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Florida Man Uses Excavator to Lift Learjet Like a Toy Plane

This meme combines a silly news headline with two side-by-side photographs. The headline introduces a viral 'Florida Man' style story about an excavator operator lifting a Learjet as if it is a toy plane, with a humorous add-on that the operator was likely making plane sound effects while moving the aircraft. The two photos show the yellow Caterpillar excavator holding the small private jet in its arm, raised off the ground in a pose that mimics a flying toy, behind a barbed wire fence at what appears to be an airfield or scrap processing area. The core humor comes from the absurd, playful visual of heavy industrial equipment handling an expensive aircraft like a child's toy, paired with the well-known 'Florida Man' trope of bizarre, lighthearted viral news from Florida.
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Florida Man Flies Learjet With Excavator Like a Toy Plane
This excavator operator took the aircraft for one last ride while probably doing plane noises.
By Derya Ozdemir
December 25, 2020

Overview

This meme combines a silly news headline with two side-by-side photographs. The headline introduces a viral 'Florida Man' style story about an excavator operator lifting a Learjet as if it is a toy plane, with a humorous add-on that the operator was likely making plane sound effects while moving the aircraft. The two photos show the yellow Caterpillar excavator holding the small private jet in its arm, raised off the ground in a pose that mimics a flying toy, behind a barbed wire fence at what appears to be an airfield or scrap processing area. The core humor comes from the absurd, playful visual of heavy industrial equipment handling an expensive aircraft like a child's toy, paired with the well-known 'Florida Man' trope of bizarre, lighthearted viral news from Florida.

Origin notes

The source content is originally a news article written by Derya Ozdemir and published on December 25, 2020, with share icons for Facebook, Twitter/X, LinkedIn, and Reddit visible on the article screenshot, indicating it was widely shared across social media platforms. This specific instance of the meme was obtained from the X.com (formerly Twitter) account WholesomeMeme via RSS feed, as stated in the provided additional source information.

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