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Phil West is a veteran professional writer and editor, and his works include two nonfiction books and articles in myriad print and online publications.

Phil West

Driver issues warning after his radio screen ‘turned into a computer for 2004

‘I’d take it over the new Google system GM is now using’: Driver issues warning after his radio screen ‘turned into a computer from 2004’

Mike Hadge

Disney’s animatronic ‘Country Bear Jamboree’ band member ‘Liverlips McGrowl’ canceled, renamed

Server calls out customers for how they leave her table

‘What are we tipping 25% for?’: Server calls out customers for how they leave their table. It backfires

Tiffanie Drayton is a geek culture and lifestyle reporter whose work covers everything from gender and race to anime and Xbox. Her work has appeared in Complex, Salon, Marie Claire, and elsewhere.

Tiffanie Drayton

Renter moves into new apartment, realizes something major is missing

‘That’s so shady to even rent it out like that’: Renter moves into new apartment, realizes something major is missing

Braden Bjella is a culture writer. His work can be found in Mixmag, Electronic Beats, Schon! magazine, and more.

Braden Bjella

Woman shares universal fob trick for rolling down all automatic windows at once

‘Everyone in the comments with different car brands was saying it works’: Woman shares universal fob trick for rolling down all automatic windows at once

From PopCrave to text chains, here are the many hilarious ways people heard about the Joe Biden news

Mustafa Gatollari has been an internet culture writer for over a decade. He has a passion for connecting what’s trending on social media to solid research—helping to separate clout-chasing claims from facts.

Mustafa Gatollari

DoorDash driver says someone placed an order for a single pack of sauce from Taco Bell

‘Be careful’: DoorDash driver says someone placed an order for a single sauce packet from Taco Bell. He then realizes why

Mikael Thalen is a tech and security reporter covering social media, data breaches, hackers, and more.

Mikael Thalen

Of course conspiracy theorists think Biden's resignation letter is fake

Fake forensic ‘experts’ think they can prove Biden didn’t sign his dropout letter

Stacy Fernández is a freelance writer, project manager and communications specialist. She’s worked at The Texas Tribune, The Dallas Morning News and run social for The Education Trust New York. Her favorite hobby is finding hidden gems at the thrift store, she loves a good audio book and is a chocolate enthusiast.

Stacy Fernandez

Woman issues warning about giving number out at register for rewards programs

‘I give out my ex husbands number’: Woman issues warning about giving number out at register for rewards programs

Renter hires professional cleaners when she moves out to protect deposit. She can’t believe how much she has to pay

‘I had things perfectly ready’: Renter hires professional cleaners when she moves out to protect deposit. She can’t believe how much she has to pay

Beau Paul is a freelance writer from Austin, Texas. Beau also wrote narrative and dialog for the gaming industry for several years before becoming an entertainment journalist.

Beau Paul

Toyota dealership worker shares the real reason they 'keep your keys' during trade-in negotiation

‘Had to call the police when they tried this’: Toyota dealership worker shares the real reason they ‘keep your keys’ during trade-in negotiation

Woman issues warning to everyone who has security cameras

‘You could hear a man’s voice coming from our cameras’: Woman issues warning to everyone who has security cameras

Melody Heald is a culture writer. Her work can be found in Glitter Magazine, BUST Magazine, and more.

Melody Heald

Woman Uber Eats confetti cake from 'local business.'

‘I fell victim to one of the ghost kitchens’: Woman Uber Eats confetti cake from ‘local business.’ The cake came from Chuck E. Cheese

Chad Swiatecki is a 30-year journalist who relocated to Austin, TX from his home state of Michigan in 2008. He most enjoys covering the intersection of arts, business and local/state politics. He writes regularly for Austin Monitor, and has written for Rolling Stone, Spin, New York Daily News, Texas Monthly, Austin Business Journal, Austin American-Statesman and many other regional and national outlets.

Chad Swiatecki

Mechanic runs into unexpected problem when customer brings him a bad oil filter

‘Props to the quick lube for stopping while they were still ahead’: Mechanic runs into unexpected problem when customer brings him a bad oil filter

Charlotte is a regular Daily Dot contributor with bylines in Insider, VICE, Glamour, The Independent, and more. She holds a Masters&#8217;s degree in Magazine Journalism from City, University of London.

Charlotte Colombo

Woman orders $30 seafood boil from Facebook Marketplace. She can't believe how they bagged it

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