Dispatches
- June 13, 2026 · Dispatch
The hot-tub photo that became a Nancy Mace meme
A hot-tub photo of Nancy Mace, recognizable enough to travel on its own, has spent more than a year as meme fodder, most durably under the stock 'best friend's mom on a family ski trip' POV template.
- June 11, 2026 · Dispatch
‘Welcome back, Nancy Mace’: after a fifth-place primary loss, a viral Waffle House meme sends the self-described former waitress back to the marquee
After Rep. Nancy Mace finished fifth in the June 2026 South Carolina Republican gubernatorial primary, a meme spread online showing a Waffle House marquee reading ‘WELCOME BACK NANCY MACE!’ The joke lands on Mace's own oft-repeated biography, ‘high school dropout turned Waffle House waitress’, which she has invoked for years, from celebrating her 2020 congressional win at the Waffle House where she once worked to donning a paper Waffle House cap during her 2026 governor bid. The sign is a digital meme, not a real marquee.
Mockery & memes
The hot-tub "best friend's mom" meme
A widely circulated hot-tub photo of Nancy Mace has been remixed into the stock "POV: your best friend's mom on a family ski trip" meme template, reposted by joke accounts since at least early 2025.
March 9, 2025 · Mockery