Internet culture is chaotic—but we’ll break it down for you in one daily email. Sign up for the Daily Dot’s web_crawlr newsletter here. You’ll get the best (and worst) of the internet straight into your inbox.
Hello fellow web crawlers! Kira here. Welcome to today’s edition of web_crawlr.
Today’s top stories are about: one woman’s nightmare trip to the dentist, Naomi Wolf’s claim that the Democrats froze her electronics after she endorsed Trump, a woman who found something concerning in her Shein overalls, and a deep dive into the childish delights of the “Mom I threw up” meme.
After that, Mikael has a new “One Dumb Conspiracy” column for you.
See you tomorrow,
— K.D.
⚡ Today in Internet Culture
🦷 WTF
‘The dentist laughed at her’: Woman says Aspen Dental insisted on taking out more teeth than she needed
Is this real life, or a nightmare?
👩💻 CONSPIRACY
Infamous COVID conspiracy theorist claims Democrats froze her electronics for endorsing Trump
Naomi Wolf may have been looking for sympathy, but she sure didn’t find it.
👖 BUYER BEWARE
‘Wait this is actually scary’: Woman buys Shein overalls. Then she finds a Chipolo tracker sewn inside them
From live scorpions to threatening notes, fast fashion retailer Shein has become notorious for sending unwanted items with its packages.
👽 MEMES
The ‘Mom I Threw Up’ meme and its many variations
We crawl the web so you don’t have to. Sign up to receive web_crawlr, a daily newsletter from the Daily Dot, in your inbox each day.
By Mikael Thalen
Staff Reporter
Jill Biden’s panda costume sends QAnon crowd into Halloween fervor
In each edition of web_crawlr we have exclusive original content every day. On Mondays our Tech Reporter Mikael Thalen debunks the most wild conspiracy theories swirling around the web in his “One Dumb Conspiracy” column. If you want to read columns like this before everyone else, subscribe to web_crawlr to get your daily scoop of internet culture delivered straight to your inbox.
🕸️ Crawling the Web
Here is what else is happening across the ‘net.
🪥 A CVS shopper shared a trick for how to get Colgate Max Fresh toothpaste for free.
🍌 A rumored ban on banana ketchup has shoppers scrambling to get their hands on the product, and prices have gone way up.
📺 A couple bought a 98-inch TV for their house, but ran into a small problem: they couldn’t get it inside.
🛍️ A woman on TikTok is warning shoppers that the JCPenny $3 pink tag sale is a scam, but some viewers don’t agree.
🥖 A server called out customers who tried to split the check on a single appetizer.
🥯 A McDonald’s expert shared the real reason breakfast is served cold now. What’s the deal?
🍺 From the Daily Dot archive: Is social media spending on drunk driving campaigns making a difference?
📝 Question of the Day
Everyone’s got opinions, and we want to know yours. Just click a button below to answer the question, and tomorrow we will let you know how fellow web crawlers like you answered.
HAVE YOU EVER BOUGHT ANYTHING FROM SHEIN?
To answer questions like this in the future, sign up for web_crawlr here.
🤳 Today’s Viral Video
Martha Stewart keeps it real on why she and Ina Garten no longer talk. 👀
🎶 Now Playing: “Let’s Dance” by David Bowie 🎶
