Florida Man is going to be hard pressed to reclaim his title in the coming week

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PJ Media’s Stephen Green always concludes his Florida Man Friday feature with a challenge by a random whacko from another state. There were, as always, some strong Floridian contenders this week – the gentleman shown above was one of them — but Green gave the win to his former state, California, and I can’t disagree.

San Francisco nudists save a Brazilian tourist after a "pirate" tried blowtorching him.

It's nice to know that in the 30 years since I left San Francisco, the important things haven't changed. Blowtorch-wielding pirate-hippies are still free to roam the streets and the city's apex predators — middle-aged nudists — are still there to keep the pirate-hippies' numbers in check. 

A story like that can mean only one thing: Florida Man has exactly one week to reclaim his crown of glory in time for the next exciting episode of...