Apparently, someone caught up with Ben Curtis, the "Dude, you’re getting a Dell" guy and found that he is now a waiter at a place called Tortilla Flats in New York. The campaign was canceled after he was arrested for buying weed. I’m not sure which is more sad:
1. That a nationally known commercial actor is now asking whether you would like hot or mild sauce with your chimichanga.
2. That some reporter actually woke up one morning and thought, "I wonder what the Dell dude is doing nowadays?"… And then actually followed through with it! The background research, interview preparation, plane ticket to NY, et ceterahh, et ceterahh.
3. Or, that I found it worthwhile to cover second-hand.
I found Dell dude and the whole campaign more than a little annoying, but who really pisses me off is Dell. Dell, you made a casting call for the person that could most convincingly deliver the word "Dude" in a sentence. Did you not consider the possibility that the winner was a pothead?? It would be like Fox kicking Paris off Simple Life after the sex tape came out. Did they? No! They already knew she was a dirty lil whore (I mean that in a good way)! Taking it from behind while chatting with friends on the phone is her thing. People saying "Dude" - well, smoking pot is their thing.
Wise up, Dell.
btw, I went ahead and Google-mapped Tortilla Flats. Better hurry if you want him to wait on you. His "band has been given the green light"!
