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Hello fellow web crawlers! Andrew here. Welcome to today's edition of web_crawlr.
Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃 To celebrate, we will be giving away some web_crawlr mugs! Scroll on down below to find out how you can get one!
Anyway, our top stories today are about: Some of the best Thanksgiving memes to prepare you for the rest of the day, why people on TikTok are buying in bulk after Trump announced plans to raise tariffs, a pizza hack that not everyone is onboard with, and a woman claiming that her Wi-Fi box burned down her house.
After that, we've got a "Deplatformed" column from our Senior Editor David.
Enjoy the holiday! See you tomorrow.
— A.W.
⚡ Today in Internet Culture
🍂 MEMES
28 of the funniest Thanksgiving memes, 2024 edition
Funny Thanksgiving memes have become a staple of the holiday season between Halloween and Christmas, offering humor to balance the stress of meal prep and large family gatherings. We gathered some of the best of them for you this year.
🌐 TECH
TikTok is tariff prepping
Following President-elect Donald Trump’s plan to raise tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico, TikTokers started plotting how to stockpile supplies before he takes office.
🍕 HACKS
‘I think it’s weird but I am 100% trying this’: Woman shares Domino’s ‘Pizza Drop’ hack. But not everyone is onboard
A Domino’s Pizza customer has gone viral after sharing her unusual method to reduce pizza grease.
🔥 WTF
‘We literally lost everything’: Woman issues warning after Quantum Fiber Wi-Fi box allegedly burned down her house
This woman’s house allegedly caught on fire after a Quantum Fiber internet box overheated. Is the company liable for setting her house aflame?
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By David Covucci
Politics & Technology Editor
How to get banned on Bluesky
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🕸️ Crawling the Web
Here is what else is happening across the 'net.
💰 This woman says you should always get a high-yield savings account. Is that true?
🎮 In a viral video, a GameStop employee says he just put in his two-week’s notice and then explains the many reasons why he’s quitting.
🍴 Being a server is no easy job. Given this, it’s understandable that some servers have customer gripes that they’re eager to share on the internet.
🥪 If you’ve reached your limit with tipping culture, you might want to reconsider: One woman was denied a bag at Subway recently because employees didn’t see her tip.
🪪 “I just got IDd buying cold medicine at Walmart,” one woman said in a viral video. But that wasn’t what surprised her the most.
🌐 From the Daily Dot archive: Is there a First Amendment right to assemble in the metaverse?
📝 Question of the Day
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🤳 Today's Viral Video
Here's Billy Bob Thornton on why he prefers to wear women's jeans.
