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let me add a Florida Man incident that happened to me here in Panhandle just 2 days ago and believe me when im driving around here the nerve endings are always on edge just waiting for that first car without its headlights on in dark of pre-dawn or fog and it doesn't take long EVER:

exiting a small supermarket lot in broad day waiting to turn onto Rt. 90 where it is more traveled i was third from the lead car a white suburban and boxing in a dented dusty small bed black truck where from inside i could just sense from the animated movements of two heads and gestures trouble was coming....sure enough the lead car wasn't fast enough and idiots in dumbass truck started backing up without checking for my Tacoma's presence but i had already anticipated and was in reverse (gotta love automatic tranny at my age!) narrowly let them out whereupon the dipshits raced around the lead car tearing off to the left in a dramatic turn and as they straightened out from it speeding up their tailgate came crashing down disgorging out in its peevish wake what looked to be the usual suspects of flattened beer cans, a rusted- out starter motor and what looked like the hide of a

recently skinned racoon.....yeah i feel ya

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What a scene! I'll say this about Florida: it keeps you on your toes!

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Gotta keep your head on a swivel anywhere down South in my opinion.

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Jan 17Liked by Michael Estrin

I’m also not a Harry Potter person. The ride at Universal made me super nauseous! Good thing I didn’t fill up on fart flavored candy beforehand.

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OMG! Do you know how rare it is to meet someone else who isn't a Potter person? Of course you do, you're a muggle just like me! #MugglePower!

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Jan 17Liked by Michael Estrin

Yeah, we're the odd ones. My mom, who loves the books, is confounded by my lack of interest. I saw the first movie, didn't do it for me. And now that the author's a prominent TERF, I don't feel any obligation to try it out again.

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I find her so odd. Putting her beliefs aside, she seems to delight in insulting her fans, which is just a really weird look.

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I love Florida Man 🤣🤣 Also, I do believe Vegas can compete 🤣 I mean we just had the naked guy who beat up a cop and stole his cop car 🫠

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Vegas absolutely competes!

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Jan 19·edited Jan 20Liked by Michael Estrin

This is impressive. You even have music in the beginning! Your speaking voice is funny, not just your writing voice. I'm heading to Florida to see my son in February. He is at WWE wrestling school in Orlando, but that's a whole other story. (You would love his funny anecdotes as a Canadian from western Canada being dropped into a different universe.) Bible, guns and God. Oh ya, and fast food as far as the eye can see.

P.S. Are you sure you're not Canadian? You might be too polite for your country.

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First, thank you, Kim! I really appreciate your kind words about the podcast. The music is something my friend Todd (the other voice on the pod) made. He also makes sure we sound good.

Second, I had no idea that there was a WWE wrestling school, but it makes sense. Plus, it makes sense that it would be in Florida. I'll bet your son has a million great stories.

Third, I do have some Canadian roots. My maternal grandmother was born and raised in Winnipeg. We still have family there too.

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Of course you've got Canadian roots. That tracks. And from Winnipeg know less. I lived there for 4 years while my husband went to University of Manitoba and I truly believe Winnipeger's are the nicest people around. They took us in and made us feel welcome the minute we got there.

I'm just catching up on your podcasts now. I was engrossed in my Barbra Striesand memoir audiobook for the last two months, so all other listening fell by the wayside. I love listening to your stories. And lucky to have Todd help with the audio. Sounds very professional.

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Winnipegers are lovely! Just all around lovely. I'm glad you're enjoying the podcast. Todd and I really enjoy making it.

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Jan 19Liked by Michael Estrin

Florida definitely leads the league in weird stories, but with Michigan you can hold up your right hand and point to a specific geographic location - try doing that with Florida.

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I truly thought the dude in the time share story was going to be a swinger.

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Maybe he was! The conversation didn’t get that far.

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Sad to say there's a good bet the woman who propositioned you was a prostitute, her handler was driving, and they'd just dropped off a customer who was heading to his trailer buried in the middle of the woods. Peak Florida.

San Fernando Valley Man sounds like your next series of novels.

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San Fernando Valley Man's time is coming!

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Jan 24Liked by Michael Estrin

Might want to check with Brendan Fraser first!😉

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That's a good point. If Encino Man is accurate -- and I think it is -- Brendan Fraser is the original SFV Man.

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Jan 24Liked by Michael Estrin

And the original SFV woman would be, Moon Unit Zappa, I would say.

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This place is rich with history.

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