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Date Posted: 20:40:27 12/15/02 Sun
Author: Arrowhead
Author Host/IP: dialup-65.58.221.141.Dial1.Portland1.Level3.net / 65.58.221.141
Subject: Also, I like the last Steve The Dell Dude commercial
In reply to: Arrowhead 's message, ""We're gonna wear out that back seat, if you know what I'm saying."" on 19:34:14 12/15/02 Sun

How could I forget? My very favorite commercial of all time is the very first Dell Intern commercial that they aired only once, at midnight. I was fortunate to get this commercial on videotape, as I was taping the a tv show when it came on. It shows Steve The Dell Spokesdude on his college campus, doing his usual thing (“Dude, you’re gettin’ a DELL!”) where he talks about how great Dell computers are, and how you should get one, with “cool” soundtrack and background noise, and he’s talking to the camera, to the audience. Same old, same old. We see him as the camera does. But then we see things from another view: through the scope of a sniper’s rifle. Everything’s silent except for the heavy breathing of the sniper. It’s a far shot, and we see Steve from above, the cross hairs centering on the back of Steve’s head. The sniper holds his breath and pulls the trigger, killing Steve. We see one of the clean-cut new Dell interns on the roof of a nearby building, holding the rifle. He wipes the sweat from his brow, and then wipes his hand on his sweater vest. He radios back to Dell HQ, reporting that the job is done. We see all of the bubblegummer interns listening to the sniper over the intercom, and they cheer, streamers and balloons, little party hats and party favors, hooting and hollering and carrying on, until some people start singing Auld Lang Syne, “May old acquaintance be forgot…” And everybody else joins in. Their voices raise like the Who’s in Whoville. One girl cries with joy.

Back with the sniper: the sniper turns to the camera and says, “He’s finally dead. NOW will you buy a Dell?” But because of those gay black muslim sniper terrorists, they didn’t think it was a good idea to show this commercial any more, not to mention the fact that it sort of messed with the good reputation of the new interns. Their image was supposed to be reminiscent of Barney & Friends. But we all know that they would go this far for their Dell Cult. Not to mention that it was way too gory for regular television, as it graphically shows Steve’s head exploding forth in an eruption of gore. Just terrible. I went to go get a Dell computer that same day.

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