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Hello fellow web crawlers! Andrew here. Welcome to today's edition of web_crawlr. 

Our top stories to kick off the weekend are about: How the 2024 election discourse has reached Diet Mountain Dew somehow, a customer noticing something strange about her jar of pickles, a Sonic worker getting revenge on customers who try the "pull off" method, and how RFK Jr. is now the subject of a meme where he confesses to all of the world's disasters. 

After that, we've got a new edition of "Meme History" for you. 

P.S. — If you didn't take our weekly news quiz yesterday, there's still time! Just open yesterday's newsletter to answer the question. If you guess correctly, you'll be entered to win a "Sizzlin' Scoops" shirt. 

See you next week! 

— A.W. 

⚡ Today in Internet Culture

🥤 DEW-BATE
2024 is officially a race between 2 Diet Mountain Dew guys

Get ready for the VP Dew-bate. Both Vice Presidential candidates Gov. Tim Walz (D) and Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) seem to enjoy Diet Mountain Dew. 

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🥒 WTF
‘I’m freaking out’: Customer drinks from jar of Grillo’s Pickles. Then she notices something strange

A woman sipping on pickle juice noticed something in her jar, and now she’s freaked out.

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🚘 LABOR
‘Please don’t try to pull off bro’: Sonic worker gets revenge on customers who try to do the ‘pull off’ method

For as long as there have been quick-service restaurants, there have been people trying to steal from them.

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🤣 VIRAL POLITICS
Harambe, Chernobyl, 9/11: After bear cub reveal, new meme wonders what else RFK Jr. was secretly behind

Robert F. Kennedy (RFK) Jr. is the subject of a new meme in which he confesses to causing all the world’s disasters.

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🕸️ Crawling the Web

Here is what else is happening across the 'net.

🍕 A Peter Piper Pizza customer is claiming that their party got kicked out of the restaurant for pouring a Michelob Ultra tallboy into one of the restaurant’s pitchers to keep the party going.

⛽ As a result of high prices, many people are seeking hacks to find the best and cheapest methods for refueling their cars. Now, one user on TikTok says he has the answers.

🏋️ Gym memberships are notoriously difficult to cancel, so one woman went viral after sharing what it takes to cancel a Planet Fitness membership. 

🌈 What is Prism Hair? Here's an explainer on TikTok’s colorful, viral hair trend. 

🥪 If you’re a worker at Subway—or any restaurant for that matter—be mindful of mystery shoppers.

🌐 From the Daily Dot archive: Is there a First Amendment right to assemble in the metaverse?

🤳 Today's Viral Video

Kamala Harris is about the McDonald's life.