.......

 

[Shadow Wolf]

My jaws cracking and locking up and hurting again. TMJ, it's called.

 

[Shadow Wolf]

no crime was committed in the making of this post

But there are word crimes.

 

[Wu Wei]

But there are word crimes.

No ain't not such tings as deez word criminations

 

[Stevicus]

'Literal pancake house' available for three-night rentals in Tennessee - UPI.com

A breakfast-themed house fashioned after a stack of pancakes, complete with a butter-shaped chimney, is being made available for three-night stays on four dates in Tennessee.

www.upi.com

The Eggo House of Pancakes, constructed by Eggo in honor of Wednesday's National Pancake Day, is furnished with breakfast-inspired décor including pancake-inspired beds with strawberries and cream sheets and pillows.

So, tomorrow is National Pancake Day. Gatlinburg, TN is the pancake capital of the south.

 

[Shadow Wolf]

No ain't not such tings as deez word criminations