Bugs_bunny.gif keeps looking better and better: Florida thread

Starhammer · October 23, 2013, 4:12am

…Touche.

Speaking of Florida, I may take a few days out of my so-called life to visit that state. anybody know of any good sights to see? Thanks in advance.

-Starhammer-

Missing_Person · October 23, 2013, 4:19am

The bus stop aka the Sanitarium.

Raz0r · October 23, 2013, 4:51am

Yes, the sign for the state of Georgia as you’re leaving Florida.

crotchpuncha · October 23, 2013, 1:45pm

Matriarch:

It was inevitable.

Being surrounded by that much water Florida was bound to fuck the ocean up too:

Lionfish infestation in Atlantic Ocean a growing epidemic

Lionfish are not native to the Atlantic Ocean. The venomous, fast reproducing fish are aggressive eaters and will consume anything and everything, gorging so much they are actually getting liver disease. With no known predators – except human beings – they can wipe out 90% of a reef.

“The lionfish invasion is probably the worst environmental disaster the Atlantic will ever face,” said Graham Maddocks, president and founder of Ocean Support Foundation, which works with the government and research agencies to help reduce the lionfish population in Bermuda.

While the problem is only beginning to escalate, many in the marine preservation field are already concerned for the marine life that surrounds the lionfish.

Ecologist James Morris with the National Centers for Coastal Ocean Science said that while this may not be the worst epidemic the Atlantic Ocean has faced, it does have the makings of a disaster. He said the lionfish has brought a “big change in biodiversity,” and it is what he called “the most abundant top-level predator on some coral reefs (in the Atlantic).”

Lionfish were first recorded decades ago and their population has grown quickly. They produce 30,000 to 40,000 eggs every few days and are sexually mature by 1 year old. Today, you can find them throughout the Amazon, the Bahamas, the Caribbean and in the waters along North Carolina.

As a non-indigenous species, lionfish are especially dangerous to the ecosystem because fish in the Atlantic lack a native instinct to stay away from them.

***How did they get there? Ask Florida.

Florida pet owners are blamed for their release into unfamiliar waters. *** Believe it or not, DNA evidence traces all lionfish in the Atlantic back to only six to eight female lionfish.

Scientists will tell you it’s up to humans, the fish’s only known predator, to save the ecosystem.

http://www.cnn.com/2013/10/18/tech/innovation/lionfish-infestation-atlantic-linendoll/index.html?hpt=hp_t2

Do they taste good?

d3v · October 23, 2013, 1:56pm

Pack some protection. Preferably BOTH rubber and kevlar.

Missing_Person · October 23, 2013, 4:18pm

Or the Popemobile.

Starhammer · October 24, 2013, 4:16am

hmm. I guess I’ll just save the money.

-Starhammer-

AntiVirginPatrol · October 26, 2013, 10:21am

Shoutout to Jebailey.

38 minutes ago near Orlando, FL:

“Just witnessed an idiot blatantly run a red light in front of a cop stopped at the same light in the same direction. The cop did nothing… God bless downtown Orlando.”

The idiot probably wasn’t black.

CanadianDstryr · October 26, 2013, 11:03pm

I can’t stand downtown Orlando. At this point I find it easier to consider everything beyond the Amway Arena forfeit. It’s a shame because I like Tampa, but would have to pass through downtown Orlando to get there.

Starhammer · November 10, 2013, 6:17am

http://www.examiner.com/article/mormons-buying-land-mormon-church-florida-strikes-huge-land-deal-with-firm

I hope they know what they’re in for.

-Starhammer-

Missing_Person · November 10, 2013, 2:09pm

Crazy attracts crazy.

MCP · November 12, 2013, 10:29am

Global warming will take care of Florida:

http://thinkprogress.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/11/216a.jpg

I’m not torn, I’m against Global Warming. But if it does happen, I’ll have that one small consolation prize.

d3v · November 12, 2013, 9:15pm

You know it’s bad when stuff happens in Florida that would never happen here. At least our cops’ll still make an effort to catch you (if just so that they can get some money).

Shin_Jr · November 15, 2013, 7:57am

Florida sucks! no really it sucked in some houses with a sinkhole!

Darksakul · November 15, 2013, 8:06am

According to your chart, I will be closer to the shore.

And I see nothing of value would be lost

janoDX · November 15, 2013, 9:14pm

Y’ know, if this happens all of Florida will move to the main US land… Now you’re worried.

janoDX · November 16, 2013, 3:21am

Last minute AKA. Saturday:

The Director of Grooveshark was murdered on Florida. Fuck Florida.

Phillpro1 · November 19, 2013, 5:21am

Rhio2k · November 19, 2013, 5:53am

Dude looks like real-life Birdie…

Missing_Person · November 19, 2013, 6:15am

Hire the Chinese to build us a great unscalable wall around Florida.