Kid's Hilarious (and Real) Ad for a Funeral Home Goes Viral, but Not Everyone Approves

'It's an expression of creativity. He's expressing himself'

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This weekend, the internet came alive over an elementary-school kid's cheeky drawing for the Gilliland & Howe Funeral Home in Greensburg, Ind.

The illustration was created for a Greensburg Daily News contest inviting youngsters to make ads for businesses advertising in the newspaper. Originally posted on G&H's Facebook page—along with several other ads, so locals could vote for their favorite (they were taken down when voting ended)—the drawing has generated considerable attention and debate.

Here is the ad:

Some appreciate the artist's offbeat humor.

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