A roundup of Memphis on the World Wide Web. “Frayser is wild” Posted to Reddit by u/Ceannfort “Robbed at Gunpoint” Robin Perkins, of Cooper-Young, described a harrowing robbery in the neighborhood on NextDoor last week. “At 2 a.m., my upstairs neighbor was robbed at gunpoint going into his apartment. The suspect had an AK. “His […]
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MEMernet 2019 MVPs: Tittie Rocks, Buns Out, and Memplops
MEMernet All-Stars This column is less than a year old, but certain posts here have swung above their weight. So here are the MVPs for MEMernet’s inaugural season. #SunsOutBunsOut A photo of this mostly naked man in Central Gardens tore through Memphis social media this summer. InstaPlop! The memplops Instagram keeps winning Instagram with its […]
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MEMernet: A Test at Second Line and a Viral Mural
Hijinks & Hygiene Chef Kelly English won Twitter (and marketing) Sunday with this: English wrote, “Only one line! The holiday season just got a little less complicated for whichever young couple left this for us on our lawn last night. To celebrate them, I will give you $1 off of all your mimosas today at […]
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MEMernet: St. Jude Marathon, Cotton Bowl Bound, and What the Shell?
The long run St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital said more than 26,000 people came from 50 states and 17 foreign countries to run in Saturday’s St. Jude Memphis Marathon. Posted to Facebook by St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital Bowl bound The University of Memphis Tigers made a cool Adobe Spark story that told the tale […]
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MEMernet: MEMsgiving, Things We’re Thankful For
MEMsgiving Reddit user B1gR1g wished everyone a Happy Thanksgiving with the most Memphis cornucopia of all time. More MEMsgiving Holly Whitfield, the culture sage behind the I Love Memphis blog, asked her many Twitter followers last week for what Memphis things they were thankful. A love fest ensued. @ALEXBARDOS — Cash Saver fried chicken. @JFTutko […]
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MEMernet: MLGW Called Me What? and Christmas AF
Not a robot, bitch Gene Rossetti was trying to report a street light outage on the Memphis Light, Gas & Water site recently when he got this subtle “I’m not a robot” captcha code: Tell your kids Your social feeds were clogged with the “I’m going to tell my kids” meme last weekend. Memphis band […]
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MEMernet: New Pancho Man, Sno Way, Gears Ground
New Pancho Man Pancho’s quietly rolled out its new Pancho Man for the lid of its iconic cheese dip last week. People expressed their feelings on the Flyer’s Facebook post about the change. “Now my tattoo won’t make any sense!” said Lou Lou Brown. Toni Lynn Campbell Bercha said, “Finally! It’s good to see the […]
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Holiday Eats: What’s (and Who’s) Cookin’
There’s much to look forward to during the holidays. Warm camaraderie to keep the cold outside at bay. Toasts with family, friends, and coworkers to raise the spirits. A seasonal smorgasbord. Of course, no one looks forward to the extra cooking, shopping, and dishes, though. That’s where we come in. For some ideas on how […]
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MEMernet: College GameDay, Christmas Music — Already
Football Town Memphis internet bled Tiger blue this weekend. Someone in your feed posted something like this from Reddit user u/Chandler_Weber. Kings of Gameday Jerry the King Lawler and ESPN’s Lee Corso joked during the network’s College GameDay broadcast from Beale Street Saturday. GameDay posted this picture to Twitter with the caption, “From one king […]
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On Following the Law
Where matters of law are concerned, it is obviously useful to have a consensus on what this or that law or legal regulation means. We say this at a time when, at the national level of government, we see diametrically opposite approaches to matters of standard legal procedure. Take the word “subpoena,” derived from Latin […]
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MEMernet: Graceland G-7, Titanic Potholes, and “Dis Tornado”
G-7 at Graceland A New Yorker cartoon had Donald Trump considering Graceland as an alternative site for the G-7. Dis tornado Severe weather tore through Memphis last week, taking many by surprise as they woke up to the sound of tornado alarms. The storm took Memphis Twitter by storm, too. “I hope dis tornado swing […]
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Thing One, Thing Two
On November 14th, the citizens of two Memphis City Council districts will have an opportunity to finish up with the business of selecting their representatives to serve on the council. As grateful as we are that the current electoral system allows this opportunity to perfect the people’s will, we’ll say again, as we’ve said in […]