I respect it
It's more like a nomintaion for the best art performance.
@chartier JUDGE: "How does the defendant plead?"
PUBLIC DEFENDER: "They were indeed scurvy dogs, the landlubbers! The decks in the galley were sore in need o' swabbin"
JUDGE: "Prosecution, is that so?"
DISTRICT ATTORNEY: "We cannot deny the state of the food court, your honour."
JUDGE: "Charges dismissed."
@chartier During the early pandemic and lockdowns, there was a Florida Man satire account here on Mastodon that posted regularly and was funny. It vanished after a year or so and I hadn't thought about it again until now.
@galacticstone @chartier
This is another one from the Dude Humor Report, which tries to parody Florida Man stories. While they are certainly funny, it's just not possible to parody Florida (Wo)man. Everybody believes the stories.
@MaryAustinBooks @galacticstone @chartier that account is actually the source of the original post for this one: https://www.instagram.com/p/DWjaQIXmknU
The Dude Humor Report on Instagram: "MALL BUCCANEER: FLORIDA WOMAN BUSTED FOR KAYAKING IN SHOPPING MALL FOUNTAIN WHILE DRESSED AS A PIRATE Shoppers expecting sales and soft pretzels instead got a full maritime takeover. A Florida woman is facing charges after allegedly launching a kayak into a mall fountain, dressing like a pirate, and shouting orders at confused shoppers as if she were captaining a vessel through hostile waters. Witnesses say the woman paddled laps through the decorative fountain, barking commands and playing the role with total commitment — eye patch, attitude, and all. Mall security reportedly hesitated at first, unsure whether they were witnessing a mental health episode, an unpaid performance, or the world’s most aggressive community theater audition. Authorities eventually intervened, ending what may go down as the shortest pirate cruise in retail history. No injuries were reported, though several shoppers allegedly left questioning reality and reconsidering future mall visits. Experts confirm pirates are not authorized to commandeer fountains — even in Florida. Set sail or seek help. Preferably the second. What say you, internet? #funny #comedy #fblifestyle #satire #FORENTERTAINMENTONLY"

4,775 likes, 236 comments - thedudehumorreport on March 31, 2026: "MALL BUCCANEER: FLORIDA WOMAN BUSTED FOR KAYAKING IN SHOPPING MALL FOUNTAIN WHILE DRESSED AS A PIRATE Shoppers expecting sales and soft pretzels instead got a full maritime takeover. A Florida woman is facing charges after allegedly launching a kayak into a mall fountain, dressing like a pirate, and shouting orders at confused shoppers as if she were captaining a vessel through hostile waters. Witnesses say the woman paddled laps through the decorative fountain, barking commands and playing the role with total commitment — eye patch, attitude, and all. Mall security reportedly hesitated at first, unsure whether they were witnessing a mental health episode, an unpaid performance, or the world’s most aggressive community theater audition. Authorities eventually intervened, ending what may go down as the shortest pirate cruise in retail history. No injuries were reported, though several shoppers allegedly left questioning reality and reconsidering future mall visits. Experts confirm pirates are not authorized to commandeer fountains — even in Florida. Set sail or seek help. Preferably the second. What say you, internet? #funny #comedy #fblifestyle #satire #FORENTERTAINMENTONLY".

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@chartier

Must not have been promoting the big box stores.

Is she related to Stewart Rhodes?

@chartier

I can relate

ARRRRRRRRRGH

@chartier what sort of charges?

is that illegal?

@chartier How is any of that illegal? It just seems like a good time.

@chartier @Taco_lad

That all seems fairly reasonable, for Florida. What was the charge, I wonder? Were her demands too over the top? Maybe they should have listened to her. She was on the high seas, after all.

@chartier What are the charges? “Going too hard?”
@chartier for those that don’t know these kind of headlines are copaganda.

@chartier

Lol, i have to start collecting these "florida woman" memes! 😂

@5ciFiGirl Finally some representation! And she has an EYE PATCH, like that’s committing to the bit!

@chartier

ARGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

@chartier Moshe Dayan's granddaughter?

@chartier The fall, before the fall...

-Florida style

@chartier Very on character for Florida woman.
@chartier are they going to make her walk the plank?
@chartier
Extra points if the patch isn't a prop.
@chartier @drahardja Whomst among us…
@octothorpe @chartier @drahardja Wait, there are charges for that!?
@pgor @octothorpe @chartier @drahardja $25 a ride, same as in town. Kayaks aren’t free.
@chartier There are plenty of funny Florida woman stories that are actually real. I don’t understand why anyone falls for these obvious fake “news” stories.
@chartier As a former Floridian, I call BS.
A REAL Florida woman would not have pulled this stunt in a piddly little mall fountain.
No, she'd launch in a canal with an army of Muscovy ducks at her back. Alligators be damned.
@chartier She should have hung them from the highest yardarm the scurvy dogs!
@chartier
Ok, those are all cool things, but the title could mention what was she charged for?
@chartier What charges? Kayaking in public?
@grumpydad @chartier pernicious and churlish kayakers!
@chartier Pirates of the Galleria

@chartier

Shouting orders?
Like "2 cheeseburgers, a large fries, and a bucket of Coke" ?

@chartier Land of the Free. Home of the brave.

@chartier

On my bucket list.

@chartier Sanest Florida Person ever.
@chartier She's too late for Gasparilla Day.
@chartier What laws were broken? Does the mall have an anti-pirate policy?

@chartier

Pirate…
This is much closer to Big Boss
With a hint of venom snake

@chartier I wonder if she knows the queen of the squirrels?