Desi Lydic

Florida, God's waiting room. It's home to theme parks, the Everglades, your peepaw, and of course, Florida Man.

Every week, there's a new headline out of Florida. Wild, shocking, unnecessarily sexual.

Every week, there's a new headline out of Florida. Wild, shocking, unnecessarily sexual.

But have we ever stopped to ask the question, why? Something's happening to men in Florida, and it can't just be a coincidence. As a future Pulitzer-winning journalist, it's my responsibility to uncover the truth, to reveal what lies beneath the swamp, to answer the question, what makes a man Florida Man? Florida Man. Florida Man. Florida Man. Florida Man. Florida Man. Florida Man. Florida Man.

But have we ever stopped to ask the question, why? Something's happening to men in Florida, and it can't just be a coincidence. As a future Pulitzer-winning journalist, it's my responsibility to uncover the truth, to reveal what lies beneath the swamp, to answer the question, what makes a man Florida Man? Florida Man. Florida Man. Florida Man. Florida Man. Florida Man. Florida Man. Florida Man.

Florida Man. First thing I did was some heavy back-channeling, mostly on Craigslist and Facebook. I needed to locate some of these real-life Florida men. First up was Robbie. Last July, he ran into a liquor store with a live alligator, for some reason.

Florida Man. First thing I did was some heavy back-channeling, mostly on Craigslist and Facebook. I needed to locate some of these real-life Florida men. First up was Robbie. Last July, he ran into a liquor store with a live alligator, for some reason.

Talk to me about the night that you became Florida man.

Talk to me about the night that you became Florida man.

Not just alcohol, though. There's probably a deep-rooted conspiracy.

Not just alcohol, though. There's probably a deep-rooted conspiracy.

What was it about Florida that made you do what you did?

What was it about Florida that made you do what you did?

The heat makes you do crazy things.

The heat makes you do crazy things.

But isn't there something that all Florida men share? There's something behind it.

But isn't there something that all Florida men share? There's something behind it.

No, that couldn't be it. And this wasn't the only man affected.

No, that couldn't be it. And this wasn't the only man affected.

Okay. Um, Alligator Man, what's the common factor among all Florida men?