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Joanne Freeman @jbf1755 And now....a word from the Grim Reaper. Really. This is SO 2020. Even BEYOND 2020. It's even 2021. It's also a Monty Python skit. In real life. Which is so 2020. Adam Parkhomenko @AdamParkhomenko · May 1 h-------- Show this thread LIVE

Adam Ritchie @fontbandit Someone give @wmbbtv's @faithgrahamtv an Edward R. Murrow Award for maintaining her composure while interviewing the Grim Reaper. All pro. Thank you for sharing, @Chris_McMurry. Adam Parkhomenko @AdamParkhomenko · May 1 h-------- Show this thread LIVE FAITH GRAHAM @FAITHGRAHAMTV 13 abc 11:06 1:12 9.9M views LS LOOKING AT POSSIBLE LATER FALL START DATE DUE TO PA COVID19 2:58 PM · May 1, 2020 · Twitter Web App

Daniel Uhlfelder @DWUhlfelderLaw Many of you have asked if I am willing to travel around Florida wearing Grim Reaper attire to the beaches and other areas of the state opening up prematurely. The answer is absolutely yes. Beginning May 1 we will hit the road here in state. Please retweet and spread the word.

Kelly Connolly @_kellyQ you simply have to respect florida's local news channels, which in the past two days have brought us "golden retriever does the weather" and "grim reaper on the beach" Adam Parkhomenko @AdamParkhomenko · May 1 h-------- Show this thread LIVE

Jane C. Timm @janestreet Florida man w13 CORONAVIRUS DANIEL UHLFELDER FLORIDA ATTORNEY AND WALTON COUNTY RESIDENT 13 50 abc 11 2:56 PM · May 1, 2020 · Twitter Web App

Claude Taylor @TrueFactsStated And now here's the Grim Reaper reporting from Florida's panhandle. CORONAVIRUS DANIEL UHLFELDER FLORIDA ATTORNEY AND WALTON COUNTY RESIDENT 13 50 abc 11:07 2:57 PM · May 1, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone

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Florida Grim Reaper refers to a viral video of lawyer Daniel Uhlfelder dressed as the grim reaper in a local news broadcast. Uhlfelder was protesting the May 1st reopening of Florida's beaches amidst the coronavirus pandemic.

Origin

On May 1st, 2020, Daniel Uhlfelder appeared at Mirimar Beach In Walton County, Florida dressed as the grim reaper to protest the reopening of beaches in the state, which he felt was premature amidst the coronavirus pandemic.

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The footage began going viral after the clip of Uhlfelder speaking to a local ABC affiliate was posted to Twitter by user @AdamParkhomenko,^[1] gaining over 61,000 retweets and 225,000 likes (shown below).

holy shit pic.twitter.com/rVw24plXTp
— Adam Parkhomenko (@AdamParkhomenko) May 1, 2020

After Parkhomenko's tweet, Twitter users began commenting on the ominousness of the video. User @MarcusGilmer^[2] posted a still of the video, commenting, "So how’s the reopening of beaches going in Florida, you ask?", gaining over 3,900 retweets and 14,000 likes (shown below, left). User @Millicentsomer^[3] tweeted, "what surprises me most is how unassuming and sensible the Grim Reaper turned out to be," gaining over 300 retweets and 1,800 likes (shown below, right). Tweets about the grim reaper appearance were covered by Twitter Events.^[4]

Marcus Gilmer @marcusgilmer So how's the reopening of beaches going in Florida, you ask? CORONAVIRUS DANIEL UHLFELDER FLORIDA ATTORNEY AND WALTON COUNTY RESIDENT Can 13 50 abc 11:07 TIVE CASES, 3 DEATHS COVID19 3:03 PM · May 1, 2020 · Twitter for iPhone

Lili Loofbourow @Millicentsomer what surprises me most is how unassuming and sensible the Grim Reaper turned out to be Adam Parkhomenko @AdamParkhomenko · May 1 h-------- Show this thread LIVE FAITH GRAHAM V @FAITHGRAHAMTV 13 50 abc 11:06 1:10 9.9M views ER FALL START DATE DUE TO PANDEMIC obo GULF POWER COVID19

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^[1] Twitter – @AdamParkhomento

^[2] Twitter – @MarcusGilman

^[3] Twitter – @Millicentsomer

^[4] Twitter Events – The Grim Reaper is pretty articulate when it comes to public health

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