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MEMernet: Axe Attack, Sad and Lost, and Locked

Post author By Flyer Staff
Post date March 5, 2025

Memphis on the internet.

Axe Attack

Horrifying footage captured a man attacking a car with an axe after a fender bender weekend before last. The man, apparently fueled by road rage after an older couple rear-ended his car, busted windows and the windshield before police arrived. The Memphis subreddit’s top comment from u/ManRahaim summed it up: “yo, wtf.”

Sad and Lost

Memphis Reddit user u/Super_Situation_9346 poured their heart out about the state of the city last week, especially Cordova (as far as we can tell). The user was “horrified” by litter, plummeting property values, “raggity streets,” and population loss. The sub’s moderator jumped in to say, “this is a sub for the rural Alaskan village, Cordova.”

Locked

University of Memphis Tigers men’s basketball players drenched coach Penny Hardaway with bottled water Sunday after their win against the University of Alabama at Birmingham. The win ensured the team a place in the NCAA Tournament.

Tags axe, axe attack, Cordova, Cordova Alaska, MEMernet, mens basketball, NCAA tournament, Penny Hardaway, road rage, Tigers, University of Memphis

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MEMernet: Ask Paul Anything, Horse Thief, and Dammit Gannett

Post author By Flyer Staff
Post date February 26, 2025

Memphis on the internet.

Ask Paul Anything

Memphis Mayor Paul Young opened an Ask Me Anything (AMA) thread on the Memphis subreddit over the weekend. His answers were to be posted after press time. Questions centered around the Memphis Area Transit Authority, the potholes and trash on Airways to and from the airport, drive-out tags, and more. A major focus of questions, though, was on Elon Musk and his Memphis super computer’s environmental impact.

Horse Thief

Posted to Facebook by Shelby Farms Stables

A stolen horse was returned to Shelby Farms Stables last week after a brazen daylight theft left stable workers tracking the animal and its thief down the Shelby Farms Greenline. Pancho was returned after the stable’s Facebook post about the theft blew up, as did a TV news spot on the ordeal.

Dammit Gannett

The Commercial Appeal was on a hot streak of typos and errors last week, all captured on the All News Is Local Facebook group. One headline told of the “schoold voucher bill.” Another wondered if “Memphis VA wokers” had been laid off. Susan Adler Thorp roasted the Memphis paper’s post about where to get the best king cake in Knoxville.

Tags All News is Local, AMA, dammit gannet, Facebook, Horse thief, Mayor, MEMernet, Paul Young, Reddit, shelby farms stables

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MEMernet: Chin On Facebook, and Pork, Plz

Post author By Flyer Staff
Post date February 19, 2025

Memphis on the internet.

Chin on Facebook

Memphis photographer (and physician) Frank Chin made it Facebook official last week. He posted a screenshot showing that Google Maps officially changed the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America. Just, wow.

His Facebook is worth a scroll, y’all. He gets around, shooting some of the great events around town. Like one this past weekend showing the University of Memphis volleyball team taking the annual Polar Bear Plunge, benefitting Special Olympics of Greater Memphis.

Or this one, showing warriors facing off at the Memphis Lunar New Year Fair.

Pork, plz

MEMernet celebrity Allan Creasy delivered the comment of the week. On a Fox13 post proclaiming “Memphis in May Announces Barbecue Competition for Kids,” Creasy said, “I think we’d all prefer pork.”

Tags Allan Creasy, barbecue, Barbecue Kids, Frank Chin, Google Maps, Gulf of America, Gulf of Mexico, MEMernet, Memphis In May, Memphis Lunar New Year Fair, Polar Bear Plunge, World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest

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MEMernet: Dang, Super Tigers, and Showboatin’

Post author By Flyer Staff
Post date February 12, 2025

Memphis on the internet.

Dang

“I took it upon myself to study the faces of Memphis fans after this [Isaiah Hartenstein] dunk and it was pure gold,” tweeted OKC Thunder Gal during the Grizzlies loss to Thunder last Saturday.

Super Tigers

“[University of Memphis] is now 4th all-time with 75 points scored in Super Bowl history!” Memphis Football posted to X after Super Bowl LIX last weekend.

Three former Tigers — Kenneth Gainwell, Bryce Huff, and Jake Elliott — suited up for the Philadelphia Eagles in the game.

Showboatin’

If you’re sad to see football’s end, the Memphis Showboats got you. Their UFL season kicks off at Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium on March 30th against the Michigan Panthers. Go Boats!

Tags Bryce Huff, Grizzlies, Isaiah Hartenstein, Jake Elliott, Kenneth Gainwell, MEMernet, Memphis football, Showboats, Super Bowl LIX, Thunder

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MEMernet: #OOTD, Super Bowl-Bound, and a Grammy Winner

Post author By Flyer Staff
Post date February 5, 2025

Memphis on the internet.

#OOTD

“Mwelu wanted to share his outfit of the day,” the Memphis Zoo said in an X post. “Is he rockin’ the Snoopy fitted sheet or what?”

Super Bowl-Bound

Three former University of Memphis Tigers will suit up for the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LIX this weekend. Kenneth Gainwell, Bryce Huff, and Jake Elliott (above) all wore Tiger blue.

Grammy winner

Adrian Maclin, choir director at Cordova High School, earned the Grammy’s 2025 Music Educator Award last week. “Known for his philosophy of fostering a ‘choir family’ rather than just a choir class, Maclin emphasizes life lessons alongside musical excellence,” Memphis-Shelby County Schools said in a post on its website. “His dedication has had a positive impact on so many students, and many consider him a father figure in their lives.”

Tags Adrian Maclin, Bryce Huff, Cordova High School, gorilla, Grammy, Jake Elliott, Kenneth Gainwell, MEMernet, Memphis Tigers, Memphis Zoo, Music Educator Award, Philadelphia Eagles, Super Bowl, Super Bowl LIX

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MEMernet: Go Figure(ine), a Weird Marketplace Road Trip

Post author By Flyer Staff
Post date January 29, 2025

Memphis on the internet.

Go Figure(ine)

It’s a great time to be alive if you live in Memphis, like to browse Facebook Marketplace, and love weird figurines.

Consider this “drunk pirate figurine” posted by Boula Baskhairoun from Olive Branch.

Surly with a pistol, sword, and holding a chimp’s hand, this guy is just $29. How Boula knows the pirate is drunk, though, was not disclosed.

Since you’re already down that way, swing a little further south to Hernando for Mary D. Wasson’s “Talking Trumpinator” figurine. He says, “I’ll be back … in 2024” and “hasta la vista, Biden.” Timeless fun. Only $40.

Complete your figurine road trip in beautiful Blytheville, Arkansas, for the guy above. From a ’70s-era Lewis and Clark Expedition collection, he’s also a decanter. The drunk pirate will love him.

If none of that interests you, Zach Runyon has 20 barrels of peanut butter back in Memphis that he’ll let go for $50 a pop.

Tags drunk pirate, Facebook Marketplace, figurines, MEMernet, peanut butter, trumpinator

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MEMernet: One More, Records Request, GIF Level

Post author By Flyer Staff
Post date January 22, 2025

Memphis on the internet.

One More

This image of Bass Pro Shops at the Pyramid was just too good not to share. Memphis Memes 901 titled it “the beautiful, snow-capped mountains of Tennessee.”

Records Request

Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy fulfilled a “burdensome” records request from state Sen. Brent Taylor recently. Taylor, of course, is seeking Mulroy’s ouster from the job during the legislative session this year.

The request included 4,000 documents, 16,000 pages, six boxes, and more than 150 staff hours to complete, Mulroy said. “Things like this are a distraction from the real work that our office has to do. But we will fully cooperate with legislators.”

GIF Level

Posted to Reddit by u/Melodic-Frosting-443

Reddit user Melodic-Frosting-443 took the Memphis-Shelby County Schools situation to GIF level with a photo of the board surrounding Marie Feagins, overlaid with Stealers Wheel lyrics, “Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right …” (You could see it above. But we’re not The Daily Prophet.)

Tags Bass Pro Shops, Brent Taylor, Feagins ouster, marie feagins, MEMernet, Memphis, Memphis-Shelby County Schools, Mulroy Ouster, school board, Steve Mulroy

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MEMernet: Winter Wonderland, and CA for Arts?

Post author By Flyer Staff
Post date January 15, 2025

Memphis on the internet.

Winter Wonderland

The MEMernet was wild for the white stuff last weekend. It was that “good snow,” making snowmen, snowballs, and snow sledding all easy and fun and driving not so dangerous.

“These children give added meaning to ‘birdie’ while taking flight Saturday above the Overton Park golf course,” said Tom Bailey on Facebook.

The Memphis Zoo’s socials were blown up last weekend. Reels showed tigers playing, a grizzly bear rolling in the snow, and Babu, a mandrill, knocking over a snowman.

There was also lots of love out there for the often-maligned city and Memphis Light, Gas & Water (MLGW). Redditors tipped their hats to MLGW’s tree-trimming efforts, which helped to keep the lights on, and to the city for keeping the roads clear. Wow.

CA for Arts?

Art gallery own Jay Etkin wants to turn the former Commercial Appeal building on Union into the Flow Museum of Art & Culture. Etkin said he is in talks with city, county, and state leaders on the idea.

The building is on the auction block at the end of the month. Another idea would turn the building into a vocation training center for youth (see here).

Tags Flow Museum of Art & Culture, Jay Etkin, MEMernet, Memphis snow, Memphis Zoo, MLGW, snow

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MEMernet: MLGWhat?, New Year’s Tear, and ‘Distinctive Weapon’

Post author By Flyer Staff
Post date January 8, 2025

Posted to Facebook by Memphis Light, Gas & Water

Memphis on the internet.

MLGWhat?

Memphis Light, Gas & Water last week invited customers to play bingo with a card holding squares that said, “bragged about my low utility bill,” “didn’t lose power during a storm,” and more.

Commenters (not so gently) reminded MLGW of the impending 4-percent energy rate increase this month and that their power can still be unpredictable. Many said the post was “tone-deaf,” with some suggesting that it was proof of MLGW’s “toxic” relationship with customers.

New Year’s Tear

Drag artist Moth Moth Moth was on a Facebook tear New Year’s Eve morning, saying, “Understand this. I will rip this town apart and sew it back together myself if I have to.”

By that afternoon, though, Mothy softened: “I’m not feeling grumpy anymore! I just needed to eat some toast.”

“Distinctive Weapon”

Comments went wild-larious on two WREG posts about the search for and arrest of Jayden Burns. He allegedly robbed Midtown stores, using an old-timey, long-barreled pistol. Steve Clarke said, “Hear ye! Hear ye! Unhand thy currency!”