The Microsoft Copilot Football Commercial Fumbles The Message

How can you tell it’s still football season? Referees are blowing calls that determine the outcome of games, of course. And yes, that was a not-so-subtle jab at the refs for botching the call against the Buffalo Bills in overtime. Another way we know it’s football season is that there are tons of commercials with football as the focus and for every good ad, there’s a bad one. I’ll let you decide what this one is from Microsoft Copilot.

The coaches forgot to ask one important question: Which guy is going to be poison in the locker room and on the field? That would have helped them avoid the player who TACKLED HIS COACH!! So because of that disaster, I give this ad 3 out of 5 helmet stickers. Everything was going fine until the football recruit went berserk. There isn’t a head coach on God’s green earth that wants a player like that.

What do you think of the ad? Let’s bicker about it in the comments.

-Out of the Wilderness

Bad Actor Guy is Back in New Liberty Mutual Dating Commercial

Bad Actor Guy is back in his starring role as the spokesman for Liberty Bibberty and this time he meets his match. No it’s not Doug or Limu Emu. IT’S MARSHA! I mean… it’s Marsha. Watch the ad then scroll down for more…

Both are big fans of the bundle, I bet they met on Bumble. Not because of any other reason than they thought the app was called Bundle. The male actor is Tanner Novlan, who you might recogize from the TV show “The Bold and the Beautiful.”

Any idea who the female actress is? Share your knowledge below!

-Out of the Wilderness

The Dunkin’ Donuts Little Boxes Commercial – The Song and More

I don’t know if I’ve heard the same song used in two different commercials so close together in a matter of a few months before. Dunkin’ Donuts has a new ad that uses a song also heard in this Volkswagen commercial (April 2025). Take a look at Dunkin’s version then scroll down for more…

The Song. You might recognize the song from that Volkswagen commercial. It’s “Little Boxes” by Malvina Reynolds.

Which version of the song/commercial do you enjoy more? I like the simplicity of the Dunkin’ ad but I give the win to Volkswagen. The cover version of the song dropping in halfway through along with the young student bucking normalcy set a tone that I really enjoyed, whereas the Dunkin’ ad didn’t have me feeling much beyond enjoying the modern cover of the old song.

-Out of the Wilderness

Should You Wear This Hat in Nashville?

When I was 26 years old, I moved from Tallahassee, Florida to Nashville, Tennessee and had no idea how much I’d love my time there… all 16 years of it. From a newby in the music/tv industry to an associate producer, video editor, homeowner, and so many other accomplishments and experiences I cherish. I won’t even get into the fun I had at the dog parks, playing sand volleyball, basketball at a Catholic church, lake swimming, downtown nights, driving (or crashing) in the snow, and on and on it goes. This is not the post where I list everything I loved about living there but it IS the post where I talk about a brand new hat showing off the city people love. This is our latest and greatest patch hat and it’s available in our Etsy shop. Here’s Nashville in pink…

If you look closely at the last letter… the E… you’ll see it’s a little different. Tilt it sideways to find a specific design meant to make this hat design one of one. The E is in the shape of the Nashville area code… 615. But wait, there’s more! Can you identify what the 1 is?

If you guessed the famous “Batman building,” you’d be correct! A well-known marker of the Nashville skyline is this tall building with two spires, now the AT&T building but was the Bell South building when I moved there in ’05.

I love those little details of this Nashville hat. I have a lot of pride about my time there, what the city means to me and so many others. I’d be so honored if you snoop around our shop, Wild Hat Designs, and take a chance on this hat. I really think you’ll love it!

-Out of the Wilderness

Frederick City – The Theme

Themes. They’re fun to have, right? Sometimes it’s New Year’s Resolutions or a series of gifts on Christmas morning. A business office might have a special week for employees with a certain theme to let them know they’re appreciated. That’s what my sister and I are going for with our first of a series of hats from Wild Hat Designs. The theme is “Frederick City” and it has everything to do with our brother Nathan. Everyone calls him Nathan but that’s actually his middle name. His first name is actually Frederick, named after our father.

As I was thinking of a design specifically for my brother, “Frederick City” came to mind. This fit within a boundary I’d set for myself: I wanted the design to connect to my brother while still having a distinct design that people like even if they don’t know the whole story. And now you might be wondering what the whole story is, right? Nathan, Frederick, my brother, late last year he had to make an emergency trip to the ER with a dizzying headache only to find out there was a tumor up there in his head. Brain cancer. Totally unexpected and threw all of us for a loop. Since then Nathan will tell you that he’s been more in tune with God than ever before. He’s rallying around the idea that God’s got it under control, and the rest of the family is right there with him. We believe God can heal. Fast forward to 2026, now my brother’s been through successful surgery and finished a 6-week round of treatment, awaiting a test to find out how things are looking up there. In the meantime, the Frederick City theme was born and we have one hat under that banner.

A portion of every Frederick City hat sold goes directly to my brother, his wife, and their family to help with ongoing costs related to his cancer journey. I’m also really excited to announce that the next hat in the Frederick City lineup is coming out very soon. Before that one’s added to our store, check out what we have already by going to Wild Hat Designs. And if you feel compelled to, leave a note of encouragement for my brother in the comments below and I’ll pass it along to him.

-Out of the Wilderness