Nextdoor Politics Rhonda Young’s “guy on a bike” post blew up on Nextdoor last week, clocking in at 131 comments as of press time. “I was just sitting on my front porch and a skinny white guy rode by on his bike and yelled ‘go back to Europe, cracker,’” Young said. “Not sure what to […]
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MEMernet: Reddit Bonanza!
Memphis dazzled on Reddit last week. Here are just a few examples. Interesting as Duck A gif of the Peabody Hotel duck march made the front page in a post to the r/interestingasfuck subreddit. In 24 hours, the post had more than 87,500 upvotes, 1,200 comments, and the gif had been viewed 3.5 million times. […]
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MEMernet: COVID’s Web and Sexy Treats
COVID’s Web Citizens of the MEMernet have been sharing photos of the hilarious Halloween decorations at this Central Gardens home. The scene is an IRL political cartoon. In it, Donald Trump is spider-webbed to a tree surrounded by coronavirus particles. Imaginary polling data shows the homeowner is a front-runner to win Halloween. Dog whistle? Memphis […]
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MEMernet: Domestic Violence, Rhodes Scholar, and Freddy Krueger
Domestic Violence The Tennessee Bureau of Investigation tweeted Monday that domestic violence rises during the holidays, but those holidays “might surprise you,” and posted this sobering infographic. Posted to Twitter by the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation Rhodes? Rhodes College got brief time in the national spotlight last week. President Donald Trump’s press secretary Kayleigh McEnany […]
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MEMernet: Minecraft Pyramid, ‘NIMBY Fear’
Minecraft Pyramid YouTuber Bubbaflubba built Bass Pro Shops at the Pyramid in just over five days … in Minecraft. The game’s creative mode allows players to build anything, and Bubbaflubba has built the White House, the Disneyland Castle, and a Las Vegas hotel and casino. It’s pretty clear Bubbaflubba ain’t from ’round here, though. In […]
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MEMernet: Walking (Dead) in Memphis, Twitter Clapback, and 901 Reasons
Walking (Dead) In Memphis Downtown Memphis is invaded by flesh-eating Walkers in the Walking Dead mobile game. Posted to Reddit by u/Dbfresh0 Marsha, Marsha Jemele Hill/Twitter Writer and podcast host Jemele Hill roasted Tennessee Sen. Marsha Blackburn with a comeback tweet heard ’round the internet last week. Blackburn tweeted, “We will never rewrite the Constitution […]
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MEMernet: Who Pooted? and Best of Nextdoor
Who Pooted? Flyer columnist emeritus Chris Davis clapped eagle eyes on this Memphis beauty last week, posted behind a fence facing Danny Thomas Boulevard. Then, he thankfully posted it to Facebook. I quote: “40 Yrs. of Straight Turd Chasin’.” Best of Nextdoor “Wanted everyone to know that this morning while at Dollar General, I was […]
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MEMernet: WTF? on Ebay, AlGreens, and Shell Shock
WTF? for sale Now you can own a piece of Flyer history. Our 2016 election issue with the “WTF?” headline can be yours on eBay for the low, low price of $100. It was free four years ago. But weren’t we all? Its condition? Used, but in good shape. Where is it? Olive Branch. Posted […]
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MEMernet: Laura’s Lightning, No More Noodles, and Pancho’s Search
Laura’s Lightning Amazing images of Hurricane Laura in Memphis were posted last week. Posted to Reddit by u/tacojohn48 Posted to Instagram by Choose 901 Lucky Cat In an Instagram post, Lucky Cat Ramen announced it would close. “No more noodles for awhile,” Lucky Cat said in the post. “This pandemic has been brutal and it […]
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VOTE NOW for Best of Memphis
It’s that time of year when all good Memphians should do their civic duty and vote in the Flyer‘s annual Best of Memphis competition. Just go here and get to clicking. You’ll be glad you did … and so will we. The Flyer‘s Best of Memphis issue will appear on October 29th.