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MEMernet: Chin On Facebook, and Pork, Plz

Posted to Facebook by Frank Chin

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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.

Posted to Facebook by Frank Chin

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

Posted to Facebook by Allan Creasy

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.”  

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MEMernet: Dang, Super Tigers, and Showboatin’

Posted to X by OKC Thunder Gal

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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

Posted to X by Memphis Football

“[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’

Posted to X by Memphis Showboats

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! 

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

Posted to X by Memphis Zoo

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#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

Posted to X by Memphis Zoo

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

Posted by Memphis-Shelby County Schools

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.”

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

POSTED TO FACEBOOK BY BOULA BASKHAIROUN

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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. 

Posted to Facebook by Mary D. Wasson

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.

Facebook by Nea Antiques

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. 

Posted to Facebook by Zach Runyon

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.

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MEMernet: One More, Records Request, GIF Level

Posted to Facebook by Memphis Memes 901

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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

Posted to Facebook by Steve Mulroy

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.)  

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MEMernet: Winter Wonderland, and CA for Arts?

Posted to Facebook by Tom Bailey

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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. 

Posted to Facebook by Memphis Zoo

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?

Posted to Facebook by Jay Etkin

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).    

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

Posted to Facebook by Memphis Light, Gas & Water

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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

Posted to Facebook by Moth Moth Moth

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” 

Posted to Facebook by WREG

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!”

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MEMernet: Best of 2024

Posted to Reddit by u/mempian

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Best of the MEMernet 2024

Video of the Year

Once again, Hitler was ranting about the Memphis food scene, this time about the abrupt closing of Houston’s. Instant classic.  

Weirdest Tweet of the Year

Memphis businessman Elon Musk tweeted at Taylor Swift: “Fine Taylor … you win … I will give you a child and guard your cats with my life.”

Photo of the Year

Facebook by Danielle Lewis 

Comment of the Year

Posted to X by @gorgeousbrains

@gorgeousbrains said Vice President-elect JD Vance “looks like he wants to go to Slider Inn but thinks the neighborhood is too violent.”

Highest Profile

Posted to Instagram by GloRilla

Easily the biggest celebrity moment of the MEMernet in 2024 was when GloRilla met President Joe Biden at the White House. Go Glo!

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MEMernet: Houston’s Problem, Haunted Hepburn, UFO on Sam Cooper?

Posted to Facebook by Jeremy Pierre FOX 13

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Houston’s Problem

The MEMernet was dominated late last week with the news that chain restaurant Houston’s closed its longtime Memphis location, citing staffing and safety challenges. 

Reactions online followed a familiar rhythm — shock at the news, sadness over the dishes that will be missed, remembrance of good times had at the chain restaurant, a wave of pffffftt about safety concerns in one of the safest parts of town, a review of all the other restaurants in the area that are thriving, undertones of racism in the motivation to close, context on how the restaurant never engaged with the Memphis community, news that a local wanted to step in to reopen the place, and, finally, a meme showing Houston’s could reopen as a Jack Pirtle’s Chicken. 

Haunted Hepburn

Posted to Facebook Marketplace

Someone bought some Halloween just for Christmas. A recently purchased poster ($50) of Audrey Hepburn was described as “haunted” in a Facebook Marketplace post from Collierville. The poster said whatever spirit was attached to the poster was “escalating” things by touching them and even leaving red marks.  

UFO on Sam Cooper?

Posted to X by @the_paranormal_chic

A video posted to X by Myra Moore The Paranormal Chic apparently showed a UFO transported through Memphis last weekend on a flatbed trailer, driving down Sam Cooper Boulevard. 

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MEMernet: Real MEMernet, Redbirds Update, Moneybagg

Posted to Reddit by u/GrowMemphisAgency

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Real MEMernet

Wouldn’t it be cool to drive around Memphis in a video game? That’s just what Cory Owens has been working to do. His MemphisMETAs project is a “Digital Twin” of the city. Driving and walking around the virtual model is just the beginning. Owens imagines users buying virtual properties, hosting virtual events, and more.  

Redbirds Update 

Posted to Facebook by Memphis Redbirds

Turns out the “something big” teased by the Memphis Redbirds on Facebook last week was, indeed, an exhibition match with the St. Louis Cardinals in March. 

Moneybagg

Posted to YouTube by @saydattv

A new YouTube Short from @saydattv shows “Moneybagg Yo feeding the streets of Memphis.” Moneybagg played a sold-out show at FedExForum last weekend on Rod Wave’s Last Lap tour. The show included a surprise appearance by GloRilla.