# Florida Man, the worst superhero ever **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [December 20, 2018, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-man-the-worst-superhero-ever/826437 "2018-12-20T18:47:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2018, 6:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-man-the-worst-superhero-ever/826437/1 "2018-12-20T18:47:20Z")
Or Floridaman, for SEO. > **[Florida Man](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Florida_Man)** > > Florida Man is an Internet meme first popularized in 2013, referring to an alleged prevalence of male persons performing irrational, maniacal, or absurd actions in the U.S. state of Florida. Internet users typically submit links to news stories and articles about unusual or strange crimes and other events occurring in Florida, with stories' headlines often beginning with "Florida Man..." followed by the main event of the story. Because of the way news headlines are typically written, they c Th... > **[Florida Man](https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/florida-man)** > > Florida Man is a Twitter feed that curates news headline descriptions of bizarre domestic incidents involving a male subject residing in the state of Florida. The tweets are meant to be humorously read as if they were perpetrated by a single... > **[Florida Man: Image Gallery (List View)](https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/florida-man/photos)** > > Browse the best of our 'Florida Man' image gallery and vote for your favorite! Never heard of him before, but he really gets around! ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2018, 6:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-man-the-worst-superhero-ever/826437/2 "2018-12-20T18:59:06Z")
Florida Man sounds more like a villain. I think I prefer Area Man. ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba9def/32.png) [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Asking_Questions)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2018, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-man-the-worst-superhero-ever/826437/3 "2018-12-20T19:00:21Z")
Is it supposed to be first name/last name, or adjective/noun? ---
**Author:** ![Ludovic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/7ab992/32.png) [@Ludovic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludovic)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2018, 7:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-man-the-worst-superhero-ever/826437/4 "2018-12-20T19:11:30Z")
> [@Just\_Asking\_Questions](#): > > Florida Man sounds more like a villain. > > I think I prefer Area Man. They have a fight, Area wins. ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2018, 7:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-man-the-worst-superhero-ever/826437/5 "2018-12-20T19:25:05Z")
I think he’s an even-stupider version of Wisconsin Man. Also, I’ll note that Jason, one of the characters on the NBC series _The Good Place_, whose life exploits definitely qualify as Florida Man behavior, is, in fact, from Jacksonville. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2018, 7:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-man-the-worst-superhero-ever/826437/6 "2018-12-20T19:32:37Z")
\*Florida Man, Florida Man, Does whatever a ‘moran’ can. Can he torch his ex’s truck, And accidentally light his junk? Hell, yeah, Here comes a Florida Man!\* ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [December 20, 2018, 10:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-man-the-worst-superhero-ever/826437/7 "2018-12-20T22:35:21Z")
> [@digs](#): > > \*Florida Man, > Florida Man, > Does whatever a ‘moran’ can. > > Can he torch his ex’s truck, > And accidentally light his junk? > Hell, yeah, > Here comes a Florida Man!\* Genius! ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [December 30, 2018, 7:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-man-the-worst-superhero-ever/826437/8 "2018-12-30T19:41:06Z")
How long before he gets his own movie? ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2019, 1:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-man-the-worst-superhero-ever/826437/9 "2019-04-22T13:31:49Z")
He’s struck again! > **[Florida man pretending to be a deputy tried to pull over a real detective and...](https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/22/us/florida-man-fake-deputy-arrest/index.html)** > > Matthew Joseph Erris was arrested for allegedly impersonating a law enforcement officer. ---
**Author:** ![Chronos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chronos/32/134_2.png) [@Chronos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chronos)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2019, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-man-the-worst-superhero-ever/826437/10 "2019-04-22T13:39:49Z")
More common than you’d think. A cop I know here in Cleveland once told me of the same thing happening to her. ---
**Author:** ![muldoonthief](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muldoonthief/32/3188_2.png) [@muldoonthief](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/muldoonthief)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2019, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-man-the-worst-superhero-ever/826437/11 "2019-04-22T14:49:39Z")
That one must be an imposter - [Florida Man died a week ago](https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/14/us/cassowary-bird-kills-florida-man/index.html?no-st=1555944511). ---
**Author:** ![Steve\_MB](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/steve_mb/32/5339_2.png) [@Steve\_MB](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve_MB)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2019, 3:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-man-the-worst-superhero-ever/826437/12 "2019-04-22T15:02:31Z")
> [@muldoonthief](#): > > That one must be an imposter - [Florida Man died a week ago](https://www.cnn.com/2019/04/14/us/cassowary-bird-kills-florida-man/index.html?no-st=1555944511). Florida Man caught impresonating Florida Man… ---
**Author:** ![DCnDC](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dcndc/32/2842_2.png) [@DCnDC](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DCnDC)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2019, 3:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-man-the-worst-superhero-ever/826437/13 "2019-04-22T15:31:56Z")
He’s nothing if not prolific. Searched Google News for “Florida Man” in _just the past hour_: [Florida Man Accused Of Igniting Bomb, Posting Video On Facebook](https://miami.cbslocal.com/2019/04/22/florida-man-accused-of-igniting-bomb-posting-video-on-facebook/) [Florida man pretending to be an officer pulls over detective](https://www.myarklamiss.com/news/florida-man-pretending-to-be-an-officer-pulls-over-detective/1944792277) [Easter Bunny Runs Florida Man Over With a Mack Truck of Fists](https://www.mediaite.com/online/watch-easter-bunny-runs-florida-man-over-with-a-mack-truck-of-fists/) ---
**Author:** ![Hermitian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hermitian/32/470_2.png) [@Hermitian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hermitian)\ **Post date:** [April 22, 2019, 6:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-man-the-worst-superhero-ever/826437/14 "2019-04-22T18:02:52Z")
There is a whole subreddit on Florida Man. ---
**Author:** ![Flander](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/8c91f0/32.png) [@Flander](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Flander)\ **Post date:** [April 26, 2019, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-man-the-worst-superhero-ever/826437/15 "2019-04-26T16:03:16Z")
You guys heard of the “Florida Man Challenge”? Google “Florida Man” along with your DOB (month/day) and see the worst and best articles that come up. It’s pretty entertaining. ---
**Author:** ![The\_Peyote\_Coyote](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/5f8ce5/32.png) [@The\_Peyote\_Coyote](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Peyote_Coyote)\ **Post date:** [April 27, 2019, 1:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-man-the-worst-superhero-ever/826437/16 "2019-04-27T01:36:17Z")
Am I the only one who read this thread and thought of They Might Be Giants’ song “Particle Man?” ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2019, 1:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-man-the-worst-superhero-ever/826437/17 "2019-07-08T13:41:51Z")
Florida Man strikes again, once again pretending to be a cop: [A man pretending to be a police officer was arrested after he pulled over a deputy | CNN](https://www.cnn.com/2019/07/08/us/man-arrested-impersonating-police-deputy-trnd/index.html) ---
**Author:** ![Horatio\_Hellpop](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Horatio\_Hellpop](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Horatio_Hellpop)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2019, 1:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-man-the-worst-superhero-ever/826437/18 "2019-07-08T13:50:57Z")
There is, indeed, a [Florida Man comic](https://poplitiko.blogspot.com/2019/04/meet-mike-barons-florida-man.html), written by Mike Baron, co-creator of Nexus and the Badger. ---
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2019, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-man-the-worst-superhero-ever/826437/19 "2019-07-08T17:02:37Z")
Well, there will be a Florida Man comic, maybe. It looks like they still haven’t got the Kickstarter campaign up yet tho. ---
**Author:** ![Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/left_hand_of_dorkness/32/7156_2.png) [@Left\_Hand\_of\_Dorkness](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Left_Hand_of_Dorkness)\ **Post date:** [July 8, 2019, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-man-the-worst-superhero-ever/826437/20 "2019-07-08T17:37:54Z")
I don’t know what you’re talking about. [Florida Man is the best superhero](https://www.reddit.com/r/WritingPrompts/comments/b7a5v6/wp_earth_has_been_challenges_to_elect_a_fighter/). [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/florida-man-the-worst-superhero-ever/826437.md?page=2)