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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

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Customer shows how you can get a 3-course meal at Outback Steakhouse

‘Outback stepped up with that’: Customer shows how you can get a 3-course meal at Outback Steakhouse for just $16.99

Stacy Fernández is a freelance writer, project manager and communications specialist. She’s worked at The Texas Tribune, The Dallas Morning News and run social for The Education Trust New York. Her favorite hobby is finding hidden gems at the thrift store, she loves a good audio book and is a chocolate enthusiast.

Stacy Fernandez

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‘It’s physically impossible’: Dairy Queen customer orders new Blizzard. Then the worker hands it to her

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

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‘DQ manager here…’: Shopper makes Blizzard at home. All you need is a KitchenAid, ice cream, Reese’s Pieces, and a little trick

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

Melody Heald

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‘Y’all this is for just all the mistakes they made’: Dairy Queen customer tries $6 Mystery Bag. Are they all just DoorDash orders that didn’t get picked up?

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

McDonald’s customer says she’s switching to Dairy Queen following McFlurry change

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‘They started this last week’: McDonald’s customer says she’s switching to Dairy Queen following McFlurry change

Dairy Queen customer warns against chicken after his dog refused to eat it

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‘It ain’t food anymore.’: Dairy Queen customer warns against chicken after his dog refuses to eat it

Alexandra Samuels is a national political reporter and contributor to the Daily Dot, where she started as an intern covering politics in the summer of 2016. She enjoys all things Marvel, keeping up with the latest TikTok trends, long walks with her pup, and reading murder-mystery novels.

Alexandra Samuels

Customer questions whether Dairy Queen serves real ice cream after recent visit

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‘Doesn’t say ice cream anywhere’: Customer questions whether Dairy Queen serves real ice cream after recent visit

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‘Did you at least get a discount?’: Dairy Queen workers always tell customer they’re out of bananas. So he brought his own

Grace Fowler is freelancer reporter and past summer media fellow with the Daily Dot. She&#8217;s a graduate of Texas State University, where she studied mass communications.

Grace Fowler

Dairy Queen workers call out ‘cake in a cup’ trend off ‘secret menu’

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‘I went last night and the guy immediately said no’: Dairy Queen workers call out ‘cake in a cup’ trend off ‘secret menu’

Customer orders 2 small Blizzards, is shocked when the total is $20

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‘When did DQ become so expensive???’: Customer orders 2 small Blizzards, is shocked when the total is $20

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