Category Archives: Effin’ Florida

College Diaries: On Mushrooms and Memory

Posted on December 9, 2009 by

I have been issued a challenge of sorts in the comments, to write more about drinking, drugs and parties.  The problem with writing on those topics is that, well, the partaking in the aforementioned tends to erode the memory.  Also, … Continue reading →

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Every State Gets the Blog It Deserves

Posted on July 16, 2008 by

Given my feelings toward the strange swampland that is called Florida, happy was I to discover the aptly-named FloriDUH blog, which keeps tabs on all the esoteric, improbable and often backwards doings of that sun-baked peninsula. It is all crazy … Continue reading →

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Jumping the Surfer!

Posted on July 15, 2008 by

Holy crap, Nature! Some lucky photog captured an amazing shot of of a shark leaping out of the water near some surfers in, of course, Florida — the nexus of all things weird, wondrous and awful. Still! Amazing. And the … Continue reading →

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Nuts To You, McGillicutty

Posted on April 22, 2008 by

“The Florida Senate on Thursday passed an amendment to impose a $60 fine on Truck Nutz, one brand name for the novelty item on vehicle trailer hitches that resemble the dangling southern end of a northbound bull.”[Tallahassee Democrat via Wonkette] … Continue reading →

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Stingray: Menace From the Deep

Posted on March 20, 2008 by

When I heard this story I was like, seriously? But then again, it happened in Florida and as we all know, Florida is a cesspool and the nexus for all sorts of inexplicably insane phenomenon. Still! A woman who was … Continue reading →

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All In the Family

Posted on January 10, 2008 by

You can leave Florida, but you can’t always leave Florida behind. Something happens if you spend too much time in the Sunshine State, an almost imperceptible warping. It’s not the heat, it’s the humidity. There’s always something there to remind … Continue reading →

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Second Acts: Mark Foley

Posted on November 15, 2007 by

Remember disgraced, inappropriate IM-sending Republican Congressman from Florida Mark Foley? He’s back on the scene! And where else would a scandalized formerly closeted politician with a penchant for young boys and a stint in rehab under his belt go? Uh … Continue reading →

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Making (Out With) The Band

Posted on October 5, 2007 by

After much teasing in the media, Vanity Fair has posted online their investigation into the pedophilic predilections of sausage-fingered svengali Lou Pearlman, the mastermind behind the Backstreet Boys, ‘NSync, and a host of other boy bands; young talent harvested like … Continue reading →

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