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Hello fellow web crawlers! Andrew here.Ā Welcome to todayā€™s edition of web_crawlr.Ā 

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OurĀ top storiesĀ today are about: A roundup of theĀ best post-election memes to help you cope, a chefĀ making meals fromĀ Animal Crossing: New HorizonsĀ in real life, a DoorDasher beingĀ shocked at the tip they receivedĀ for a $1,800 order, and a wheelchair user saying a parking attendantĀ chased her and insulted herĀ for parking in a handicapped spot.Ā 

After that, the trending team shares with you their pick for ā€œMain Character of the Week.ā€Ā 

Also: Itā€™s Friday, which means it is time for ourĀ weekly news quiz! Scroll down below to answer the question. If you guess correctly, youĀ might win a ā€œClick or Treatā€ sweatshirt!Ā 

See you tomorrow!Ā 

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šŸ—³ļø VIRAL POLITICS
26 post-election memes to help everyone cope

Post-election memesĀ arenā€™t really helping anyone who voted for sanity cope, butĀ what else are we really supposed to do at this point?

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šŸ„˜ POP CULTURE
A chef is making meals from ā€˜Animal Crossing: New Horizonsā€™ in real lifeā€”and chronicling it online

People have found so manyĀ fun ways to connect with the things they loveĀ and share them online. One amazing example of that is a creator who documents themselvesĀ making meals fromĀ Animal Crossing: New HorizonsĀ in real life.

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šŸ’µ LABOR
ā€˜It really was a lot of workā€™: DoorDash driver picks up $1,800 Panera order and has to set it up at office party. Then she sees her tip

A DoorDash driverĀ couldnā€™t wait to see the tip on a $1,800 Panera orderĀ she picked up and set up at the delivery location.Ā But the results were a bit lackluster.

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šŸ‘©ā€šŸ¦½ WTF
ā€˜He was being so aggressiveā€™: Woman says parking attendant chased her after she parked in a handicapped spot. Sheā€™s a wheelchair user

According to California Law, wheelchair users canĀ park in any marked handicapped parking placeĀ for as long as needed. However, one wheelchair userĀ said a parking attendant chased and insulted herĀ as she tried to do just that.

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Main Character of the Week, a web_crawlr column

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Main Character of the Week:Ā Your spiraling Facebook friends

Main Character of the Week is a weekly column thatĀ tells you the most prominent ā€œmain characterā€ online (good or bad).Ā It runs on Fridays in the Daily Dotā€™s web_crawlr newsletter. If you want to get this columnĀ a day beforeĀ we publish it,Ā subscribe to web_crawlr, where youā€™ll get the daily scoop of internet culture delivered straight to your inbox.


šŸ•øļø Crawling the Web

Here is what else is happening across the ā€˜net.

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šŸ¦ƒ This man orderedĀ Popeyesā€™ pre-cooked Cajun Turkey. Is itĀ worth the $100 price tag?

šŸ„’ AĀ Jimmy Johnā€™sĀ customerĀ tried to addĀ may and ham to her Picklewich.Ā It backfired.

šŸ›’ A lot of peopleĀ are interestedĀ in this viral video where aĀ Walmart customer detailed the ā€œunhingedā€ experienceĀ sheĀ recently hadĀ at the retail giant.Ā 

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šŸ“± A man tried toĀ trade-in his old device for an iPhone 16Ā at theĀ Verizon store. He thenĀ received a billĀ that wasĀ more than a $100 over his usual monthly charges.

šŸ” From theĀ Daily Dot archive:Ā Telegram isĀ supercharging conspiracy theoriesĀ across the planet.


šŸ¤³ Todayā€™s Viral Video

Salma Hayek and Jimmy Fallon recreate the iconicĀ From Dusk Till DawnĀ dance.Ā 

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