一項名爲“佛羅裏達州人”的挑戰遊戲風靡全美。挑戰者在搜索引擎中輸入“佛羅裏達州人和自己的生日”，並把搜索結果的頭條新聞發佈在自己的社交媒體上。

The game 'Florida Man' has gone viral in the US. The challenge started with a simple game: type "Florida Man" followed by your birthday to find out what headline turns up.

據《今日美國》報道，這一挑戰刷爆社交媒體，因爲佛羅裏達州當地居民一次又一次地憑藉着自己匪夷所思的行徑“奪人眼球”。

According to USA Today, the challenge became a social media joke that plays upon the plight of Florida residents who find themselves in strange predicaments.

“佛羅裏達人”是2013年流行起來的網絡表情包，在許多不相關的新聞文章中，“佛羅裏達人”一詞被解讀爲一種笨手笨腳的超級英雄，而並非是指居住在佛羅裏達的某個真實人物。

Florida Man is an Internet meme, popularized in 2013, in which the phrase “Florida Man” is interpreted as the name of a fumbling superhero in multiple unrelated news articles, rather than a description of various actual people who hail from or live in Florida.

“佛羅裏達人”表情包起源於推特賬號@_FloridaMan，它引用了包含“佛羅裏達人”字樣的新聞標題，比如“佛羅裏達人被貨車碾壓，因爲他的狗踩了油門”或者“警察逮捕了在沃爾瑪超市醉駕電動滑板車的佛羅裏達人”。

The meme was originated in February 2013 by the Twitter feed @_FloridaMan, which quoted news headlines containing the words "Florida man", such as "Florida man run over by van after dog pushes accelerator" or "Police arrest Florida man for drunken joy ride on motorized scooter at Wal-Mart."

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“胖友們，用佛羅裏達人+你的生日做關鍵詞進行搜索，告訴大家，那天佛州人又怎樣作妖了？比如我，8月22日：佛羅裏達男子試圖用拖拉機襲擊自己的鄰居。”

自從在網上發起這項挑戰，“佛羅裏達州人”遊戲就這麼愈演愈烈，一發不可收拾。

And netizens can’t stop playing the game.

佛羅裏達州人到底是怎麼造作的呢？

Here are some odd examples.

1月2日：一名佛羅裏達男子將自己全身裹上灰，稱自己是一名400歲的印第安人，撞毀了一輛偷來的汽車。

Jan. 2: Florida man covers himself in ashes, says he’s a 400-year-old Indian, crashes stolen car.

2月22日：佛羅裏達州一名男子爲了凹造型拍照，把公牛鯊從海洋中拖出來。

Feb. 22: Florida man pulls bull shark from ocean for photos.

2月28日：一名佛羅裏達男子用酷玩樂隊的歌詞威脅家人，特警保證給他買比薩後才結束對峙。

Feb. 28: Florida man who allegedly threatened family with Coldplay lyrics ends standoff after SWAT promises him pizza.

4月20日：一名佛羅裏達州男子在咬了狗後咬了自己的哥哥。

Apr. 20: Florida man bites dog, then brother.

6月7日：佛羅裏達州的一名男子撥打911報警電話要求搭車去Hooters餐廳，警察送他進了監獄。

Jun. 7: Florida man calls 911 for ride to Hooters, gets ride to jail instead.

7月3日：一名佛羅裏達男子用微波爐加熱另一個微波爐，不幸遭遇爆炸意外身亡。

Jul. 3: Florida Man Dies in explosion after attempting to microwave a microwave.

9月7日：佛羅裏達州的一名男子，醉酒後赤身裸體燒燬了房子，據稱起火原因是烤餅乾失敗。

Sept. 7: Florida man, drunk and naked, allegedly set house on fire in failed cookie baking attempt.

9月10日：佛羅裏達州治安官警告居民不要用槍射擊颶風厄瑪：“你不會讓它掉頭的。”

Sept. 10: Florida sheriff warns residents not to shoot at Hurricane Irma: "You won't make it turn around".

11月7日：佛羅裏達州一名男子跳進鱷魚坑被鱷魚咬了一口，聲稱自己被鱷魚俘虜了。

Nov. 7: Florida man jumps into alligator pit, gets bit, claims he was held captive.

12月26日：佛羅裏達州一名男子攻擊ATM機，因爲機器“給了他太多錢”。

Dec 26: Florida man attacks ATM for "giving him too much money".

你的“佛羅裏達人”挑戰出現了什麼樣的故事？或者，你自己也是一個佛州人？

What’s your "Florida Man" story? Or have you ever made your own "Florida Man" story?

Source | USA Today