The hashtag #Floridaman has been the bane of the sunshine state, but just fits perfectly. Now a Floridaman caught with picnic in his pants, ribs included, is the latest to make headlines. That isn’t a “Johnson” joke. The man actually had a whole rack of ribs stuffed inside his waist band. According to one report, “it’s unclear whether the ribs were of the beef or pork variety.”
Maeli Aguilar-Alvarez was spotted by a sheriff’s sergeant leaving the market, where upon the ribs were discovered inside his trousers. “A further search yielded two packs of hamburger buns, nine pieces of fried chicken and some mashed potatoes, all of which investigators say Aguilar-Alvarez procured using the five-finger discount,” reads a story from TCPalm.
Related: Florida Man Blames Edible Marijuana For Assault On Flight Attendant
However, he didn’t have any condiments or drinks to go along with the picnic in his pants.
Reports indicate that Aguilar-Alvarez smelled of booze and was intoxicated upon detainment. The $32.49 heist resulted in arrest and retail theft charge for the Florida Man.
FloridaMan is an Internet meme first popularized in 2013, referring to an alleged prevalence of people performing irrational or maniacal actions in the U.S. state of Florida. Internet users typically submit links to news stories and articles about unusual or strange crimes and other events occurring in Florida, with stories’ headlines often beginning with “Florida Man…” followed by the main event of the story. Because of the way news headlines are typically written, they can be creatively interpreted as implying that the subjects of the articles are all a single individual known as “Florida Man”. There have been criticisms and concerns surrounding the “Florida Man” meme, with some suggesting that the trend perpetuates harmful stereotypes and may have racist undertones, especially when disproportionately highlighting stories involving people of color or those from marginalized communities.
