Hello fellow web crawlers! Andrew here. Welcome to today’s edition of web_crawlr.
Happy Friday! Our top stories today are about: Strange voices coming out of someone’s microwave that were “really creepy,” how people online predicted a Harris/Walz presidential ticket all the way back in 2020, a JetBlue agent caught on camera screaming at a passenger, and a roundup of some of the funniest Olympics memes so far.
After that, our trending team shares with you their pick for “Main Character of the Week.”
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— A.W.
⚡ Today in Internet Culture
🗣️ ‘REALLY CREEPY’
Homeowners try to use microwave after flipping kitchen breaker. Then something strange happens
A homeowner heard strange voices coming out of her microwave, and as she investigated further, she realized it could have something to do with “cutting-edge” technology from the turn of the millennium.
🔮 CRYSTAL BALL
These online prognosticators called a Harris-Walz 2024 ticket—back in 2020
Pretty impressive, to be honest.
✈️ CAUGHT ON CAMERA
‘Ok but what happened before this?’: Passenger films JetBlue agent screaming at her after her flight got canceled. It backfires
A JetBlue agent was apparently fed up with a customer—so much so that the worker was caught yelling at the woman in a recent viral video.
🏅 OLYMPICS
30 of the funniest 2024 Olympics memes—so far
Funny Olympics memes are as much a 21st-century tradition every four years as the lighting of the flame or Simone Biles winning gold medals.
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Main Character of the Week: Best Buy customer who wouldn’t take no for an answer
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🕸️ Crawling the Web
Here is what else is happening across the ‘net.
🧺 This Airbnb guest says the host kept coming into her unit to do laundry in the middle of the night.
🕙 People have a lot of opinions about Target imposing a new teen curfew in stores.
💼 That viral “Gen Z boss in a mini” video is peak corporate cringe.
🥩 A woman went viral for showing a trick to get steaks at Costco for just $9.
🍦 A content creator recently took to TikTok to test a popular theory: Do Nestlé Drumstick frozen treats really not melt when exposed to room temperature?
📛 Have you ever walked into Walmart and noticed some associates wear different color name badges? Some are yellow and others blue. A Walmart worker revealed why some associates wear different color badges.
🏳️🌈 From the Daily Dot archive: How a Sims 2 fan forum became an unwitting safe space for queer creatives.
🤳 Today’s Viral Video
We talked to the man who claims he went on Applebee’s date with JD Vance.
