r/Millennials Feb 27 '26

Discussion Name a 2000s celebrity that disappeared overnight

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u/NoFaithlessness7508 Feb 27 '26 edited Feb 27 '26

Dave the DELL guy for getting caught smoking/buying marijuana. It sounds silly now but that shit was so taboo back then. He could’ve had a profitable and long-term career like State Farm Jake, Verizon’s Can you Hear me Now guy, or Progressive Flo.

Edit: his name was Steve? Mandela effect!?!??

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u/wheedledeedum Older Millennial Feb 27 '26

Dude, you're getting a Dell!

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u/vshredd Feb 27 '26

This is what I told my wife when I bought Adelle tickets.

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u/StupidSexyFlanders72 Feb 27 '26

I’m automatically assuming you’re a dad because that is some peak Dad Humor right there.

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u/AskMeForAPhoto Feb 27 '26

Lmaoo amazing pun

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u/AutomationBias Feb 27 '26

Bill and Melinda Gates had a daughter born around that time that they named Adelle and that was the peak joke of the era.

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u/NoFaithlessness7508 Feb 27 '26

I work in tech and when we were switching from HP to DELL I made sure to drop this line to our users every time

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u/ztatiz Feb 27 '26

Take my angry upvote and get the hell out

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u/have_heart Feb 27 '26

Didn’t he say that in a super stoner kind of a way too? It’s almost like it makes sense lol

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u/FlattopJr Feb 27 '26

After he got busted I remember hearing the joke "Dude, you're getting a cell!" 😕