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12 Memes That Were Born In the Bay Area

It makes some sense that the country's primary hub of technology and social media, the San Francisco Bay Area, would be a font of meme fodder and a haven for the creators of viral memes. And indeed, it has been.

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Pepper Spray Cop Nabs $38K In Workers' Comp

A gentle mist of money rained down on John Pike, the former UC Davis infamous for pepper spraying a peaceful group of Occupy protesters. On October 16th a judge approved a decent $38,

SF News

UC Davis Pepper Spray Cop Claims He Suffered 'Psychiatric Injury,' Wants Workers Comp

UC Davis police lieutenant John Pike, who notoriously and brutally doused a line of student protesters in the face with military-grade pepper spray, now seeks worker's compensation for psychiatric injury

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Frjtz Uses Pepper-Spray Cop Meme To Sell Hot Sauce

Instagram proved very popular over the Thanksgiving holiday. But while you were snapping pics of pumpkin pie and fall-themed manicures, kdotcdott posted a shot of a flier found at a San Francisco