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Originally posted by RealPlayer:

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Originally posted by Daniel:
Seriously, I wonder how the appellation- "Florida Man" got attached to my native Florida (an unknowable question I'm pretty sure). There isn't-- "Florida Woman." Are there-- "Ohio Men"? It's strange.

I think I know!

Newspaper headline writers have a habit of starting their headlines with [LOCATION] [MAN or WOMAN]. If not in the local area. Not just a Florida thing. You might see "Sacramento Woman Discovers Snake in Toilet" or "Long Island Couple Killed in Highway Accident" for example.

It's just that so many wacky quotable stories happen to involve a Florida man, so they get repeated constantly. That's just the way it is.