Source	Fark Headline		Comments
(Some Guy)		Having solved all other problems, undercover cops in Florida are now busting stores for letting people buy condoms with food stamps  (970wfla.com)	(93)

For the five of you who care, here are your brackets for the 2010 UConn Women's Invitational Tournament  (espn.go.com)

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Florida vampire who claims to be the direct descendant of Vlad the Impaler announces his candidacy for president. Would be a refreshing change from the bloodsuckers already in Washington  (wtsp.com)

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(Some Guy)

Unnamed undercover wildlife trapper captures 9-foot python (w/ pic). In other news, Florida has undercover wildlife officers  (naplesnews.com)

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(Some Librarians)

In a novel and long overdue attempt to preserve the Florida tag for future generations, Florida moves funding for public libraries from non-fiction to fiction section of the state budget  (lisnews.org)

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"Joe Mauer, starting catcher for the New York Yankees"? It is more likely than you think, and here is why  (startribune.com)

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(Some Poll)		Jesus, Crist is getting crucified by Marco Rubio in the Florida Senate Primary *and* by McColum in the Governor Primary. There's little chance of him coming back from the dead THIS time    (pollster.com)	(67)
		The Florida Senate race is getting hairy: Crist accuses Rubio of using a RNC credit card to get his back waxed  (myfoxtampabay.com)	(75)

Florida hospital chain is going broke selling $140 a tablet Tylenol  (miamiherald.com)

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Washington Nationals beat reporter, out of a job after the Times closed its sports section goes to Florida to cover Spring Training anyway. Bonus: his travel budget is covered by donations to his blog  (sports.espn.go.com)

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(Slashfood)		A cold January in Florida is causing "tomato outages" at Burger King. With pic of the hard, green fruits being harvested  (slashfood.com)	(123)
		Some people rely on their personality or looks for sex; Florida man relied on imitation Percocet, which he created in his bathroom  (nwfdailynews.com)	(55)

Florida woman's love handles stop a bullet. USA, USA, USA  (3news.co.nz)

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(Some Concerned Citizen)		Florida Concerned Citizens For Better State Government request you join them in a short state wide survey of how you feel our state government should progress. I see what they did there  (gulf1.com)	(39)
(Some Guy)		Florida bill wants to make abortions illegal, punishable by life in prison  (jaxobserver.com)	(153)
		State tries to force man to pay child support for a child who was born when he was 7 years old  (upi.com)	(139)

Florida farm workers get a raise of a penny per pound of tomatoes picked. In related news, you're sulking in your nice warm cubicle because someone snagged the last donut  (google.com)

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		Large python stolen from Florida petting zoo. In other news, large pythons are kept in petting zoos  (sun-sentinel.com)	(38)
		Florida man, dressed in gold necklaces and driving a Lexus, wonders why no one accepted his family in Hazelton, North Dakota. "People thought I was a drug dealer"  (abcnews.go.com)	(240)

Florida manatees endangered by frigid temperatures. OH THE COOL MANATEE  (cnn.com)

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Florida schools close because they might get an inch of snow  (abcnews.go.com)

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		Showing that he is as talented at running a college team as a NBA team, Isiah Thomas' Florida International team has a 7-19 record and an average attendance at home games of 120  (sportingnews.com)	(15)
(Some Guy)		That which we call a rose, by any other name would smell as sweet. Except if Florida horticulturalists have been messing with its scent  (alligator.org)	(7)

(Some 49ers Fan)		49ers legend Jerry Rice elected to Pro Football Hall Of Fame. Also, some other guys got in  (clarionledger.com)	(139)
		First look at highly anticipated Harry Potter theme park in Florida, which opens this Spring. Sadly, no Hermione ride  (dailymail.co.uk)	(48)

		Five totally true national stereotypes. Fark got a Florida tag for a reason  (cracked.com)	(150)
		After only one month as defensive coordinator with the University of Florida, George Edwards accepts a demotion to the Buffalo Bills  (sports.yahoo.com)	(8)

(usnews.eu)		Sharks kill surfer at Florida beach. Jets promise a swift and choreographed retaliation    (usnews.eu)	(102)
		Riding the momentum of Saturday's drubbing of Duke, #7 Georgetown... loses at home to South Florida  (washingtonpost.com)	(13)

(wtsp.com)

"Before she left she specifically told him do not shoot the BB gun around the children." Florida tag should give the ending away  (wtsp.com)

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Miss Florida, fresh from her Miss America 2010 defeat, sets her sights on next failure: Becoming Mrs. Tim Tebow  (clickorlando.com)

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Arizona's Heart Attack Grille sues Heart Stoppers Grill in Florida for ripping off their defibrillator-and-dialysis machine decor and Double Bypass burgers  (sun-sentinel.com)

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Federal officials stop bringing Haitian earthquake victims to Florida because they don't want to interfere with the Super Bowl  (sun-sentinel.com)

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(Florida Today)

University of Florida has created a shark bite severity scale, ranging from "Just a flesh wound" up to "You stupid bastard, you've got no arms left"  (floridatoday.com)

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This week's bank failures are brought to you by Florida, Missouri, New Mexico, Oregon and Washington  (reuters.com)

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Note to Florida Moms: If a spider jumps on your baby, just brush it off  (tampabay.com)

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(Gamecock Central)		Want to know why Florida is getting such a good recruiting class? Urban Meyer is telling every recruit that he had a dream where he was coaching them and that it was a sign from God that he should come back and coach  (blog.gamecockcentral.com)	(55)
(Panama City News Herald)		Topless bar to open soon next door to home for unwed mothers. Florida tag beats out Spiffy, Obvious tags  (newsherald.com)	(105)

Florida Marlins discover a new way to reduce payroll  (newyork.mets.mlb.com)

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Jim Haslett will become Washington Redskins defensive coordinator, crippling the chances of the Florida Tuskers reaching the UFL championship for a second straight season  (stltoday.com)

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Doctors in Florida set a new speed record for reversing vasectomies with a robot. If ever there was something you didn't want to be treated as a race, this is it  (theregister.co.uk)

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(Weather.com)

Cold weather in parts of Florida causes strange items to seemingly fall from the sky: iguanas (video)  (weather.com)

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"Florida is so well-known for bizarre happenings that humorous news-aggregation site Fark.com even has a separate tag... for the state's news"  (latimesblogs.latimes.com)

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Florida GOP chair has been teabagged  (politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com)

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Happy New Year Springfield, Florida  (fark.com)

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(Techflash)		If you're unemployed, perhaps you haven't learned proper answers for these questions: "What was your best McGuyver moment? How would you move Mount Fuji? How would you sell me eggnog in Florida in the summer?"  (techflash.com)	(108)
		Two Gator fans are suing Fox for threatening not to broadcast the Sugar Bowl in central Florida  (hosted.ap.org)	(32)
		The AP does an annual round-up of why the Florida tag exists  (gainesville.com)	(180)

Shooting your ______ in the ____ as a disciplinary measure. It's in Florida so I'm sure you can fill in the blanks  (tcpalm.com)

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		Rough decade for Florida: Elian Gonzalez, Dale Earnhardt, Carolina Panthers cheerleaders, Ted Williams' head, Terri Schiavo, boars castrated on the radio, Debra Lafave, (Headline is too long; keep it under 250 characters or so)  (tampabay.com)	(55)
		Urban Cryer to step down as head coach of Florida Gators. Lane Kiffin seen snickering in the corner  (cbssports.com)	(664)

How Tiger Woods kept it quiet for so long  (online.wsj.com)

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Legionnaire's invade hotel in Florida, killing 1 and injuring two others  (news.yahoo.com)

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		131*  (money.cnn.com)	(31)
		Florida Court rules that Judges must unfriend lawyers on Facebook, still allowed to poke defendants  (nytimes.com)	(24)

Florida must pay cosmetologist $150/day to cover up tattoos of neo-Nazi while he stands trial for murder. That's 4594 rubles to you, comrade  (sfgate.com)

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(Florida Today)

UT's head pim...coach, under investigation for sending prosti...hostesses to high school games to lure potential joh...recruits  (floridatoday.com)

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		University of Alabama cancels classes for three days so faculty/staff and students can travel to Pasedena for the BCS Title Game. Florida cancels classes because someone needs a hug  (espn.go.com)	(178)
		With apparently no other issues to tackle in his state, Florida Governor decides to tell NFL team who draft  (mysuncoast.com)	(37)

Tiger's First... Front... Back... whatever, he's got 9 now and there's a golf reference in there somewhere  (nypost.com)

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		Florida coach Urban Meyer hospitalized for dehydration. If only the Gators had access to a beverage to prevent this  (sports.espn.go.com)	(51)
		Trivia: When was the last time that traditional powers USC, Oklahoma, Michigan, Notre Dame, and Florida State were all unranked? Answer: This week  (espn.go.com)	(172)

And then there was one. Florida/Alabama, Cincy/Pitt and a slew of other games no one cares about. It's your last pre-bowl college football discussion thread  (rivals.yahoo.com)

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		Florida bar owner says a sign in front of his business reading: 'Stop, Absolutely No Color's' is aimed at bikers, not blacks  (tampabay.com)	(280)
		Florida authorities asking for the public's help in identifying who drilled holes into some trees, poured herbicide into them and filled the holes with caulk. Heh. Caulk  (clickorlando.com)	(92)

Florida State offensive line pulls what may be the most bizarre effort in the entire history of American football  (liveleak.com)

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		Is Tim Tebow an awesome human being, or the most awesome human being ever to walk the globe in a shower of light and glitter, healing all who pass his way?  (miamiherald.com)	(138)
(Florida Today)		Florida player gets a DUI the week before the SEC championship. Expected to be suspended for at least the entire coin toss  (floridatoday.com)	(58)

Apparently, the Florida Highway Patrol gets annoyed when you refuse to talk to them  (sports.espn.go.com)

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Florida plays Florida State, Arizona plays Arizona State, North Carolina plays North Carolina State, Oklahoma plays Oklahoma State ... hm, must be near the end of the season. Your Saturday college football discussion thread  (rivals.yahoo.com)

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(Some Guy)		Groom orders massive alligator-shaped cake for his wedding to pay homage to his favorite football team. Yeah, this guy's my hero too (w/ pics)  (mailonsunday.co.uk)	(25)
		Tiger Woods reported to be in serious condition in Florida hospital after early morning car crash  (myfoxorlando.com)	(667)

About a quarter of homeowners owe more on their mortgage than their home is worth, especially in Florida and the "Dumbass Triangle" of California, Nevada and Arizona  (online.wsj.com)

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Welcome to Silly Saturday, where Florida faces mighty Florida International, Alabama takes on majestic Chattanooga, Texas suits up against powerhouse Kansas, TCU tries to tame indomitable Wyoming and other complete mismatches  (rivals.yahoo.com)

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(Miami New Times)

"Given that Florida is the only state with its own category on strange news emporium Fark.com, this shouldn't come as much of a surprise, but we've officially been named the strangest state"  (blogs.miaminewtimes.com)

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