For years, news readers across the country have heard about the many strange stories of “Florida Man” and his wild and often illegal escapades.
Now, for the first time, a tournament has been scheduled to test the “Man of Florida” abilities of all interested Florida men and women.
Called the Florida Man Games, the tournament is the brainchild of Pete Melfi, a reporter who has spent years regaling his audience with stories about “Florida Man.”
“I just thought, ‘How do we give people a chance to live this Florida man lifestyle … without going to jail?'” Melfi said. The Washington Post.
“Melfi’s answer is an event he has dubbed the Florida Man Games: an athletic competition in which contestants from across the state will compete in a bizarre array of challenges inspired by Florida man stereotypes, from”Beer Belly Florida Sumo‘to’Armed Pool Noodle Mud Duel”, according to the Post.
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The tournament is scheduled for February at Francis Field in St. Augustine, Florida and will feature a series of hilarious challenges including a “Obstacle course to avoid arrest”, a “Mullet Competition”, “Chicken Bingo”, etc.
“Additionally, attendees can experience selfies with alligators, a barbecue contest and ‘cultural demonstrations,'” according to the Orlando Sentinel.
“Someone gave me the idea to turn it into an athletic competition. It’s going to be a wild day of Florida-style mud play and obstacle racing. It will really be an opportunity to live that Florida man life for a day,” Melfi told the Sentinel.
According to ticket sales, between 5,000 and 10,000 people are expected to attend.
“I want a whole day of belly laughs, how we laugh at these stories,” Melfi told the Post.
To compete in the tournament, however, you must first prove yourself.
“Melfi and fellow event organizers are currently seeking contestants for the games to represent various cities in Florida. Teams interested in participating must submit a promotional video to be considered,” the Sentinel notes.
“We’re picking who has the wildest and craziest Florida Man videos. We have a guy who sent us a video of him pulling an alligator out of a lake. No need to go that far – please don’t put your life on the line at risk,” Melfi told the paper.
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The deadline to sign up is November 15, and at the end of the month a total of sixteen teams will be selected to compete in the “colosseum”, as Melfi calls it.
The best part is that the police are the firemen are all involved.
“I have a great relationship with our local St. Johns County Sheriff, Rob Hardwick, who was rolling on the floor laughing at the concept of the Florida Man Games,” Melfi said. people magazine
“I asked him if he thought any officers would be interested, and to my surprise, we had a bunch of volunteers at the sheriff’s office who stepped in to chase down some men from Florida!” added.
Tickets range from $45 to $145.
“The biggest thing I hope people take away from the event is a belly ache from constant laughter. Like the headliners, we want people to laugh more than anything. I think laughter is one of the best feelings you can give to the people, and we all want people to enjoy themselves immensely,” Melfi told People.
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But who exactly is “Florida Man” anyway?
According to The Washington Post, “Florida Man” emerged in the 2010s “after social media facilitated the visibility and sharing of absurd headlines that began with the introduction of an unnamed Florida protagonist.”
And according to Associated Pressthe concept took off when an @_FloridaMan X (formerly Twitter) account started “Florida Man” stories on the platform.
A Florida man sets fire to the garage that impounded his car and crashes into his own vehicle https://t.co/i0GAXbbOhr pic.twitter.com/Bk56cFaL5A
— Florida Man (@_FloridaMan) March 4, 2019
A Florida man accused of masturbating in front of children says he was just adjusting his hernia https://t.co/RumNMDwDXc pic.twitter.com/vR0MrZeoA5
— Florida Man (@_FloridaMan) March 3, 2019
Florida man steals $33,000 in rare coins and cashes them in CoinStar machine for $29.30 https://t.co/idFnYcZa64 pic.twitter.com/Eq3YHw6PB7
— Florida Man (@_FloridaMan) February 25, 2019
But unfortunately, this account is no longer actively posting “Man from Florida” stories.
“The Florida man’s Dr. Frankenstein is 33-year-old Freddie Campion, who finally agreed to come out from behind his face-tattooed Twitter avatar after a series of lengthy off-the-record phone calls, in which he share his growing discomfort with what he.” d created”, the publication reported in 2019.
“I don’t lose the irony that I put some people in the spotlight when they didn’t want it. He was asking for the courtesy that wasn’t given to a lot of other people,” he told the newspaper.
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