Hello fellow web crawlers! Andrew here. I’m back! Welcome to today’s edition of web_crawlr.
Today’s top stories are about: A McDonald’s worker sharing why you might be getting scammed while ordering frappes, why former Sen. Kelly Loeffler thinks Trump’s indictment is invalid because of a mean tweet, a Chipotle customer’s salsa meltdown that was caught on camera, and why a song for a nervous dog has become the new anthem for all anxious animals.
After that, we’ve got a “Now Streaming” column from our Culture Reporter Michelle.
See you tomorrow!
— A.W.
⚡ Today’s top stories
🥤 SCAMS
McDonald’s worker shares why you may be getting scammed when ordering frappes
A McDonald’s worker warned people about what’s happening with their caramel frappe orders—and how whipped cream figures into an equation that might not be favorable for customers.
🗳️ POLITICS
Kelly Loeffler says Trump’s Georgia indictment is invalid because a witness sent her a mean tweet once
There’s only one problem.
🌮 VIRAL
‘Do your job and make burritos’: Chipotle customer throws fit after worker puts ‘too much’ salsa on her taco
A user on TikTok has sparked discussion after calling out a “Karen” involved in an incident at Chipotle.
🐶 INTERNET CULTURE
‘She’s so brave, she’s well-behaved’: Song for nervous dog becomes trending TikTok sound
This is the new anthem for all anxious animals.
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📺 Now Streaming
‘Red, White & Royal Blue’ is a solid romance—but a lot is left on the cutting room floor
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🕸️ Crawling the web
Here is what else is happening across the ‘net.
🩹 Have we been putting on BAND-AIDs wrong the entire time?
🎃 This Starbucks customer tried to “convince” a barista to put pumpkin spice syrup in their drink despite it being the middle of the summer.
💼 One Redditor posed an interesting question to the r/antiwork subreddit: “Got a higher raise than I was supposed to, do I say anything?” Talk about champagne problems.
🛒 While most TikTokers share grocery store hacks, one user has gone viral for saying she just eats food at the grocery store then pays for just the wrapper. Viewers wonder whether or not this is legal.
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🆔 One shopper who was excited to prove that she was indeed 21 years old was disappointed when a store worker didn’t ask to see her ID.
🐠 In a viral set of videos, a woman shared her journey to save a betta fish she found at PetSmart that she says appeared to be in rough condition.
💵 In a rant video, a restaurant server urged customers to tip in cash after a recent policy change at the restaurant she works at.
🔍 From the Daily Dot archive: QAnon is now too big to fail.
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🏳️⚧️ We want to hear from trans teens!
In light of the legislative battles and increased attacks on transgender rights, the Daily Dot’s IRL team is taking a pulse of trans and nonbinary teens ages 13-20. Our reporting team is looking for transgender and/or non-binary teens to answer a poll about coming out to their parents.
Have you told your parents you’re transgender and/or non-binary? If so, how did they react? And how did you tell them?
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👋 Before you go
In a viral set of videos, a worker shared how speaking up in an email to her boss got her a promotion.
Kristin (@_kristinlorraine) started the video by saying that she just sent to “scariest email of my life to my boss.”
She explained that she’s been executing a task that isn’t actually part of her job description and that even people three levels above her aren’t required to do.
🎶 Now Playing: “California” by Phantom Planet 🎶
