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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

Woman says Crumbl Cookies is lying after finding out how many calories are in a cookie

‘Did you just find out how serving sizes work?’: Woman says Crumbl Cookies is lying after finding out how many calories are in a cookie

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

Braden Bjella

young woman in Subway with caption "is no one else going to talk about why subway has their meats locked up now???" (l) Subway storefront (c) Subway counter (r)

‘How am I going to choose my meats?’: Woman says Subway is now locking up the meat

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

Melody Heald

Pizza restaurant gets stuck with $600 worth of food after Uber Eats does something unexpected

‘You won’t be paid’: Pizza restaurant gets stuck with $600 worth of food after Uber Eats does something unexpected

McDonald's worker mocks customers who ask for unsalted fries then request salt packets

‘Me looking for the salt packets they asked for’: McDonald’s customer asks for unsalted fries to really get fresh fries. Her trick fails

Chipotle customer calls out young worker for having ‘no social skills’ after ‘rude’ interaction

‘I was just asking for a side of guac’: Chipotle customer calls out young worker for having ‘no social skills’ after ‘rude’ interaction

Brooke Sjoberg is a freelance writer who graduated with her Bachelors in Journalism from the University of Texas at Austin in 2020.

Brooke Sjoberg

Ex DoorDash driver shares real reason people place single-item orders of salt or sauce

‘It’s kinda crazy that these fast-food restaurants haven’t caught on yet’: Ex-DoorDash driver shares the real reason people place single-item orders of salt or sauce

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

Expert reveals ‘pizza equation’—how many pizzas to get based on guests you have

‘Round up to the next pizza’: Expert reveals ‘pizza equation’—how many pizzas to get based on guests you have

Customer calls out restaurants for making takeout ‘inconvenient’

‘Tipping for to-go is so wild!’: Customer calls out restaurants for making takeout ‘inconvenient’

Ramon Ramirez was the managing editor and, formerly, the Dot&#8217;s news director, entertainment editor, and evening editor. His work has appeared in the Washington Post, Grantland, Washington City Paper, Austin American-Statesman, and Austin Monitor.

Ramon Ramirez

Lemon Tree Woman Main Character of the Week

Main Character of the Week: The lemon tree woman

Trader Joe’s customer baffled after cashier says ‘omg I haven’t tried that yet.’

‘Sometimes the script just comes out at inappropriate times’: Trader Joe’s customer baffled after cashier says ‘omg I haven’t tried that yet.’ Here’s what they were buying

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

Buffalo Wild Wings server shows what really happens when you give ‘your compliments to the chef’

‘Did them dirty’: Buffalo Wild Wings server shows what really happens when you give ‘your compliments to the chef’

Customer says IHOP watered down syrup for International Pancake Day

‘Ur drinking sink water’: Customer says IHOP watered down syrup for National Pancake Day

Parks Kugle is a writer and reporter based in San Antonio. His work has appeared in Lumina Literary Journal, Wicked Local Newspapers, and various publications across the U.S. He enjoys comics and gardening.

Parks Kugle

Taco Bell sign(l), Woman eating taco(c), Drive thru(r)

‘i get anxious im the ONLY person that uses them and they think im weird’: Taco Bell customer orders through the app—while she’s at the drive-thru

French fries(l), Woman talking(c), OreIda frozen french fry bag(r)

‘This isn’t what the bag means’: You’re probably following the directions ‘turn halfway through cooking’ wrong

Red velvet cake(l), Woman talking(c), Red velvet mix(r)

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