Jab us. Poke fun. Mock us mercilessly.
It's nothing we haven't heard before. Florida is America's basement. We're (super) sweaty. And the worst.
The rest of the world has made a hobby of mocking Floridians, but nobody makes fun of Floridians better than Floridians themselves.
The Internet gave us an opportunity to participate in one big self-depreciating roast Wednesday. On Twitter, the hashtag #FloridaLingoChallenge trended in the afternoon, the jokes ranging from the weather to ... well, mostly they were about the weather. And Publix. Here are some of our favorites:
"Pub sub" #FloridaLingoChallenge
#FloridaLingoChallenge "I live in Tampa" translation: I live in a city 45 minutes north of Tampa but I'll just say Tampa for short
"Wanna go to the beach?" But it's raining "Don't worry we'll be good in 10 minutes" #FloridaLingoChallenge
This isn't my publix... #FloridaLingoChallenge
"The gulf" #FloridaLingoChallenge
I hope we get a hurricane day. #FloridaLingoChallenge
#FloridaLingoChallenge *64 degrees* "Time to break out the Uggs"
I'm from Dun-EEEEE-Din not Dune-din #FloridaLingoChallenge - but livin' in Tamper Fl
*wearing a bathing suit in public* "no one will care we are in Florida" #FloridaLingoChallenge
What's a coat? #FloridaLingoChallenge
And sometimes, a photo says it all.
#FloridaLingoChallenge pic.twitter.com/US44ykvg7N
Contact Katie Mettler at kmettler@tampabay.com or (813) 226-3446. Follow @kemettler.