Hello fellow web crawlers! Andrew here. Welcome to today’s edition of web_crawlr.
Our top stories today are about: How Republicans can’t handle being called “weird” (and the many memes about that), 25 hilarious Cybertruck memes we found, a man sharing a terrifying experience he had with his iPhone, and why chocolate muffins have been all the rage at the Olympics.
After that, the trending team shares with you their pick for “Main Character of the Week.”
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— A.W.
⚡ Today in Internet Culture
🥴 ‘WEIRD’
Conservatives are so shaken by people thinking they’re ‘weird’ they think the CIA must be behind it
As Democratic politicians across the board have gone all-in on calling Republicans “weird,” some conservatives decided that the swift adoption of the phrase reveals it must be a secret CIA plot. Of course, there are also tons of memes about calling Republicans weird.
🚗 MEMES
25 of the funniest Cybertruck memes on the internet
Raccoons are strangely drawn to the Cybertruck. Wonder why?
📱 WTF
‘I was logged out of all my apps. It took me 20 minutes to get back in’: Man says a stranger began talking to him on his iPhone. Then it shut down
There might be a new reason to be paranoid about your iPhone.
🍪 OLYMPICS
‘Olympic muffin man’: What’s going on with the chocolate muffins at the Olympic Village?
Eating an Olympic Village chocolate muffin is truly going for the gold.
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Main Character of the Week: DoorDash customer who picked up her own Wingstop
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🕸️ Crawling the Web
Here is what else is happening across the ‘net.
🍗 This Popeyes customer discovered an “infinite food glitch” by using this free chicken hack.
🍎 That “locally grown” produce you just bought at the farmer’s market? Turns out it might be a scam. Here’s one trick to figure it out.
🐈 Do you have a cat? You may want to listen to this dire warning one pet owner had about Kindfull cat food.
👜 When you drop over $5,000 on an authentic Chanel bag at a Chanel store in Milan, the last thing you expect is low quality. But in a new viral TikTok, a Chanel customer reportedly got a bag so subpar she is convinced it is a dupe.
🔔 In a viral video, a woman shared why you should always test the doorbell before buying a house.
🍓 A customer accusing McDonald’s of lying about how “fresh” their strawberry pies are has gotten a lot of attention online.
👪 From the Daily Dot archive: Why some mommy vloggers are taking their kids out of the spotlight.
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🤳 Today’s Viral Video
Everyone looked so happy back then.
