Can’t be doing that at a classy place like Applebee’s.
Ok, Applebee’s might not exactly be fine dining, but the chain restaurant has seemed to have a cultural resurgence in recent years thanks in no small part to their insane drink specials like their Dollaritas and Bacardi Buckets.
So it’s not exactly fair to get people in the door with the promise of getting them drunk on the cheap, only to then turn around and call the cops when they have a little bit too much fun…
But that’s exactly what they did to our old friend Florida Man, who was arrested recently for causing a disturbance outside of an Applebee’s in Clearwater, Florida.
According to the police report, 49-year old Daniel Cirello was arrested over the weekend after “members of the general public became concerned for his safety” after he was spotted stumbling around the parking lot and trying to enter random vehicles. But it also may have been what he was wearing that drew the attention of others: Cirello was reportedly dressed in a pink wig, fake breasts, and a pink thong.
Sounds like this guy knows how to party.
Cirello was reportedly unable to answer questions from officers, who determined that he was unable to take care of himself and ultimately arrested Florida Man on charges of disorderly conduct.
After ditching the pink thong for an orange jumpsuit, Cirello ultimately pled guilty to the charge and was released after being ordered to pay $570 in fines and court costs.
Now, unfortunately the police report doesn’t say WHY he was wearing a thong and fake tits, but then again we should have learned by now that there’s really no explaining why Florida Man does what he does. Thanks to the state’s loose open records laws, we’ve time and time again gotten a glimpse into the wild behavior that goes on down there in the Sunshine State.
Just recently, a Florida man’s unique obituary went viral that really seemed to shed light on how his family really felt about him…
Arthur Nixon Bates IV passed away in early March, and his obituary was just recently posted to the Tampa Bay Times. Typically, you’d want your obituary to give readers a glimpse into the good of your life, and what you are leaving behind in death. Whoever penned this particular obituary was either a) not afraid to joke a bit or b) really held some disdain for the deceased Florida man:
“On March 5, 2025 Nick succumbed to a life of drugs, Marlboros, fast women, and Ford Broncos. He is survived by three daughters, none of whom know how they will get by without dad calling to ask for $20 for cigarettes and methadone, one last time.”
That’s the most Florida Man obituary I’ve ever seen in my life.
Sounds to me like Bates lived a rather hard life, and some (or most) of that was arguably self inflicted. There’s a good chance a family member wrote those not-so-pleasant words, but at the very least, a family member likely had to sign off on it. And I’m not sure that “Ford Broncos” really fits in with the other things that were listed (drugs, Marlboros, and fast women).
Something tells me that the three daughters Bates leaves behind aren’t going to miss the phone calls from their father asking for money.
Classic Florida Man – always the wildcard.
