Hello fellow web crawlers! Andrew here.Ā Welcome to todayās edition of web_crawlr.Ā
Got anyĀ good weekend plans? Iāll be in Chicago watching the Mets play the Cubs at Wrigley Field. Itās my first time going to the historic stadium, so Iām excited. Maybe Iāll wear my āTake Me Out To The Blog Gameā shirt. ā¾
Anyway, ourĀ top storiesĀ today are about: PeopleĀ capturing video of an amusement park ride malfunctionĀ that left people suspended upside down, Biden supporters and detractorsĀ accusing one another of gaslightingĀ over wandering off videos,Ā five wild instances of landlords being evil, and a Subway customer saying a workerĀ gave her attitude for not tippingĀ after buying a bottle of water.Ā
After that, the trending team shares their pick for āMain Character of the Week.āĀ
Also: Itās Friday, which means itās time for ourĀ weekly news quiz. Just scroll down to answer todayās question. If you guess correctly, youĀ might winĀ a āTake Me Out To The Blog Gameā shirt.Ā
See you tomorrow!
ā A.W.Ā
ā” Today in Internet Culture
š” WTF
āThought we were going to dieā: Passenger calls out Portland amusement park after getting stuck on ride upside down
Twenty-eight passengers were stuckĀ suspended in mid-air for nearly 30 minutesĀ after a malfunctionāandĀ people posted video of the incident.Ā
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š¶ āCHEAP FAKESā
Biden supporters, detractors accuse one another of gaslighting over wandering off, freezing up videos
The videos haveĀ sparked a fierce online war between outlets and right-wing influencersĀ covering them and Bidenās teamĀ furiously attempting to debunk them.
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šļø LANDLORD HORROR STORIES
āSUE. NOW.ā: 5 wild instances of landlords being evil
Hundreds of tenants take to TikTok daily toĀ share their individual negative landlord experiences, and today, weāveĀ decided to share five of those cases.Ā
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šµ VIRAL LABOR
āThe cashier scoffed at meā: Subway customer says worker gave him an attitude for not tipping on $3 bottle of Dasani
In a world ofĀ fast food, self-checkouts, and self-pickups, some customers are asking one question:Ā To tip or not to tip?
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A SENATORāS PICTURE OF HIM GRILLING BURGERS WAS MOCKED SO WIDELY HE TOOK IT DOWN. WHICH SENATOR WAS IT?
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š Main Character of the Week
ByĀ Ramon Ramirez
Managing Editor
Main Character of the Week:Ā Woman who had the most āstandoffishā job interview ever
Main Character of the Week is a weekly column thatĀ tells you the most prominent āmain characterā online (good or bad).Ā It runs on Fridays in the Daily Dotās web_crawlr newsletter. If you want to get this columnĀ a day beforeĀ we publish it,Ā subscribe to web_crawlr, where youāll get the daily scoop of internet culture delivered straight to your inbox.
šøļø Crawling the Web
Here is what else is happening across the ānet.
š WhileĀ Whole FoodsĀ is notoriouslyĀ expensiveĀ (and a bitĀ bougie), thisĀ one food itemĀ is so well-priced that itās going viral.
š„¤ TheĀ food service industryĀ can be aĀ messy and disgusting businessĀ on the kitchen side of thingsāandĀ former workersĀ areĀ calling out things they would never order.
š Happy MealsĀ typically come with a choice of entrĆ©eāburger or chicken nuggetsāa french fry, a drink, and a toy. But did you knowĀ they have another purpose?Ā
šļø First come, first served, seems to be theĀ golden ruleĀ when buying furniture atĀ Goodwill. After one shopper allegedly noticedĀ someone buying out the furniture section, they asked viewers on TikTok:Ā Is this fair?
šÆ SomeoneĀ tested outĀ an emergentĀ ChipotleĀ trendāfilming yourself ordering,Ā allegedly to get bigger portionsātaking the concept to an extreme.
š From theĀ Daily Dot archive:Ā QAnon is nowĀ too big to fail.
š¤³ Todayās Viral Video
MesmerizingĀ mastery in motionāwatch this artist make ceramic sculptingĀ look effortless.