Nationwide Dead-Boy Commercial (Memes)
Nationwide pulled a “Debby Downer” during last night’s Superbowl, and the ad went over like an ISIS beheading at a Circus. Here’s the commercial, titled “Boy.”
Here are a few of my favorite memes. Yours?

Nationwide pulled a “Debby Downer” during last night’s Superbowl, and the ad went over like an ISIS beheading at a Circus. Here’s the commercial, titled “Boy.”
Here are a few of my favorite memes. Yours?

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