A Florida man has delighted the internet with his unusual photograph for his driver’s license, after shaving just half of his face.

A post on Reddit showing a pair of licenses is going viral, after it was posted to the site’s Funny forum by Slinkyjosh on Monday, amassing more than 18,000 likes.

The licenses for the Sunshine State show a man with a giant bushy beard, later identified as Clinton Brentwood Lee, on the right hand side of his face, while the left is clean-shaved.

Lee’s hair is two different colors, while his complexion is also varied as he’s wearing makeup, with a considerable tan, or foundation line, down the middle of his face.

Chatting to Newsweek, the 40-year-old explained he’d styled his hair and beard into numerous looks for the licenses, and the wacky appearances had spanned more than a decade.

The photographer, based in Saint Petersburg, said: “I went in one time for the DMV, and they told me when I made a very expressive smile not to make a face.

“I thought to myself, what if you have a face? What if your face was just weird? So I went in one time with my beard a little messed up, and held that face the entire time I was there.

“They didn’t say anything. So when I went in again I did it again, and this time a little more expressive with a little more fun here. It has since continued five photos, and a passport.”

The photos have raised a few eyebrows with officials, as Lee added: “The Chinese government made me stand in a special line because I didn’t pass their facial recognition software. I have now been officially called Florida Man by half of my friends.”

Florida statutes indicate anyone wishing to apply for a driving license must provide a photograph of their face, although it doesn’t appear to issue guidelines on facial hair.

The Florida Legislature says: “The department shall, upon receipt of the required fee, issue to each qualified applicant for an identification card a color photographic or digital image identification card bearing a full-face photograph or digital image of the identification cardholder.

“Notwithstanding chapter 761 or s. 761.05, the requirement for a full-face photograph or digital image of the identification cardholder may not be waived.” Regulation 761.05 pertains to “laws respecting the establishment of religion.”

The Reddit post was captioned: “A friend of mine grew a giant beard, then shaved exactly half of it off and applied makeup to half of his face so he could take this drivers license picture where he looks like 2 completely different people.”

Commenting on the post, Cosmic-Star-Wolf joked: “Didn’t need to cover his name its clearly ‘Florida Man.’”

Alghiorso thought: “I was going to say, he’s still probably not even the weirdest dude at the DMV on that given day.”

Conradical30 pointed out: “Honestly the Feds probably appreciate this. They have multiple ways that this guy could look laid out for them if he went into hiding for something.”

Beneficial-Ad5626 commented: “The longer I thought about it, the funnier it got. I wish he would commit a felony and the news had to report him being on the loose with that photo.”

Nighters said: “Imagine someone giving description to sketch artist.”

While MantisPRIME suggested: “Those eyebrows are way too distinct. He needed to shave the eyebrow and head on the beard side.”

While Ctrl_alt_excrete joked: “Honestly probably wouldn’t have been allowed by the DMV in any state other than Florida.”

The Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) in Florida is likely to be busy, with figures revealing the state has the second-highest number of drivers, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration.

In 2019, there were 17,822,760 licensed drivers, only surpassed by California’s 27,213,650 drivers. In total, there were 228,679,719 drivers registered in the U.S.

Driver’s licenses have been around for over a hundred years, as Statista noted: “The driver’s license became mandatory in the United States in the early 20th century, with Missouri and Massachusetts being the first states to require an official license for operating certain types of motor vehicles.

“Such vehicles include motorcycles, passenger vehicles, trucks, trailers, or buses. New Jersey became the first state to require all drivers to pass a mandatory test before being granted an official driver’s license.”

Update 2/22/22, 8:00 a.m. ET: This article was updated with comment from Lee.