Who is “Florida Man”? Desi Lydic Investigates | The Daily Show

[@demkadeem]

“To be a Florida man you first have to be a Florida boy” poetic

[@bohemianwriter1]

Which means being born and raised in Chicago of Polish immigrants.

[@dannykumite]

and you know where Florida boy comes from?

[@MarcillaSmith]

From the physical act of love occurring between two fugitives from other parts of the country

[@demkadeem]

dannykumite a Florida boy is birthed from chaos

[@lafoxymama28]

I don't think I've ever come across a more hilarious bit!

[@joedaddy4714]

Florida man should be a Netflix series

[@ramblingentertained]

I need a couple of cameraman, three microphones, a week and a shitton of weed.

[@Gabriel-ov6jm]

Watch "Review" ...it comes close I think

[@_onesimpleidea]

I'm almost ashamed to admit it, but I think I'd watch that show.

[@joedaddy4714]

@@_onesimpleidea don't be ashamed you just have culture

[@beckyguelette5114]

Swamp people?

[@fenrir7065]

"anything... well not anything... but basically anything." 😂 😂 😂

[@jollyrodger5319]

Lol

[@MrGeneus]

“Anything...well, not anything...But, basically anything”

[@Jennifer-lz8nf]

LOL

[@Booster37]

-Florida Man

[@DuncanUdaho67]

*anythang

[@CulturalEdits]

Everyone always asks ‘who is Florida Man’ , no one ever asks ‘how is Florida Man’

[@maxwellg.2755]

It should be its own clinical study; for real!

[@hi-od7um]

Nobody also asks "why is florida man?"

[@suntoritime]

I'll do you one better. WHY is Florida man!?

[@mace8873]

There's a good reason why nobody is asking "how is Florida-Man?" because we all know the answer - piss drunk and seriously disturbed.:-D

[@richdarksauce]

deep

[@lazyperfectionist1]

"To become a Florida Man, you must first be a Florida _Boy."_ Aw, crap. I'm out of luck.

[@LeadFarmer813]

he was transplanted from chicago!

[@Coastfog]

Didn't you listen? It's not about geography. You can be the Florida Man you aspire to be, regardless of your whereabouts We can all be Florida Men, and this knowledge is what gives me hope and gets me through the day.

[@erinnichole6160]

Lololololololololololol

[@kaybevang536]

My Life Was A Lie !!!!

[@jamiespiering7512]

Yeah that's right me Captain silky silvertips the Florida boy, man

[@angel_caro_]

“As a future Pulitzer Prize winning journalist” that’s the spirit😂😂😂

[@danstiver9135]

I’m so glad you pointed out about the Sunshine Act. There really are crazy people all over the country, and a lot of people who do crazy stuff under the influence. But Florida is still crazy.

[@DrSealambert]

I have a friend that lives in Florida and I have always told her since 2012 that the entire state needs to be quarantined. #QuarantineFlorida

[@geoffbaumgartner5335]

If we could just split the place into 2 states, South and North, we'd be a little better. It's crazy all over, but when you're in South Florida, once you go north, you're in The South. Deep Red South.. and it only gets worse.. except for Disney World (which isn't all good either).

[@SirStrangefolk]

What are you doing here. This is not a DCA video

[@AS-vp4kq]

Lol im from miami...we r not so bad

[@elmidhino4874]

This is funny

[@sint0xicateme]

I know this is a joke but there are several reasons for all the whackadoo stories originating from Florida; besides 1)*being the third most populated state* 2) *being almost dead last in mental health care* 3) *being a home to many unscrupulous rehabs who participate in human trafficking (seriously), along with doctors who hand out opiates like Pez,* 4) our *open-records laws, AKA the Government in the Sunshine Act, means our batshittery is easy to find and exploit by national media/press.* (Since 1909, Florida has had a proud tradition that all government business is public business and therefore should be available to the public. That means all records, including photos and videos, produced by a public agency are easily accessible with a few narrow and obvious exceptions. Public officials are also required to open all of their meetings - even unofficial ones - to the public.) But that's not all! Here are a few other reasons Florida seems like a non-stop shitshow: *Our weather:* The Sunshine State’s subtropical climate has attracted everyone from voodoo priests to circus freaks to retired CIA agents looking for a warm place to chill out. With no snow to keep them cooped up indoors, Floridians are out creating mischief all year long. In the heat, tempers flare quickly and fights erupt over everything from cups of soup (jail riot) to missing shrimp (samurai sword attack and knife throwing). Our judgment is clouded by the humidity and we tend to reach for any weapon handy-machetes, lawn gnomes, even a 3-foot alligator. There is also a huge amount of cultures mingling about, all with different ideas about manners and behaviors *Our geography:* Florida has long been the end of the line for people fleeing their past. We are the state of second, third and fourth chances. But once they’re here, most folks discover you can’t really get away from your past. In the 1920s, after Carlo Ponzi was busted in Boston for running the original Ponzi scheme, he fled to Florida -where he was caught running a real-estate scam. *Our history:* Floridians have been stubborn and strange right from the start. In 1845, when Florida joined the United States, the first flag that flew over our capital bore the slogan, “Let Us Alone.” Florida’s cattle-herding settlers didn’t cut the same romantic figure as the cowboys of the Old West. Artist Frederic Remington described them as “low-browed cow-folks” who would “shoot and stab each other for the possession of scrawny creatures not fit for a pointer-dog to mess on.” *Our people:* Since World War II, keeping Florida’s economy afloat has depended on maintaining a constant influx of new residents, prompting The New Yorker magazine to dub us “The Ponzi State.” We went from being the least-populated Southern state in 1940, with 1.8 million residents, to nearly 20 million now - and 95 percent are crammed in within 35 miles of the state’s long coastline. This human tsunami rapidly altered the state, bringing in the young, the old, whites, blacks, Asians, Hispanics and a host of other census classifications, all bumping up against each other, ramming into each other’s cars, loudly objecting when their neighbors’ dogs pooped on the lawns. *Our guns:* Floridians hold more concealed weapons permits than people in any other state - more than 1 million. We also lead the nation in the rate of accidental shootings, in part because *Floridians tend to regard guns not as weapons but as magic wands you can wave around to make problems go away.* The most powerful lobbyist in our state capital is the great-grandmother who represents the National Rifle Association. She’s responsible for writing the “Stand Your Ground” law that’s now been copied by many other states. So yeah, basically we are a bit odd, but not that much worse than other states, but because of our open records laws, our crazy is exported in the form of funny headlines on the daily.

[@MsEliteForever]

Bolsheviki I wish the Florida jokes would stop.

[@dagmarsigridmanondenijs-bl7156]

Bolsheviki Thank you for this information. Reading your statement was enlightening.

[@TF2CrunchyFrog]

"basically we are a bit odd, but not that much worse than other states" Oh good.... that means people in the other states are almost as crazy. Now I'm even more afraid of what's going on in the USA.

[@TF2CrunchyFrog]

I seriously wonder if there isn't a water-borne brain parasite down in Florida. I'm a biologist, and parasite ecology is something of a hobby. The subtropical US South has historically been full of parasites that people could get infected by simply by walking barefoot on bare earth in the days before in-door toilets and laws that forbid to put raw untreated sewage out into the fields, so the worm eggs would be spread over the moist ground and the tiny adult worms bore their way into the soles of the feet and make their way into the intestinal tract where they cause anaemia through bloodloss. Swimming in amoeba-infested waters is also a great way to pick up "little friends" that can infest the lymphatic system or brain. Or get tapeworms by eating wild animals or undercooked meat. Or breathe in tiny eggs from animal feces, including house cats, if they are infected. A lot of parasites can alter body or brain chemistry in their hosts. Or just form a cyst in the brain.

[@GVilleAnarcho]

@Franz Farmer Not only that, but the northern part of the state also gets cold weather. Cold enough that it snowed last year in Tallahassee. It feels like such extreme weather. And some seasons are impossible to forecast. Like, every summer, I swear it's my last one, then fall comes around and I feel great. Then summer comes around again and I feel like im on the verge of appearing in a newspaper. It's maddening. Fucking Florida!

[@KrautKranky]

I'm just happy that Steve the Pirate found purpose in life.

[@petebrian2841]

It just seems natural that someone who was that bad at dodging balls would wind up in the Keys.

[@moviekingpin007]

Figures...wannabe Pirate becomes landscaper, perhaps he's looking for something......buried?

[@jordanalfaro9410]

Korede Olafimihan maybe he FOUND something buried as a Florida boy, and he discovered his purpose

[@Ezkeef]

If they sent a male reporter for covering the news, he would've turned into a Florida man.

[@leeboriack8054]

While you comments have merit, it shadows women from the opportunities to be a Florida Woman.😜

[@sagebiddi]

How in the hell is she keeping a straight face... It must be the underlying fear of how much weirdness is in her face .... Jeez. Desi got some courageous knickers

[@d-risky4994]

The Mighty Sagetto haha i love her for that very reason. She’s a champ

[@boss-anova]

Its called deadpan.

[@sagebiddi]

@@d-risky4994 agreed 100 percent Broseph Stalin ! She seems like she would be a riot to be around..

[@sagebiddi]

@@boss-anova thanks for that .. I wasn't looking for the literal answer tho man I was mainly just jawjacking but I appreciate you tryna steer me to the correct answer Brosephine Baker

[@boss-anova]

@@sagebiddi oh, I was just trying to say that she must be well rehearsed in that type of comedy.

[@davidfuxjager990]

"Anything?" "Anything!" "Anything???" "Anything! but not anything, but basically anything!"

[@goratagaonemathodi5727]

I liked the alogator man

[@omnihexa]

I heard it as "ain't a thing"

[@obiwankenobi661]

the funny thing is i understood every single "anything"

[@aitorkevineteomba6431]

the guy was saying "anythang" though

[@Hussein_Nur]

Desi Lydic upped her game. What a wonderful 7 minutes. Coudnt stop laughing.

[@simonfrederiksen104]

Her delivery is pure gold

[@alwillk]

She's so hot too.

[@yakojjy]

"Imma pirate... most of the day. When I'm not I'm a landscaper."

[@ganbarazan]

“Where is Florida Man?” “Who is Florida Man?” “Why is Florida Man?”

[@yasminnn099]

"How is Florida Man?" "When is Florida Man?"

[@Stale_and_Stolen]

@@yasminnn099 I dont think u got the joke

[@yasminnn099]

@@Stale_and_Stolen yeah probably not. But I wanted to joke in my own way. Thought he was doing a sort of play on Infinity War, but I guess not 🤷🏾‍♀️

[@Stale_and_Stolen]

@@yasminnn099 oh no, he was, I just thought that went over ur head and u took it differently

[@yasminnn099]

@@Stale_and_Stolen lol no! 😂 Well I'm glad I got the joke then sometimes I do wonder though

[@ZZEB]

"She gone."

[@nicdoe7436]

That's some Florida shit fr

[@TheCstar07]

"why not" the Florida man's life philosophy

[@jpaxonreyes]

_Some men see things as they are, and ask why. Florida man dreams of things that never were, and ask why not._

[@yunclehead]

'Hey, y'all, watch this!' are often his last words.

[@RachelDoesntknow]

"why not have a constitutional right to fire my gun into the sun?"

[@sdfkjgh]

And here I thought it was "Hold m'beer." You mean to tell me I was wrong all this time?

[@jitenrasiva6413]

This is my philosophy

[@sliderBro]

"She gone" - The Alligator Man, 2018

[@age-ben4910]

"If there's a lake, there is a gator" - That shit had me dying laughing

[@Kanelle88]

Dude... that's totally accurate. Gators move about in the middle of the night down here and they can climb chain-link fences. Even retention ponds have them.

[@whitebeltbjj3739]

89% accurate

[@Astrobrant2]

When I stayed at Clerbrook RV park and golf resort, where only two of 18 holes _don't_ border ponds, a smallish alligator at the edge of a pond had my golf ball in its mouth. I hoped the critter would drop it as I approached. Nope, it took the ball right down into the pond. I didn't care so much about the ball -- I was concerned that the gator might eat it. That can't be good for them. I hope he/she thought it was a gator egg rather than food, and was instinctively rescuing it. I played that hole several times. Alligators were a regular sight.

[@prodigiii712]

But it's true literally.

[@Swenthorian]

I'm from Florida and I don't know why that would be funny -- it's just true.

[@johnstover9083]

I was a Florida boy, born and raised. I left when i was about 24, and never looked back. I feel as if I dodged a bullet.

[@devinharrison6413]

22 should I get out of here?

[@clamdigger1602]

@@devinharrison6413 Yes. 35 now. Stll here. Can confirm.

[@sharonanthony6338]

That's not what your neighbors say.😀

[@Subuzgreatest]

@@devinharrison6413 Yes. Move North-West to Minnesota, Nevada or Montana.

[@finnhaverkamp]

"Mental health issues?" Sprayed milk through my nose.

[@drunkrob3514]

Finn Haverkamp haha thank you

[@jaycosper8048]

And how he said it. he wasn't joking

[@HBC423]

Jay Cosper hell no he wasn't joking, you ever been there

[@haydenelrics]

@Jessica DeNittis as a Tampon? Pardon my ignorance...

[@1scubas2]

So you were just casually drinking milk? Is that a thing some adults do? (serious question)

[@anaj9346]

I’m from Sweden and really enjoyed this. Been wondering about the Florida man phenomenon! Anything that starts with “ a Florida man” is going to be some wild stuff.

[@IhaytFukkingsocialmedia]

Pro tip: Scroll down... Florida Man moved here from Ohio a few years ago.

[@KzBankszB]

Sweden ay, have you ever been to the states?

[@RachelDoesntknow]

Honestly, this segment is brilliant, because I was laughing along with the joke so much, then at 5:14 I actually began to see the very real social issues contributing to something that seems more tragic than I realized. A suddenly densely populated state with mostly-forgotten, struggling, semi-rural areas. I know where I'm from at least, everyone bought a Florida house when it was cheaper there, and moved down there to retire, or just kept it as a shore rental. That was about 10 years ago, when I was a kid. That's really sad, actually. So a lot of the better-off Northeasterners are somewhat responsible for this chaos.

[@GVilleAnarcho]

Typical Florida-Man behavior: blaming the snow birds

[@koinoyokan3155]

You know this is a comedy video rightt

[@смиренный-х2б]

Girl you fineee

[@pdb2k154]

GVilleAnarcho it to be they fault tho

[@gearhead2519]

@@koinoyokan3155 Comedy or not, he's at least addressing WHY Florida and their residents are like this.

[@masterschroder1269]

"What makes a man Florida man?" That's easy, it's meth.

[@pdb2k154]

Nah it’s actually cocaine meth is New York’s thing

[@PhotonicEmission]

Meth is available on the west cost in California and Oregon, and they have FoI "Sunshine" laws. Why do we hear more about Florida?

[@pdb2k154]

William Coolman well actually a guy in California was found eating his dead grandmother the other day but it didn’t are mainstream media because it doesn’t make good news. People only care about crazy stories if they are from Florida they don’t care about other shit

Edp4455 frankly, I don’t need to be informed about cannibalism. Unless, it starts to become a symptom of COVID-19. Just out of curiosity, did the guy mention if it tasted any good? How did he prep it. Asking for a friend.

[@sharonanthony6338]

Meth? That's rather biased. We also had flakka. Bath salts. Of course crack. And powder cocaine for those purists. Are you forgetting beer? It's the state beverage. Fire ants rank up there with love bugs. Have you ever tried to dodge love bugs while eating your passenger's face? Didn't think so. But the good news is: it doesn't snow here. With that let me call my meth dealer.

[@Staubkorn]

Ne ne ne ne - the Alligator man :D

[@tiarashawn-tai]

"It works!" Lol that guy was funny.

[@LiquidTrees]

💩🤣😭😂🤣😭😝💀☠️

[@AnitaHanjaaab]

Lmaoo

[@barney5583]

You forgot a "ne."

[@naphthaitalia]

💀💀

[@nakibsayyed4999]

“If there's a lake, there's a gator” - FLORIDA MAN

[@heathernicole3663]

It's true, though, lol. There was a gator in the retention pond in front of the Burger King where my son's soccer team used to celebrate. It was nbd, they were everywhere, LOL. If you went to a real lake, they might actually be big enough to worry about.

[@metallica1fan1]

Actually, if there is any body of water there is an alligator. - Also Florida Man.

[@bakedjesus1177]

he said that wrong if there water there's a gator

[@AnitaHanjaaab]

Lmao I died when she said "This nerd knew a lot about Florida."

[@audiolatte]

Me too man, I almost cried with laughter

[@sabith2000]

I peed

[@puskasis]

actually i wanted to hear what he had to say about it

[@IhaytFukkingsocialmedia]

lol so funny, i love that guy

[@rambocalrissian4906]

Wow. Desi Lydic is a gem. I hope she gets her own show

[@vampyrphile8458]

Now that Johnny Depp has been fired, I nominate Florida Pirate Man to take over POTC.

[@joanneweiss3864]

Depp's "crazy" made Jack Sparrow perfect, but his crazy is now, well, just crazy...crazy mean, awful & horrid

[@adanibrahim4007]

Omfg i was thinking the same thing. 😂😂😂

[@sebastianguerrero6617]

He wasn't fired he just didn't want to do it anymore

[@shockadelica8661]

sebastian guerrero Not quite, He’s broke. He needs that Disney check. Disney is rebooting the whole thing.

[@MsEliteForever]

Shocka Delica lol @ broke.

[@momostudioo]

“To become a Florida Man you must first be a Florida Boy” 🤔 lmao

[@anemicsilence]

😆😆😆

[@DeannaJacksonDJsDelectables]

The Misadventures of Florida Man. 😂😂😂

[@STAROMEGA54]

If it's a movie or tv show i will watch it. 😎

[@TheAwesomeHyperon]

Read this right as he said it

[@garcalej]

Florida Man (Sung to the tune of "Ocean Man" by Ween) Florida Man Starting fights in the parking lot Of the Hardrock Cafe Florida Man Shovin them parkin tickets back at ya yellin' “Why the fuck should I pay?!” Florida Man Shirtless as a tan man Lives in a van Living off the fruit of the land Florida Man Got a gun to carry Don’t you play no games! Florida Man Gonna send you up to Heaven If you cut his lane Florida Man Got a temper like a bad man Sleeps in the sand Dozin off the last of the cans Florida Man Once owned a boat But now lives in his gran Florida Man Defying all our powers of amazement Such a child-like man! Florida Man Knows how to handstand Walks by the strand Scarin all the tourists from Japan Florida Man Drivin round to Daytona Beach Like a family man Florida Man Wants all the babes to like him Wants to be the man Florida Man Got tattoos by the butt-load Won't sellout to The Man Votes for Buchan-nan Florida Man!!!!

[@psychomammoth9640]

Comic ideas: > Florida Man and the Flamingos of Passion > Florida Man V.S. Captain Kissimmee! > Florida Man: Everglade Escapade! > Florida Man: I Dream of Weed > Florida Man and the Gator Race! > Florida Man and the Italian Flame! > Florida Man World showcase Disaster

[@garcalej]

@@psychomammoth9640 Florida Man: The Missing Court Date Florida Man vs. The Pan-Handler!!! Florida Man Takes Spring Break, Pt. 1 Florida Man Takes Spring Break, Pt. 2 Florida Man, Drunk and Bewildered Florida Man and The Hurricane Florida Man Looks for His Boat

[@twheeler1980]

Her segments always slay me! She’s funny af. Keep ‘em coming!!!

[@patpot7337]

I simply love Desi Lydic. She's such a beautiful, talented Lady.

[@chima6291]

And a future Pulitzer prize journalist

[@sanoban]

I was so expecting mention of the Sunshine Act, and at first I was frustrated it wasn't mentionned, when clearly it's the main reason. Thanks for doing good journalism

[@MadStyle1911]

Funny how the term Florida-Man became a thing now, lol.

[@AnonymousUser77254]

MadStyle it's been a thing for years... There's a reddit page dedicated to Florida man. Looks like ol' Trevor is getting his ideas from reddit... Well when I say Trevor, I mean whoever is in his writing room.

[@TF2CrunchyFrog]

Yeah, it's been a meme for years.

[@DJLawrence]

@@AnonymousUser77254 It really seemed to've blown up this year, I saw it in Atlanta s2e1 back in March and since then I can't unsee it.

[@jchristiansen42]

Florida Man has been a thing for a LONG time, though awareness increased after the Violent Naked Pooping Mastebator story from several years ago.

[@Ben-rz9cf]

Florida man is just a variant of the even longer running "area man" joke used by the onion. With the added benefit of being from one of the trashiest, craziest places in the world, whose very mention stirs connotations of absurdity. Florida is like, if venice beach were a whole state, everyone was perpetually drunk instead of high, and there were a bunch of alligators around for some reason

[@mrjag4089]

Her facial expressions combined with her narrating voice topped off with her cute little physique..... Nailed It!! There’s enough material to make this theme a weekly segment..

[@JustRaiHere_2023]

Lived in Florida for 14 years and I can definitely say there are some batshit crazy people there!

[@IhaytFukkingsocialmedia]

as opposed to nyc, hands down weirdest place i've ever lived.

[@kestral3915]

"No-o-o, it was alcohol"

[@janbudnick9128]

Pirates of the carribean 6: Florida Man

[@bjpe8228]

The first dude was really quite good-natured

[@HBC423]

what makes someone a Florida man? Budweiser and crystal meth

[@MrDeedsly]

Don't forget bath salts.

[@ThrashTillDeth83]

Budweiser?...maybe on special occasions, most likely natural light. Lol

[@mbradley5543]

PBR

[@bschuler6216]

PBR & PCP.

[@BaddieB859]

🤣🤣🤣

[@KhurramJhumra]

Desi, you’re awesome. I actually learnt something and I couldn’t stop laughing at your delivery. It’s a great balance that is tough to do, and you do it brilliantly. I love you!

[@havcola6983]

"Na-nana-na-naah-Alligator Man!" "That is 100% the McDonalds jingle." "Well it's the Alligator Man Song now!" I love this man! :'D

[@purearab772]

HavCola tanks I was trying to figure where I heard that

[@Astrobrant2]

So has anybody seen Laurence Fishburn lately?

[@twaggytheatricks4960]

"Mental health issues?" I just- I just love how _real_ this guy is XD

[@Mind-Wanderer01]

2:10 *I do the wrong thing in the right way* Dead 😂😂😂😂😂

[@dontaylor7315]

Been watching this piece periodically for a year and a half and it finally just dawned on me what a brilliant job Desi did. SPOILER ALERT - If you haven't seen it all the way to the end, skip this comment: Desi discovered Florida Man lives in every state and as a Texan I can promise my state steps right up and delivers more than our fair share.

[@jtwright4095]

Thank you. Thank you, Daily Show, for shedding light into this......dark....dark.....DARK Sunshine State.

[@mychaeljones7526]

You think that's dark you should listen to TA3OO

[@IhaytFukkingsocialmedia]

excuse you. stay where you are

[@IhaytFukkingsocialmedia]

ikr@@mychaeljones7526

[@MA-ft8te]

"this nerd knew a lot about florida man..." lol

[@JayJaySushi]

Yep, it is totaly normal to shoot at the sun 🤤

[@TGears314]

Jannis K***er didn’t the Greeks do that a few thousand years ago?

[@jorgeamadosoriaramirez8953]

@@TGears314 We better not start using the Greeks as a litmus test of what's normal!

[@Nathanyel]

Vastly preferable to shooting at anything else.

[@karinm.doesitagain2620]

@@TGears314 since when have guns been around for thousands of years?

[@broddr]

Stand your ground! That sun wouldn't stop coming at you, despite a warning.

[@BabakoSen]

It's mostly that, but as John Oliver pointed out, it's also because Florida is America's capital for unregulated drug rehab clinics.

[@Michu507]

I do the wrong thing, but the right way! You get what I'm saying?! 😂😂😂😂

[@maxnullifidian]

He was in the wrong place, but it must've been the right time...

[@BaddieB859]

Alexandra B 😂😂

[@expatsinpakistan1598]

As a Floridian I totally got what he was saying 😂😂😂

[@tristanmoller9498]

+Rahr Math problem wants you to find x but you go and find y, you did the wrong thing, but without mistakes you actually find y, so you did it the right way

[@MsRoadtoRiches]

@@expatsinpakistan1598 Now I understand why I never understand people here. Time to go back to wherever.

[@EmpressMermaid]

I love how Beer Run Alligator Guy has just owned it. "Yeah I'm Florida Man"

[@loura246]

Every time there is a weird crime, I always cross my fingers that it's not Florida Man, but alas, it always is

[@thetooginator153]

I like her salute to The Pirate Man at the end. That was nice!

[@christelheadington1136]

It helps to have alligators handy,and that people from other places,who are strange to begin with,want to move there.

[@stacythompson1384]

@Exterioris-vallem Because it was written in a language understood by most. Did you graduate from elementary school?

[@economicalovereem5833]

@@stacythompson1384 i think most people, just hate floridians, and so they agree, with other opinions, just to prove a point florida is, not so bad, the weather is nice, women are pretty, oh poor florida

[@stacythompson1384]

@@economicalovereem5833 I lived in Florida for about half a year when I was in the Navy so I have been there. It was the panhandle though so I think I missed the bulk of the insanity. Lol The fire ants were fun to play with.

[@lazykat8405]

Did anyone hear the news clip that said 'a dog shoots its owner' 😂

[@taraquinch1256]

Yes 😆😆

[@memerekt277]

Florida Dog???

[@akathebadguy9088]

People from florida know whats up

[@DatGrA2b]

👍🏼

[@randiboston9858]

✌🏽

[@josephcooper9602]

It's all that sun

[@chocolatebunni]

🧡

[@ECUCHRIS904]

😎

[@nikhilc6786]

Hey, as a Florida man I can confirm all this is true

[@raulduke1772]

A pure Florida man knows he both "can nor cant confirm any talking tale " he just nods

[@ezzylab7224]

"To be a Florida man, you must first be a Florida boy!" LMAO Why does that make so much sense!??

[@MegaMangaking]

I cant wait for Floridaman in the new Avengers.

[@fighterck6241]

That would be too OP. That's worse than adding Superman.

[@the_holographic_charazard3971]

Loki: I have an army Tony Stark: we have a Florida man

[@frostywostyuwu4982]

This is great. I love Desi.

[@raphealstonecold6739]

Pirate: to become a Florida man you must first become a Florida boy Me in tears: so poetic, perhaps I treated you too harshly

[@DBHoward]

Native Florida man here. This is 100% legit.

[@notsanctioned8590]

Desi is one if not the best comedic interviewers I have watched. very funny. 👍 👌

[@CeezGeez]

Karate kicking swans? Florida.. so I'm not even surprised.

[@justinfrahm4935]

I wanted to hear from the casually dressed nerd more.

[@TragoudistrosMPH]

Who else watched this, fearing they might see a relative?

[@vandayshataylor4096]

Tragoudistros.MPH hahahahaha so funny 😂

[@ash_reaper6063]

Lol me

[@beckyguelette5114]

My mother's my sister kind of thing

[@pdb2k154]

David Guelette wtf

[@fernandalopez3149]

🤣🤣🤣

[@meganbailey4188]

Every state needs the Sunshine Act!

[@wflakes2655]

I'm not going to lie Florida pirate man makes a lot of sense

[@dark3rthanshadows]

he looks like a mix of a bike rider and a pirate

[@taylorh.3484]

W flakes St. Augustine Florida is basically Pirate City. I know. I live there.

[@kennedymjx]

Only one thing worse than a “Florida man” a “Florida Woman”

[@derekd1510]

They make ya crazy...

[@ranjanbiswas3233]

@evol1 Uhm Karens are actually everywhere?

[@gfox9295]

Yeah, at that part I was like "so what, the other 49 states don't have women? or they don't drive you crazy like Florida Women do?" :D

[@sharonanthony6338]

Thanks. As a Florida transplant I was feeling so left out. I'm a go feed my gator in peace now.

[@sharonanthony6338]

@evol1 That's cuz Florida Man can't remember names. He calls us all Karen.

[@demobombheadbomb6562]

Summers are pretty hot and intensely humid and the sun bakes your brain

[@misterkiller89]

Now the United States is a giant Florida man, with our current presidents lack of leadership comparing this pandemic.

[@Minskywhisky]

New York Man

[@thomasbruzzese6419]

We found one lol

[@colinmaharaj]

1:40 Why is Florida my number one, covering his Beavis and Butthead T-shirt??

[@juanwilliams8023]

The first guy was definitely my favorite. He stated alcohol was a major contributing factor while downing a beer.

[@pclubnetwork]

Lol

[@okeomslax26]

Jesus this was funny

[@davidprice2602]

I am streaming tears right now this was so funny! You should not watch something a second time and laughed just as hard as you did the first time.

[@jayczzzya]

So the conclusion is that the media is finding Florida man stories because it's easy pickings.

[@MrDeedsly]

It'd help if most of the videos of stupidity didn't come out of Florida.

[@jayczzzya]

@@MrDeedsly indeed

[@eleminoupi5670]

Yupp

[@pdb2k154]

Dusk Dawg he from New York corrupt like them too

[@dolphin7961]

Born and raised in FL, and I can say this is excellent reporting

[@kevincarter937]

this bit was funnier on the show Atlanta

[@jtwright4095]

(i gave u a thumbs-d, but now imma go ckeck out Atlanta.)

[@RachelDoesntknow]

what's that!!! i wanna watch :P

[@kelseytownsend2200]

Definitely, that episode won awards for the performances.

[@JK-jt8so]

I know. They could at least pay homage.

[@5pctLowBattery]

The episode with Katt Williams? Only the show Atlanta is allowed to discuss “Florida Man”? Edit: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aaeqmIilfsqrjKc ?

[@DKong1026]

Lmao that was hilarious. Desi is great. "The truth is: there's a little Florida man in all of us". 😂😂😂😂😂

[@scifistalgia]

"Florida, God's waiting room."- a line from Family Guy

[@indubioprokokolores6502]

Yeah, but that refers to all the old people living there, not the batshit crazy Florida Man types.

[@richardb6260]

@MICHAEL GOLD yeah, Family Guy steals a lot.

[@TheRoshan89]

Yeah it's the sunshine act, but also they glazed over how Florida is ranked 49th in the US for mental health care. People who have mental health issues and are poor get zero help. Even in small towns the streets are filled with homeless people. Social services are pretty much non-existent. Tax is low in Florida which is great if you are rich, but sadly everybody else gets thrown away.

[@gfox9295]

They did mention that... and the way she dismissed the first dude when he said mental health issues wasn't meant to seriously dismiss those, it was meant to make fun of the way the US doesn't treat mental health as a serious priority in general.

[@Splatzloki]

*I'm not FloridaMan material. I know better than to vote republican, don't drink salt water, and don't look down the barrel to see if my gun is loaded.*

[@LincolnRon]

It's OK to look down the barrel of a gun. Just make sure it's the correct end. Hint: It's not the end that the projectile comes out of.

[@Udontkno7]

That black man definitely ain't no republican. We Florida folk just crazy.

[@akilasmith6063]

But do you dance with alligators?

[@Splatzloki]

@@akilasmith6063 *only the super sexy alligators*

[@akilasmith6063]

@@Splatzloki a Florida man with standards,are you even a Florida man at all?

[@Nebukadnizzl]

give desi her own show!!!! she is the best

[@Ross2272]

Of course the pirate is from Chicago lol

[@shadowrealm8014]

A transplant lol

[@gn26422458]

Couldn’t get enough Desi

[@microchrist6122]

“If there’s a lake, there’s a gator” lol true

[@joelrepp]

Amazing, hilarious interviews. Thanks Desi! Award worthy for sure.

[@JoshSweetvale]

I'm a perpetual fan of the Cox'n'Crendor iteration of this modern folk hero(?)

[@keithrelyea7997]

That was great! Thanks for putting it together. You got an acting career, great facial expressions, as well as journalism. Keep it going.

[@GuiSeppe_Rae]

Let's me first say that I love MY Sunshine State ! All the way from Fort Walton Beach to Tallahassee, and down to Miami !!! I know people from Florida don't understand and won't but all the answers they gave were soo spot on ! It a damn shame that we're getting a bad rep. Just got a bad remm?. I'm pretty sure that there's a " Missouri Man " that snuck into a zoo and throat punched a Llama or a " Virginia Man " that dropped kicked a midget !?!? So before you get to jumping all over us please take a look m the mirro!?!

[@DonBernhard]

Did you watch to the end?

[@theultimatereductionist7592]

I LOVE the first man (the first alligator Florida man): so honest & sincere.

[@balimeena]

My new motto in life "do the wrong thing right way"

[@bobhalcomb2837]

Desi is the best. Such expressions! More Desi, please.

[@mrspacley4001]

S/O to all my Floridians’ finally getting the recognition we deserve

[@pdb2k154]

Yup

[@willfrey7589]

This girl is just amazing! Why, she's the new Desi Lydic. And, all my personalities love her!

[@ruraljuror1734]

As a Floridian, I can (sadly) confirm that “Florida Man” is definitely a thing. 🙄

[@just1desi]

Yo her voice was so soothing in this. Loved it.

[@lonewolffang]

Florida man tried o start a fire with spaghetti sauce.🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣😭🤗🤗 madr my day

[@TheNanoman79]

This never gets old