One of the funnier satire accounts on Twitter is “Florida Man,” a collection of hilarious news stories out of the Sunshine State that never paint Floridians in the best light. Some examples:
Cops Pull Up to Find Florida Man Pointing Gun At Naked Neighbor Over Loud Music | http://t.co/7HzNhBi2qB
— Florida Man (@_FloridaMan) December 30, 2014
Florida Man Calls 911 After Playstation Stops Working | pic.twitter.com/5VMyUVzBWf
— Florida Man (@_FloridaMan) December 31, 2014
Florida Man Killed in Pakistan, Described as 'The Elvis of Al-Qaida' | http://t.co/qwbhyytYDy
— Florida Man (@_FloridaMan) December 9, 2014
Which brings us to last night’s college basketball game between the University of Florida and Florida State that ended with a “Florida Man” story of its own. Here’s Florida Gators forward Jacob Kurtz scoring the winning basket for the Florida State Seminoles. Oops:
Florida Man Tips Buzzer Beater Into Own Basket | pic.twitter.com/oWXT8uJxh6
— Florida Man (@_FloridaMan) December 31, 2014
Kurtz is from Oviedo, Fla.
Some other angles:
What a way to win! Florida State gets last-second basket to fall after Florida defender tips miss into his own hoop. http://t.co/8bnrD7QxR5
— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) December 31, 2014
Oh damn lol “@SBNation: Florida lost to Florida State on the worst possible buzzer-beater: http://t.co/lFyKNeEl5u http://t.co/36nOxG7Ank”
— Eli Bookstaber (@Ebookstaber) December 31, 2014
Was there really any other way for a game of “Florida men” to end?
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