Randy Cassingham's Blog

Posted by Sandy, Fort Lauderdale on May 24, 2010:

That's nothing dude: read about Nub City.

(I'm a life long Florida resident and I still enjoy living here, even though we're chock full of WTF).

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And big chunks of it at that! Amazing article you linked to. -rc

Posted by Becca, Central Florida on May 24, 2010:

This is the comment I added when I shared this on Facebook, which is pretty much the opinion of most of the people I know!

More news from the Sunshine State - the home of the chad havoc in the 2000 election! Spoiler alert: Don't read this if you don't have a sense of humor/amusement/amazement or appreciate a little bewilderment (I really wanted "bemusement" to be a word so I could end with it above!) Here, for your reading enjoyment. I love this state, and these stories cracked me up!

But I also think Kathy, mentioned above, wasn't complaining; I think her comment was tongue-in-cheek.

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Could be, but Kathy didn't complain when I first published her letter in 2005. She's still a Premium subscriber, too, so she clearly has a sense of humor! -rc

Posted by Deborah, San Jose on May 24, 2010:

I grew up in Florida and while I'm now a California resident (28 years), I still love Florida and go back for a visit now and then. I love the Florida weirdness stories. FloriDuh is right! Although, until you pointed it out, I would have said California is the weirdest state. After all, California is the granola state - full of fruits, nuts and flakes (like our politicians!)

Keep on keeping on!

Posted by Michelle, Aurora CO on May 24, 2010:

Loveline with Dr. Drew (and at the time Adam Carolla) used to have a segment called "Germany or Florida" where they posted a strange story and people would have to guess where it came from. Seems these were the top 2 places in the world for weird.

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Yeah, I'd have a lot more stories from Deutschland if I could read German! -rc

Posted by Cory, Topeka, Kansas on May 24, 2010:

I wonder what it is going to take to get Topeka on that list?

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When you see particularly weird stories (you've been a reader for a long time, Cory: you know what my requirements are!), send them to me. I'm sure if you're diligent you'll see an upswing in Kansanity. -rc

Posted by Stephen, Washington on May 24, 2010:

I don't understand the first example. It sounds like you are making fun of a woman for how she described her bird encounter ("Aahhhh!") and for her lack of drawing skills. But making fun of individuals because they are relatively inarticulate and don't draw particularly well seems churlish, at best. Surely there's something else in that first example that qualifies Ms. Magaro to be a target of mockery beyond those two things? I'd hate to think that Randy has given in to his impulse for intellectual superiority and bullying.

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You don't understand the first story?! Wow. The woman thinks a bird is going to kill her ("I literally thought it was the end"), describes herself as a "victim" of a "terrorizing" menace on Chase St. and you don't understand it? Well, I'm afraid I can't help you. Maybe someone else can. -rc

Posted by Mike from Dallas on May 24, 2010:

Florida, the Rodney Dangerfield of the 50 states (57, according to some). And then there's Florida's new motto, established in 2001: "If you think we can't vote, just wait til you see us drive!"

Posted by Des - Oz on May 24, 2010:

Just wondering if you should obscure the driver's license DOB and any other privacy information? I know she took it to the media, but I wouldn't put that out on the web if it were my details.

To answer the broader view, Florida may have more than its share of induhviduals, but California's nuts are louder.

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She apparently personally released it, and I found it on web sites and it appeared on TV in her area, so apparently she isn't terribly concerned. At least it doesn't show her home address. -rc

Posted by Angela in Braman, OK on May 24, 2010:

Offended because your home state is featured in "This is True?" I'd feel honored if Randy dedicated an entire issue to my current home state of Oklahoma or my birth state of Texas. From my experience, you can find dolts in ANY locale, and most of the time no searching is required. :o)

Posted by Paul in Chi-town on May 25, 2010:

You ought to do an "all-(state)" each week; next week could feature nothing but stories from Illinois. Better yet, how about one from Iowa? I remember a news item from Iowa of a guy who got arrested because he was trying to have an "intimate interlude" with a ewe in the hay-loft of a barn! Baaaa! Baaaa!

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It's hard to do an all-anything issue. The only way I can do it is to have enough stories to choose from within a brief time period (since I will only use recent stories), which means a big population, significant weirdness, and a lot of newspapers covering that population. Meanwhile, I have to ignore all the great stories from other places, so in the long run it would make for a lesser-quality publication. But yes, it's an amusing idea! -rc