Sour Orange Awards: All wacky, all Florida

[KamaAina]

They've been cranking 'em out down there for (at least) the past 18 years:

http://www.sptimes.com/2006/12/26/Floridian/Whacked.shtml

Just a few instant classics from the Sunshine State:

WARN THE PRESIDENT ABOUT THE BUTT RUB! A food writer whose bag contained an oyster shell, a jar of Tupelo honey and a package of barbecue spices called Byron's Butt Rub accidentally triggered a bomb scare that prompted the evacuation of the Tallahassee airport. The writer was detained for five hours while a robot examined his bag, and airport officials said the White House was notified....

FAKE WOULD'VE BEEN BETTER: Police say a security worker from MacDill Air Force Base approached two uniformed Tampa officers and asked them to test his crack pipe so he could be sure he was getting real drugs. He was....

DOES MY HMO COVER THIS? A 76-year-old Broward County man was arrested after going door to door and offering free breast exams. At least two women took him up on it.

DRIVE-THROUGH VOODOO: An anthropology professor explained to the Miami Herald that the reason a Kendall neighborhood attracts a steady stream of Santeria worshipers who leave dead animals is because it's so darn convenient: "It's right by a major roadway. You drive in, do your sacrifice, and you're out in 10 minutes."