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“Cone” reaches meme orbit
Little did SafeStreetRebel know that fighting multi-billion-dollar companies would turn the lowly traffic cone into an amazing meme.
Halloween
Halloween in San Francisco is a cherished tradition of exploiting the latest cultural phenomenon. For 2023 it was clearly the year of the Cone! Big, small, on top a car or not, didn’t matter. Just as long as it was orange.
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Layoffs at Cruise
Getting laid off is never easy, especially after a company drives into the abyss. So you might as well have fun with it, bake a tasty cake, and acknowledge the mighty power of the Cone!
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Advertising
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Tough Guy
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Grey’s Anatomy
The 20th-year season of Grey’s Anatomy couldn’t resist. For Episode 1 they not only included a very errant robotaxi, but they tried coning it in an attempt to get it to stop crashing into an ambulance.
Here are the clips worth watching:
Stickers
Seen about town
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General Humor
Funny, or not?
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In the News
The graphics folks at various news sites had their fun with cones.
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Politics
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Outrageous Success
Cruise gets busy, then cones get busy
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