First Ever ‘Florida Man Games’ Will Include Beer Belly Sumo Wrestling

With the 2024 Summer Olympics right around the corner, there seems to be some competition on the horizon! And it could turn out to be very entertaining! You know this is something The Mike & Carla Morning Show has to talk about! 

So evidently, the Sunshine State of Florida has decided to take advantage of all that is made fun and turn it into a competition! You hear it all the time: "A Florida man was arrested for..."

But why always Florida? You really don't hear as much about any other state's weird arrests and criminals like you do in Florida. This is because of Florida's Public Records Law.

According to American University Washington College of Law, "Florida Man" stories are based on arrest records and incident reports. Reporters who write the "Florida Man" stories claim that the Florida Public Records Law allows them to access those records very easily. In fact, Florida Man is a testament to the state's open meetings and accessible public records. 

Well, a new event is taking place and it's centered around the "Florida Man" pop culture phenomena. The Florida Man Games will be happening this February, and some of these events are hilarious.

Needless to say, some of the planned categories of competition are interesting. Keep in mind, there are no marathons, or water polo.  And literally anyone in Florida can sign up to potentially compete.

They'll choose 16 teams with five people each. Here are the five major events they've got planned:

1.  Beer Belly Florida Sumo Wrestling: Basically just sumo wrestling, but without any training or prestige.

2.  Evading Arrest Obstacle Course: Competitors will jump over fences and run through yards, while being chased by police.

3.  Catalytic Converter, 2 Bikes, and a Handful of Copper Pipes:  A head-to-head race that "lets you live a day in the life of a Florida Man headline."  Simplified: You have to steal all that stuff as fast as possible.

4.  Weaponized Pool Noodle Mud Duel:  Jousting with pool noodles while standing on a platform in an above-ground pool.

5.  Category 5 Cash Grab:  It sounds like it might be one of those boxes you stand in and try to grab dollar bills. They say you'll be subjected to hurricane-force winds.

There will also be a mullet contest, a "Florida MA'AM," beauty pageant and "Chicken Coop Bingo," where two chickens will pick the numbers.

The festivities be capped off with something called "9-1-1 Fight Night: Brawl of the Badges."  It appears to be a series of boxing matches between firefighters and cops.

But, here's the best part, judges for the games will be two former American Gladiators, Nitro and Ice. You can get a photo with them for an extra $50. Tickets are $45 or $145 for V.I.P. tickets. You can get them through their site, TheFloridaManGames.com.

If you want to compete, you have until Nov. 15 to register. Their website says "being athletic is not required." Maybe John Williams will do their theme song . . . or maybe not. Below is the segment from this morning...enjoy!

https://963kklz.com/uploads/2023/10/FLORIDA-MAN-GAMES-2023.mp3

Five new sports have been added to the Olympics for 2028, in L.A.

There have been some odd, and unusual Olympic sports that have been in an out of the Olympics over time. And some different  and unusual sports being considered, and added, as we speak.

The Biathlon has always been an interesting pairing of two sports: Skiing, and shooting. Two totally different mindsets - let's put them together! Totally zen cross country skiing, and then they shoot targets to shreds! 

Croquet, tug-of-war, poodle clipping, town planning (according to Casino.org) - yes, I said town planning - they were all once Olympic sports. But the one that just might be the most fun to watch, is the one you used to do as kids: Race walking. When you would race your friend to a particular point, but 'no running.' So you'd walk, arms flailing, as fast as you could!

Pole Fitness has become very popular as a workout. So have Pole Fitness Competitions. There is a big push from competitors to get this into the Olympics. If you have seen Pole Fitness teachers and pros, there is a lot of strength and a lot of acrobatics involved. 

Pickleball is probably one of the fastest growing sports. I wouldn't doubt if one day this racquet sport might be in the Olympics. Tennis, badminton, ping-pong (table tennis in the Olympics).

The 2024 Olympics are just around the corner, and the Paris backdrop looks to be spectacular, from the preview we saw at the end of the 2022 Winter Olympics.

The Paris Olympics will feature some new sports: Skateboarding, surfing, sport climbing, and breaking - better known to us as break-dancing. Which you'd think might have made it in back in the 90's. 

There will also be five sports added to the 2028 Olympics, in Los Angeles, according to the International Olympic Committee. Two are new, three have come and gone - and now they are back!

I wish I could tell you exactly how it is played. After watching some, it appears to be a combination of Baseball, and a tag relay on field day. I'm sure we will all learn more when we see it, and get all into. Just like we did with curling.

Brand new to the Olympics! So many kids, and adults are playing. The NFL even played the Pro Bowl game in Las Vegas this year as a flag football game, and it was a lot of fun to watch. I'm thinking you might possibly see some NFL players on flag football teams.

I've fallen in love with indoor LaCrosse, because of the Las Vegas Desert Dogs. But indoor and outdoor LaCrosse are a bit different. It's rough, but so much fun to watch!

I used to play a lot of racquetball back in high school and college. I was good at it, and I loved it. I tried playing Squash, but didn't like it as well. Mainly because of the big difference between the two: in Squash, you cannot use the ceiling. Which in racquetball, can be a game changer. There are also a lot more rules to learn in Squash. In the 2028 Olympics, we will learn them.

We've seen Baseball and Softball in the Olympics before, but they both came and went. I'll assume since the 2028 Olympics are in Los Angeles, these two prominently American games are being added. USA, USA!