While some may consider Florida Man to be shallow, this one proves they can be men of depth.
Truly, a well-grounded Florida Man.
this post was submitted on 02 Mar 2026
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As a Florida man I can verify that we break into rock pits to play. Rock pits full of quicksand traps. I went to collect fossil shells. They would have never found me.
"Valentine's day is here! My favourite holiday! I can't wait to have dinner with my-"
False. The Mud is coming. You have 3 hours remaining
my goodness, this is probably the first accident rescue post I've seen that's also OrphanCrushingMachine
Curious which part you think makes it orphan crushing. Is it the whole trespass bit?
Yeah I also dont really see what makes this orphancrushingmachine, I'd be curious to hear their thoughts
the horror of being trapped in mud like that
"orphan crushing machine" is an analogy for the horrors of capitalism, not literally being crushed
fair point. I feel about this the same way though, because both are the consequences of events that should not have ever happened in the first place
~~one could argue it's the fault of capitalism that his support system is so bad that he only trusts going to a borrow pit to let out his depression from his breakup~~
Construction and trespassing would happen even without capitalism though
Is quicksand actually real??
Yes
Who among us will cast the first stone and not admit to being buried shoulder deep in mud?
did the world need another "Florida man"? especially the type who get stuck in mud, not to the ankle, not to the knee, to the shoulder...
the goal should be to decrease them. that would be uplifting for the quality of human society. and for abortion rights, LGBTQ rights in Florida.