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Here are the latest trending internet culture stories today:
The internet is obsessed with a Reddit story of a “high value” man who dumped a woman for being too tall, millennials are having a laugh at an IHOP menu insult, and a retired contractor picked apart Trump’s redesign of the White House’s East Wing.
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⚡️ Today in Internet Culture
“High value” guy dumps girlfriend because she wore heels and looked taller
An adult man is getting humiliated on Reddit for admitting he broke up with his girlfriend because her high heels made him feel bad. In an r/AmIOverreacting post from September 2025, his ex shared the story and their post-breakup text exchange showing how he crashed out because he’s emotionally fragile about his height.
“The whole night he was super quiet and moody, barely talked to me.”
“I want to speak to a manager”: IHOP’s kids menu has millennials crashing out for a very specific reason
“I’ve been insulted by a menu,” she told viewers before highlighting the paper kids’ menu on the table. On it was a section that demonstrated how to draw a specific “S” symbol that will be familiar to millennials and Gen X.
Social media user @britnixh91 recognized it right away, sharing her amusement at something so blatantly “millennial-coded” on the menu—until she looked a little closer.
“This building is full of asbestos”: Veteran contractor stunned at Trump’s “next level” demo of the White House East Wing for his ballroom
A longtime contractor raised alarms this week about the demolition of the White House’s East Wing to add a gilded ballroom in the style of Mar-a-Lago. Sarah Boardman, who stated that she has been a licensed contractor and designer for nearly three decades, posted a video questioning whether the demolition adhered to basic safety and permitting rules.
In the clip, Boardman explained that she had researched President Donald Trump‘s project and found “no permits” for the work. She added that if she conducted a demolition like the one seen at the East Wing, “I would be fined out of existence.”
🕸️ Crawling the Web
🤳 A TikTok from NBA player Ben Simmons’ sister, Liv Simmons, is confusing the internet after she “exposed” model Kendall Jenner over a years-old cookie-baking story.
⌨️ One company’s five-minute rule for work-from-home employees got TikTok recommending malicious compliance against micromanagers.
📺 HBO Max added a new category titled “Six Seveeeeen,” inspired by a Gen Alpha meme that doesn’t actually mean anything.
🕹️ Gamers on Reddit are reminiscing about the video games that changed their lives, whether with their message or pure time consumption.
🐟 The “savory girl candy” trend — AKA candied salmon — has the internet in a chokehold once again.
🍁 From the Daily Dot archive: Diving into the “Christian Girl Autumn” meme.
🔥 Hot on the Dot
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