Back in the 1980s, Nancy Reagan was mocked by liberals for her “just say no” to drugs campaign, but now, over 30 years later, the same approach is being taken for warnings against consuming… laundry detergent pods:
What should Tide PODs be used for? DOING LAUNDRY. Nothing else.
Eating a Tide POD is a BAD IDEA, and we asked our friend @robgronkowski to help explain. pic.twitter.com/0JnFdhnsWZ
— Tide (@tide) January 12, 2018
I’ve partnered with @Tide to make sure you know, Tide PODs are for doing laundry. Nothing else! https://t.co/Oo7n7ZZpbG
— Rob Gronkowski (@RobGronkowski) January 13, 2018
Do you feel less hungry already?
https://twitter.com/arb/status/952204471693664256
It gives new definition to “clean your plate.”
https://twitter.com/NoahCRothman/status/951996051795447808
When Rob Gronkowski is the smartest Millennial in the room https://t.co/zYwo8CLjlG
— Fusilli Spock (@awstar11) January 13, 2018
https://twitter.com/JamesHasson20/status/952050713215070208
When even Gronk knows… https://t.co/7NfUAkB9BP
— Conrad McGorkin (@ConradMcGorkin) January 13, 2018
If Gronk doesn’t make this his newest TD celebration I’ll be so disappointed https://t.co/wxu1ibMWah
— Kristen Balboni (@KristenBalboni) January 13, 2018
We are at a point in our world where we need a professional athlete to tell us that we shouldn't eat laundry detergent. https://t.co/OnSEoHN5xA
— Ryan Loco (@RyanLoco) January 13, 2018
Yes, we live in incredibly stupid times. https://t.co/3I4oY5U8NF
— Ken Gardner (@KenGardner11) January 13, 2018
The good news is that people stupid enough to eat laundry pods are smart enough to listen to and follow the Tide twitter feed. https://t.co/m6qxKvbDAS
— Jonah Goldberg (@JonahDispatch) January 13, 2018
This may be the saddest thing I've ever seen on twitter. https://t.co/yI02SsIRTZ
— Scott Weinberg (@scottEweinberg) January 13, 2018
https://twitter.com/BigSteve207/status/952174668580081664
Will Tide air a similar commercial during tonight’s Patriots/Titans game? Stay tuned.
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Editor’s note: This post originally said “just say no” was a Nancy Pelosi campaign in the 1980s, but that of course was Nancy Reagan. Hopefully the Reagan family takes no offense to the mix-up. 🙂