Important Thread Reminds Us To Always Take Food Allergies Seriously

When I was a kid I was obsessed with peanut butter. I’d go to my friends’ houses and eat it straight out of the jar when I thought they weren’t looking. I shoplifted Reese’s cups and dreamed about Butterfingers. It wasn’t because I had an actual addition – it was just because my sister was …
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Pretty Fresh Tweets We Snatched From the Bird App (October 5, 2022)

If Twitter is a dangerous minefield, you can consider me the website’s bravest soldier. It would seem that at every corner on the damn site there’s something cringey, disturbing, or just plain idiotic to be seen. Sometimes it’s an unhinged rant from some hypocritical political figure. Other times it’s a terrible take from somebody who …
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Fresh Tweets We Straight-Up Stole From the Bird App (September 28, 2022)

Twitter is a wild place. As user @maplecocaine so brilliantly put it (way back in 2019), «Each day on twitter there is one main character. The goal is to never be it.» Today’s it? Well, that would have to be Ned Fulmer of The Try Guys. The site was going wild over some rumors that …
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Frustrated Woman Reveals That Boyfriend Won’t Stop Calling Her ‘Tony Pizza,’ Goes Viral

«Eyyy, Tony Pizza!» If this is how my partner greeted me, I would be ecstatic. It embodies everything I love: a New York accent, an Italian name, and an Italian food. This weekend I learned that not everyone is quite as forgiving and open-minded when it comes to pet names. And you know what? That’s …
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Viral Tweet About ‘The Bear’ Inspires Celebration of Line Cooks

Line cooks seem to be the talk of the town lately. Memes about the surly yet sweet restaurant workers seem to be on the rise, and all of them are super favorable. The gritty and comedic glimpse into kitchen life we’ve been seeing on The Bear seems to be bolstering the trend. At least that’s …
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People Discuss Scams That Have Become Woefully Normalized

Every now and then Twitter gets on a tip that results in scads of viral tweets. This month we’ve seen a ton of backlash against Airbnb, but we’ve also seen people discussing all the scams that have become so normalized we barely even notice them. A couple accounts have addressed this. 

New Yorkers Share the Most ‘New York’ Things To Ever Happen to Them

«Only in New York» is such an overused sentiment. As a New Yorker who often feels as though I’ve seen it all, something about it can feel a bit off, or self-congratulatory. But then I remember «What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas,» and am glad that my fellow city-dwellers simply love to share stories …
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New Yorkers Share the Most Quintessentially ‘New York’ Things To Ever Happen to Them

«Only in New York» is such an overused sentiment. As a New Yorker who often feels as though I’ve seen it all, something about it can feel a bit off, or self-congratulatory. But then I remember «What happens in Vegas stays in Vegas,» and am glad that my fellow city-dwellers simply love to share stories …
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Former Servers Relive the Nightmare of Food Service in Viral Thread

Servers are the unsung warriors of the restaurant industry. On top of being expected to maintain an impeccable memory under extreme pressure, servers have to swallow their pride and put on a smile while taking abuse from unreasonable Karens, splitting checks between dozens of drunk college students, and making sure glasses are never empty. And …
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‘The Thing That Killed’ Twitter Memes Mix Technical Truths and Mock Horror

It’s truly incredible how one clever tweet or shitpost can turn into a snowclone in a matter of hours. It’s a testament to the strength of its author, but sometimes it just feels wrong: look at all these people piggybacking off of one person’s commendable sense of humor. The latest example of this humor hijacking …
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