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Hello fellow web crawlers! Andrew here. Welcome to today’s edition of web_crawlr.
Our top stories today are about: A roundup of the best post-election memes to help you cope, a chef making meals from Animal Crossing: New Horizons in real life, a DoorDasher being shocked at the tip they received for a $1,800 order, and a wheelchair user saying a parking attendant chased her and insulted her for parking in a handicapped spot.
After that, the trending team shares with you their pick for “Main Character of the Week.”
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See you tomorrow!
— A.W.
⚡ Today in Internet Culture
🗳️ VIRAL POLITICS
26 post-election memes to help everyone cope
Post-election memes aren’t really helping anyone who voted for sanity cope, but what else are we really supposed to do at this point?
🥘 POP CULTURE
A chef is making meals from ‘Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ in real life—and chronicling it online
People have found so many fun ways to connect with the things they love and share them online. One amazing example of that is a creator who documents themselves making meals from Animal Crossing: New Horizons in real life.
💵 LABOR
‘It really was a lot of work’: DoorDash driver picks up $1,800 Panera order and has to set it up at office party. Then she sees her tip
A DoorDash driver couldn’t wait to see the tip on a $1,800 Panera order she picked up and set up at the delivery location. But the results were a bit lackluster.
👩🦽 WTF
‘He was being so aggressive’: Woman says parking attendant chased her after she parked in a handicapped spot. She’s a wheelchair user
According to California Law, wheelchair users can park in any marked handicapped parking place for as long as needed. However, one wheelchair user said a parking attendant chased and insulted her as she tried to do just that.
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A DEAD ANIMAL NAMED PEANUT BECAME A HERO OF RIGHT WINGERS RECENTLY. WHAT KIND OF ANIMAL WAS IT?
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Main Character of the Week: Your spiraling Facebook friends
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🕸️ Crawling the Web
Here is what else is happening across the ‘net.
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🦃 This man ordered Popeyes’ pre-cooked Cajun Turkey. Is it worth the $100 price tag?
🥒 A Jimmy John’s customer tried to add may and ham to her Picklewich. It backfired.
🛒 A lot of people are interested in this viral video where a Walmart customer detailed the “unhinged” experience she recently had at the retail giant.
📱 A man tried to trade-in his old device for an iPhone 16 at the Verizon store. He then received a bill that was more than a $100 over his usual monthly charges.
🔍 From the Daily Dot archive: Telegram is supercharging conspiracy theories across the planet.
🤳 Today’s Viral Video
Salma Hayek and Jimmy Fallon recreate the iconic From Dusk Till Dawn dance.
