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Post by Angelo on Oct 21, 2016 13:38:55 GMT -5
But that's simply not the case. Most of the weirdest stories now come from blogs and social media-which don't have to have any kind of approval for posting weird stories. It has nothing to do with approval, it has to do with access to the records in the first place. You can basically search the Florida records regardless of who you are, and easily. The other states though there is red tape and even then you may not have access, or even be allowed to share without permission.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 22, 2016 9:14:31 GMT -5
Dude, I used to work at a tv news station. That has almost ZERO to do with the crazy shit stories that get reported in media. In my 2+ years there I literally never once saw a story get reported on due to someone finding a record of it. It was all heresay, trolling the internet, people calling in with tips, police scanners, etc.
The main reason Florida gets a bad rap is confirmation bias. I saw a quote that summed it up best. If you run a story that says "Mom feeds child meth", it gets some mild traction. If you say "Florida mom feeds child meth", it actually gets more clicks/downloads/etc. Florida is also the most diverse state in the country, it's basically two different states as others have said. North Florida is the deep south. South florida is full of retirees, latinos, and displaced Jews. Then you have the coasts, where there are a bunch of beachy people who would fit in much better on the west coast than in any other part of Florida. I was born in Alabama, lived in Washington state for 3 years as a kid, and then of course I grew up in Missouri for 10 years...and Florida is so different than any of those places. I think that diversity is what leads to the fascination with things like the "aFloridaMan" twitter. People not from here think beaches, so when they read about all the crazy shit that rednecks do it fascinates them because that isn't what they envision when they think about Florida. I know I didn't until I moved here.
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Post by peAk on Oct 22, 2016 10:33:40 GMT -5
On a side note, I think that article on the man having sex with an armadillo in Florida was fake
They do spread leprosy though
and I still fucking hate them
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Post by Deleted on Oct 22, 2016 12:15:02 GMT -5
Yeah, the armadillo thing was from The Guardian (or one of those trash fake news sites.)
My parents had an armadillo hanging out in the preserve behind their backyard for like 6 months. At first they were worried that it might fuck with the dogs, but the dogs quickly let the armadillo know who was boss. Pretty funny.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 22, 2016 13:07:23 GMT -5
My buddy has to put his dog down....he's spent 1000's trying to save him. My buddy is legit one of the best and legit people I know.
It's not that it pisses me off...it's just fucking sad.
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Post by peAk on Oct 22, 2016 13:59:08 GMT -5
My buddy has to put his dog down....he's spent 1000's trying to save him. My buddy is legit one of the best and legit people I know. It's not that it pisses me off...it's just fucking sad. Bummer
What's wrong with him?
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Post by TitoOrtizIsAPunk on Oct 22, 2016 15:05:47 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Oct 22, 2016 15:48:15 GMT -5
My buddy has to put his dog down....he's spent 1000's trying to save him. My buddy is legit one of the best and legit people I know. It's not that it pisses me off...it's just fucking sad. Bummer
What's wrong with him?
His dog started losing weight, went from a beefy ol dog to looking like a tweaker. Was misdiagnosed with some ibs, amongst some other things. They are going to do a final sonogram today and if they can't figure it out, it's time. My buddy is one of those guys that can fix anything. Auto and boat mechanic. Has built many of his own toys. His mind just works in that way. Him not being able to fix this is driving him nuts. My buddy is a salt of the earth type guy. Greybeard and him hit it off right when they met, we all went to Bellator for Eddie/Chandler II. It's a fucking bummer.
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Post by jsporty1 on Oct 22, 2016 15:54:49 GMT -5
That really sucks
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Post by Deleted on Oct 23, 2016 11:48:18 GMT -5
Well, Joe has been granted more time to walk amongst us. He's is fed cooked meal, made with his tummy in mind. He's eating...
And the vet didn't charge my buddy a dime on this sonogram or any of the other testing. And my boy being the solid dude that he is, gave the vet his card and told him to come in next time his car is giving him problems so he can return the favor.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 24, 2016 6:00:47 GMT -5
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