{"id":2149,"date":"2022-06-27T08:59:00","date_gmt":"2022-06-27T12:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/american-review.org\/sentiment\/?p=2149"},"modified":"2022-06-27T22:31:22","modified_gmt":"2022-06-28T02:31:22","slug":"is-covid-over-yet-and-what-happened-to-this-guy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/american-review.org\/sentiment\/2022\/06\/27\/is-covid-over-yet-and-what-happened-to-this-guy\/","title":{"rendered":"Is COVID over yet? And what happened to this guy?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/american-review.org\/sentiment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Is-covid-over_-1000x1000.jpg\" alt=\"The pandemic started to take its toll on the nation. We all became prone to fear and anxiety, but there was one comic relief meme that was circulating. It was just too funny. A large black man appeared with an even larger than usual penis. The meme would be in a web link related to COVID-19 then you would realize you got duped into the joke. \n\nThe man was built to be a meme. He is 100% stereotypical comedy to surprise someone with. In the meme world, he will go down as an all-time classic. But who is the man in real life? \n\nThe man in the meme is Ward Joubert III, an American who became famous for being part of a popular internet series. He was born on August 30th 1971 and passed away due to a heart attack at the age of a49-years old on December 11th 2016, after battling it since 2012 when he first got sick while also coaching football during college times before becoming known as Wood.\n\nHe was a football player, coach, and deacon at the St. Paul Tabernacle Baptist Church in San Francisco until he took part in having erotic imagery taken of him as a side profession, which to make ends meet during tough financial times back then when there were no checks coming. \n\nHe did everything in his power to take care of his young children. Years after his death, comedian Tom Segura has been selling t-shirts with Ward\u2019s face on it along with the slogan \u2018wash your hands. It is claimed some of the profits will go to Wards childern. \n\n\" class=\"wp-image-2150\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/american-review.org\/sentiment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Is-covid-over_-1000x1000.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/american-review.org\/sentiment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Is-covid-over_-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/american-review.org\/sentiment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Is-covid-over_-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/american-review.org\/sentiment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Is-covid-over_-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/american-review.org\/sentiment\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Is-covid-over_.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-voice-voice\"><div class=\"voice__inner-container wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<p>The pandemic started to take its toll on the nation. We all became prone to fear and anxiety, but there was one comic relief meme that was circulating. It was just too funny. A large black man appeared with an even larger than usual penis. The meme would be in a web link related to COVID-19 then you would realize you got duped into the joke.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The man was built to be a meme. He is 100% stereotypical comedy to surprise someone with. In the meme world, he will go down as an all-time classic. But who is the man in real life?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The man in the meme is Ward Joubert III, an American who became famous for being part of a popular internet series. He was born on August 30th 1971 and passed away due to a heart attack at the age of 49-years old on December 11th 2016. He was also coaching football and became known as Wood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He was a football player, coach, and deacon at the St. Paul Tabernacle Baptist Church in San Francisco until he took part in having erotic imagery taken of him as a side profession, which to make ends meet during tough financial times back then when there were no checks coming.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He did everything in his power to take care of his young children. Years after his death, comedian Tom Segura has been selling t-shirts with Ward\u2019s face on it along with the slogan \u2018wash your hands. It is claimed some of the profits will go to Wards children.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>he pandemic started to take its toll on the nation. We all became prone to fear and anxiety, but there was one comic relief meme that was circulating. It was just too funny. A large black man appeared with an even larger than usual penis. The meme would be in a web link related to COVID-19 then you would realize you got duped into the joke.<\/p>\n<p>The man was built to be a meme. He is 100% stereotypical comedy to surprise someone with. In the meme world, he will go down as an all-time classic. But who is the man in real life?<\/p>\n<p>The man in the meme is Ward Joubert III, an American who became famous for being part of a popular internet series. He was born on August 30th 1971 and passed away due to a heart attack at the age of 49-years old on December 11th 2016. He was also coaching football and became known as Wood.<\/p>\n<p>He was a football player, coach, and deacon at the St. Paul Tabernacle Baptist Church in San Francisco until he took part in having erotic imagery taken of him as a side profession, which to make ends meet during tough financial times back then when there were no checks coming.<\/p>\n<p>He did everything in his power to take care of his young children. Years after his death, comedian Tom Segura has been selling t-shirts with Ward\u2019s face on it along with the slogan \u2018wash your hands. 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