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One commentator, Allison Ford, writes, "Florida's reputation as a weirdo wonderland propels its news into the national spotlight more often. . . . We love to laugh at Florida, but we also love to go there and give them our money. That makes Floridians laugh, too-- all the way to the bank, where there's probably an alligator in the toilet.
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James D. Wright (A Florida State of Mind: An Unnatural History of Our Weirdest State)