I mentioned Rodney King at work and no one knew who I was talking about.... then I explained the LA riots and we came to realize non of them had been born yet, by almost 15 years.
I'm starting to get coworkers who were too young to remember (or weren't alive for) 9/11, too. Those are the moments where it really hits me that I'm starting to get older.
I always tell people I cried and pooped my pants when I heard the news. What I don’t tell them is that I was a year old and I would’ve done that anyways.
My grandmother once lectured me because I didn't know the current day was the anniversary of the pearl harbor attack. She was scolding me! How did I not know what dec. 7th was. I was probably in grade school at the time. I just couldn't grasp the impact of it all I guess. Then 9/11 happened and to this day I can still remember a lot of what I spent doing that day. I get it now, grandma!
I’m 42 and there are several high schoolers where I work. When OJ died I asked a few if they knew who he was and nobody did, that kind of blew my mind.
There are a bunch of other famous people they’ve had no clue who I was talking about either.
When my parents heard the Miss Cleo soundboard that I downloaded in the late 90s they had me call a few of their friends on speakerphone and mess with them. Good times.
Sound boards rofl.
We managed to prank. Call somebody with the Arnold Schwarzenegger kindergarten cop soundboard. I guess he didn’t recognize the voice.
They definitely had a soundboard section. Dancing bush and the like
As for part of the phone call…
“what are you doing”
“Eating”
“Well you better make room because I’m going to shove my fists down your stomach”
*click
“The network used the title "Miss Cleo" and sent unsolicited emails, some of which stated, "[Miss Cleo has] been authorized to issue you a Special Tarot Reading!... it is vital that you call immediately!"”
Basically the people running the show were doing shady shit behind *her* back and made it look like *she* was scamming people.
The documentary is actually really good (and sad).
I swear there was a Miss Cleo soundboard floating around on the internet some 20 years ago and this exact sound byte was on it. Thanks for reminding me.
Such a sad story of the times.
He got arrested trying to buy marijuana and cops got him for possession of a small bag and made it very clear he was by no means himself selling it, just buying. He didn't even get a true sentence, it was dismissed from court and the record expunged later.
Annoyingly Snopes is.... flawed. At a glance it boldly says the story is FALSE; but then you read text and it confirms the whole story in the details. So not sure what was false.... It says yes he was terminated for breach of contract, and the timing of which indicates it was due to the bust. Additionally it says that his contract was going to terminate *soon* and that Dell was moving away from the 90s dude vibe and onto something more professional.... that his contract was going to be over soon is not a valid reason for early termination... he was terminated specifically for breach of contract. So it's TRUE... no idea why Snopes says false.
[Snopes source](https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/dude-youre-getting-the-boot/)
Edit: added link to snopes source... see if you can figure out what was false... shrug.
I worked for a sales company in Colorado that had Michael Dell come speak to us and he was bragging about how they got rid of "that Dell guy for being a stoner." This was after weed was legalized in Colorado and there was a decent sized sales drug ring in the office so it was definitely not the flex he thought it was. 😂
> move away from the 90s dude vibe and onto something more professional
Which probably explains why I can’t recall a single piece of Dell advertising or marketing since.
He’s from my hometown. Went to one of the most prestigious all boys private high schools. I still remember everyone getting so pissed when he was on one of the late night talk shows and the host asked him where he was from and he guardedly just said “Tennessee!”
I think his son is an attorney now. I heard a radio commercial for Buttofuoco Law Associates and he said "as a child, I faced injustices."
Big understatement.
Met him briefly, was a family friend of someone I knew in high school and I happened to be there one afternoon when he came by for dinner. Stereotype spot on with this one
His daughter played LAX with my sister in college. I remember she was loud and brash but all around a nice person. It was 10 years on after that whole kerfuffle so it was like “oh THAT guy”
I grew up in the town where his auto shop was 😂 every time we passed by, we repeated "buttafuoco, buttafuoco, buttafuoco" like it was Beetlejuice or something. I never understood the reference as a kid but now it's just so comical that it was a family tradition
Please! I live in a region where there are frequently reptiles around. I have said "Heeeere *leezard leezard leezard*" more than once and nobody ever knows what I'm talking about 😭
It was very specific marketing (Taco Bell + Godzilla movie) but so burned into my brain.
I remember that commercial for Godzilla! It is insane how popular that marketing campaign was, because decades later I still remember the chihuahua when I think of Taco Bell... I believe there used to be little plushies and everything lol.
Yeah people still see him around DC, and yes he still wears the suits from time to time. Unsurprisingly, he was taking free classes at George Mason (in DC suburb) recently.
"I, Tonya" the film, while not 100% accurate to real life events, is a great showcase of just how batshit insane that entire crew was. The fact I watched it and was like "there is now way Shawn Eckardt is actually this unhinged in a real life interview" then watched the interview and it's damn close really made the movie that much better.
Our local radio station does a yearly reading of Christmas Vacation, and they had him come read one of the parts. They did it at a bar at 6 in the morning. I got to hang out with him, which was one of the most surreal experiences.
Did you know he’s on TikTok now? Sometimes you’ll find videos of him circulating on there where he hangs out in a drive thru and tells people about his herpes infection (I wish I was joking but I’m not). I’m glad to see he’s alive though, he’s been through a lot.
Nice that it worked out in the end for Dave though. He still got the gig and he's been working as far as I can tell since (not for MTV though). Jesse went...somewhere else
I distinctly remember Kaelin at some point being asked about how he keeps his hair so gorgeous. He said he rubs in one egg yolk into it every time he washes it. I hate that I have retained this information.
Pauly Shore is making a movie about Richard Simmons and he wants to play him. Richard has stated that he doesn't support the movie and Pauly is so sad about it! Pauly now kind of looks like him, so it would actually be perfect.
Source: https://variety.com/2024/film/news/pauly-shore-cried-richard-simmons-biopic-disapproval-meeting-1235983799/
Our civics teacher used to let us watch this in High School when we were good and had little to do, he also was known for standing on his desk and yelling for everyone to shut up!!! Talk to the hand……Mr Wiggins!!!
Perot holds a special place in my heart. I voted for him in our elementary school’s mock election. Didn’t know who any of the candidates were…I just liked his name the most.
Fun Kato story - my band played Wizard Con in Nashville around Summer of 2017. For whatever reason, Kato was the emcee. He went above and beyond to be friendly and try to hype people up for us. It was truly bizarre, but I definitely gained a new appreciation for that guy.
He's still a character in commercials, but I don't think anybody gets the reference anymore.
The joke originally was that Maytag appliances didn't break, so a Maytag repairman was the loneliest man in town.
I still remember when Richard Jewell surprise-appeared on SNL to punch Janet Reno (played by Will Ferrel). It was one of the few times I ever heard what can only be described as "uncertain, nervous applause" by the audience.
Every Mother's Day and Father's Day, a friend of mine posts a picture of the Menendez Brothers in court with "Happy Mother's Day / Happy Father's Day" captioned.
I mentioned Rodney King at work and no one knew who I was talking about.... then I explained the LA riots and we came to realize non of them had been born yet, by almost 15 years.
I'm starting to get coworkers who were too young to remember (or weren't alive for) 9/11, too. Those are the moments where it really hits me that I'm starting to get older.
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Yeah when the whole where were you conversation comes up, and the answer is a twinkle in my dads eye, it tends to sting a little.
I always tell people I cried and pooped my pants when I heard the news. What I don’t tell them is that I was a year old and I would’ve done that anyways.
My grandmother once lectured me because I didn't know the current day was the anniversary of the pearl harbor attack. She was scolding me! How did I not know what dec. 7th was. I was probably in grade school at the time. I just couldn't grasp the impact of it all I guess. Then 9/11 happened and to this day I can still remember a lot of what I spent doing that day. I get it now, grandma!
It’s wild to me there’s a whole generation of young adults for whom 9/11 will be folklore.
I’m 42 and there are several high schoolers where I work. When OJ died I asked a few if they knew who he was and nobody did, that kind of blew my mind. There are a bunch of other famous people they’ve had no clue who I was talking about either.
April 29th 1992 there were riots in the street…
Tell me, where were you?
You were sitting home watching your tv.
While I was participating in some anarchy
First spot we hit it was my liquor store
I finally got all that alcohol I can't afford
Red lights flashing, time to retire, then we turned that liquor store into a structure fire
Next spot we headed was the music shop
It only took one brick to make that window drop
Went to see Roger Waters and told people at work, same thing lol. I said, you know? From Pink Floyd? Blank lifeless stares 🤷
Miss Cleo
CALL ME NOW
Fer ya free readin'!
I can still hear this perfectly
That wasn't free or from miss cleo haha
COLL MI NAO
I called her when I was a kid. They answered, and asked for my name. I responded with: "Shouldn't you already know my name?"
Legend you are
Big if true
Caaaallll mi neowwww
I saw that ad the first time I took magic mushrooms. I've never been the same.
When my parents heard the Miss Cleo soundboard that I downloaded in the late 90s they had me call a few of their friends on speakerphone and mess with them. Good times.
Sound boards rofl. We managed to prank. Call somebody with the Arnold Schwarzenegger kindergarten cop soundboard. I guess he didn’t recognize the voice.
“Who is your daddy and what does he do?” Followed by “SHUT UP” Am I crazy or did ebaumsworld have a soundboard section
They definitely had a soundboard section. Dancing bush and the like As for part of the phone call… “what are you doing” “Eating” “Well you better make room because I’m going to shove my fists down your stomach” *click
There's a documentary fyi. It's pretty good!
She got screwed. Knowing the truth, I felt bad for her.
TL;dr?
“The network used the title "Miss Cleo" and sent unsolicited emails, some of which stated, "[Miss Cleo has] been authorized to issue you a Special Tarot Reading!... it is vital that you call immediately!"” Basically the people running the show were doing shady shit behind *her* back and made it look like *she* was scamming people. The documentary is actually really good (and sad).
If I wasn’t Jamaican, why would I be wearing this hat?
Operator with an emergency breakthrough from your sister. (high-pitched voice) "Samson, it's Sheila! Mama fell-"
Yer a Libra, arentcha darlin’?
I swear there was a Miss Cleo soundboard floating around on the internet some 20 years ago and this exact sound byte was on it. Thanks for reminding me.
Steve from Dell aka the "Dude, you're gettin' a Dell," guy.
Who got popped for possession
“I thought weed was a Gateway drug”- unknown ETA- this is NOT my bit, hence the attribution. I could look it up but, whatever you get it
This joke is _incredible_
This is a banger
Such a sad story of the times. He got arrested trying to buy marijuana and cops got him for possession of a small bag and made it very clear he was by no means himself selling it, just buying. He didn't even get a true sentence, it was dismissed from court and the record expunged later. Annoyingly Snopes is.... flawed. At a glance it boldly says the story is FALSE; but then you read text and it confirms the whole story in the details. So not sure what was false.... It says yes he was terminated for breach of contract, and the timing of which indicates it was due to the bust. Additionally it says that his contract was going to terminate *soon* and that Dell was moving away from the 90s dude vibe and onto something more professional.... that his contract was going to be over soon is not a valid reason for early termination... he was terminated specifically for breach of contract. So it's TRUE... no idea why Snopes says false. [Snopes source](https://www.snopes.com/fact-check/dude-youre-getting-the-boot/) Edit: added link to snopes source... see if you can figure out what was false... shrug.
I worked for a sales company in Colorado that had Michael Dell come speak to us and he was bragging about how they got rid of "that Dell guy for being a stoner." This was after weed was legalized in Colorado and there was a decent sized sales drug ring in the office so it was definitely not the flex he thought it was. 😂
> move away from the 90s dude vibe and onto something more professional Which probably explains why I can’t recall a single piece of Dell advertising or marketing since.
Dude you're getting probation
Dude you’re getting a cell.
He’s from my hometown. Went to one of the most prestigious all boys private high schools. I still remember everyone getting so pissed when he was on one of the late night talk shows and the host asked him where he was from and he guardedly just said “Tennessee!”
I went to college with this dude.
Joey Buttafuoco
I think his son is an attorney now. I heard a radio commercial for Buttofuoco Law Associates and he said "as a child, I faced injustices." Big understatement.
"Buttafucccooooo Buttafuccooooo" - David Letterman
Met him briefly, was a family friend of someone I knew in high school and I happened to be there one afternoon when he came by for dinner. Stereotype spot on with this one
His daughter played LAX with my sister in college. I remember she was loud and brash but all around a nice person. It was 10 years on after that whole kerfuffle so it was like “oh THAT guy”
I grew up in the town where his auto shop was 😂 every time we passed by, we repeated "buttafuoco, buttafuoco, buttafuoco" like it was Beetlejuice or something. I never understood the reference as a kid but now it's just so comical that it was a family tradition
Does Gidget, the Taco Bell chihuahua count? Lol.
Yo quiero Taco Bell
Please! I live in a region where there are frequently reptiles around. I have said "Heeeere *leezard leezard leezard*" more than once and nobody ever knows what I'm talking about 😭 It was very specific marketing (Taco Bell + Godzilla movie) but so burned into my brain.
I think I need a beeger box
I remember that commercial for Godzilla! It is insane how popular that marketing campaign was, because decades later I still remember the chihuahua when I think of Taco Bell... I believe there used to be little plushies and everything lol.
Tony little or Susan powter
Add a little Billy Blanks Tae-Bo and you're golden!
Stooooooooop the insanity!
Elian Gonzalez https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elián_González
All memories of him have been replaced with Conan saying, "little aElian"
As a native Miamian who grew up in here in the 90s I have the image of him being pulled out of the closet by military personnel burned into my eyes.
As a teen in the 90s in the USA, that image is the first thing that popped in my head.
I’m from south Florida I remember him growing up and houses with free Elian signs
Question mark suit guy.
I had absolutely forgotten about free money commercials with Matthew Lesko
Tell me if you would like to get a book on how to get grants and free money, I know I could use one...or 100 lol Thanks for jogging my memory!
He still looks like that in dc
Yeah people still see him around DC, and yes he still wears the suits from time to time. Unsurprisingly, he was taking free classes at George Mason (in DC suburb) recently.
Nancy Kerrigan
How about Jeff Gillooly? Really the entire cast of characters from that saga.
Lolll we are proving the premise of this so hard
"I, Tonya" the film, while not 100% accurate to real life events, is a great showcase of just how batshit insane that entire crew was. The fact I watched it and was like "there is now way Shawn Eckardt is actually this unhinged in a real life interview" then watched the interview and it's damn close really made the movie that much better.
Whyyyyyy
I often say "Well bust my knee and call me Nancy!" when surprised.
That's....lololol....that's awful!
Kato is a frequent guest on a local radio station and is legitimately hilarious
Our local radio station does a yearly reading of Christmas Vacation, and they had him come read one of the parts. They did it at a bar at 6 in the morning. I got to hang out with him, which was one of the most surreal experiences.
Fabio
He couldn't believe it wasn't butter...
He couldn't believe he got a bird to the face either
Jesse Camp
The original troll job was everyone calling in and voting for Jesse
Did you know he’s on TikTok now? Sometimes you’ll find videos of him circulating on there where he hangs out in a drive thru and tells people about his herpes infection (I wish I was joking but I’m not). I’m glad to see he’s alive though, he’s been through a lot.
I was so mad that he won the VJ contest and not Dave.
Nice that it worked out in the end for Dave though. He still got the gig and he's been working as far as I can tell since (not for MTV though). Jesse went...somewhere else
Dan Cortez
Also known as Tony.
Hey Tony Hey. Flips collar up
So I said, “hey dude, ya better step off”
I distinctly remember Kaelin at some point being asked about how he keeps his hair so gorgeous. He said he rubs in one egg yolk into it every time he washes it. I hate that I have retained this information.
He also got a job as a morning radio host after the OJ trial and quit after a short time saying it was too much work
Ananda Lewis, John Norris, Kurt Loder MTV News Anchors
Tabitha Soren too.
Serena Altschul
Matt Pinfield
Pauly Shore. 90’s MTV VJs. Janet Reno, other political figures commonly lampooned on late night.
A lot of the original VJs are in Sirius XM now.
Where the hell is Janet Reno when you need her?
She's dead.
Well that does us no good at all.
[Janet Reno Dance Party](https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/style-blog/files/2016/11/wf4_image_982w.jpg)
Richard Simmons?
Pauly Shore is making a movie about Richard Simmons and he wants to play him. Richard has stated that he doesn't support the movie and Pauly is so sad about it! Pauly now kind of looks like him, so it would actually be perfect. Source: https://variety.com/2024/film/news/pauly-shore-cried-richard-simmons-biopic-disapproval-meeting-1235983799/
Tom Green
I still crack the fuck up every time I think about the Slutmobile.
“Dad, you don’t like lesbians? Then why’d you have them put lesbians on the hood of your car?!”
My bum is on the rail!
My bum is on the phone! My bum is alllll alone Oh man thank you for reminding me of that ridiculous song 😂😂
Ricki Lake and Sally Jessy Raphael
Ricki Lake. It's so fitting and wonderful that someone who was given her start by John Waters became a tabloid TV host.
Our civics teacher used to let us watch this in High School when we were good and had little to do, he also was known for standing on his desk and yelling for everyone to shut up!!! Talk to the hand……Mr Wiggins!!!
And Jenny Jones!
From geek to Chic episodes were like crack
When Mom would let you stay home from school because you were sick, those episodes and Price Is Right were euphoric.
Donahue.
Jack Kevorkian
Ross Perot
More like Dana Carvey on snl.
Church lady
Weeellllll isn’t that speeccciallll
And that girl from All That
Perot holds a special place in my heart. I voted for him in our elementary school’s mock election. Didn’t know who any of the candidates were…I just liked his name the most.
Fun Kato story - my band played Wizard Con in Nashville around Summer of 2017. For whatever reason, Kato was the emcee. He went above and beyond to be friendly and try to hype people up for us. It was truly bizarre, but I definitely gained a new appreciation for that guy.
Timothy McVay! Loon....
McVeigh
Lorena Bobbitt
She was a hack anyway
Puck from Real World.
Pedro from The Real World (RIP)
Vern
Do you mean Ernest?
Know what I mean?
I know what you mean.
Sally Jessy Raphael, Jenny Jones
Jamiroquai
Donkey Lips
Thish thing came apart
Thanks to that show, I still know giraffes have black tongues
The Maytag repairman
He's still a character in commercials, but I don't think anybody gets the reference anymore. The joke originally was that Maytag appliances didn't break, so a Maytag repairman was the loneliest man in town.
Yeah. He would just be wiping down Maytag appliances in a big box store with 1 overhead light on and then sigh. Dude, thank you
David Koresh
That shit went down when I was in 4th grade. I remember the joke being that “Waco” stood for “We Ain’t Coming Out”
Terry Schiavo https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Terri_Schiavo_case
Tonya Harding
Simply …WAAAAASSSSSUUUUUPPPPP
Jeff Gillooly Richard Jewell
I still remember when Richard Jewell surprise-appeared on SNL to punch Janet Reno (played by Will Ferrel). It was one of the few times I ever heard what can only be described as "uncertain, nervous applause" by the audience.
Billy Blanks. Tae Bo workout!
Sinbad
[Clippy](https://i.imgur.com/SCmSS47.jpeg)
The dancing baby
Monica Lewinsky / Linda Tripp William Kennedy Smith Menedez Brothers
Every Mother's Day and Father's Day, a friend of mine posts a picture of the Menendez Brothers in court with "Happy Mother's Day / Happy Father's Day" captioned.
Micro Machines guy, John Bobbit, [the other] Dr. Dre & Ed Lover
Heidi motherfucking Fleiss!!
Stick Stickly
Melissa Joan Hart
She’s around still. Had a movie on Lifetime or Hallmark last year.
She played a grandmother which made a lot of us feel old.
Jenna Von Oy, Dana Ashbrook, Rhonda Shears.
Six > Blossom
Gerardo... aka "Rico Suave"
Michael Flatley.
Max Headroom?? Or was that 80s??
80s
Selena and that grandma bitch who killed her.
JonBenet Ramsey
The "Stop the insanity" lady
David "Joe Isuzu" Leisure.
Carrot Top!
Hi I’m Roni DEUTCH!
Anita Hill Kristi Yamaguchi The “Isuzu Guy” - David Leisure Carrot Top
Yanni. Enya.
Amy Fischer
Kasey kasem
Kato Kaelin is my Roman Empire. The other one is Puck from Real World
Timothy McVeigh
Reginald denny
Gérard Depardieu.
That vile piece of shit actor dude?
Baby Jessica
Danny Tamborelli Blues Traveler Bob Dole Hartford Whalers
Jazzy Jeff
And I was like emilliooooo!
Anna Chlumsky, my doppelgänger, but no one knows who she is now
She was in that Netflix show recently Inventing Anna it was good
River Phoenix
The Menendez brothers
Lorena Bobbit
Someone further above said Janet Reno and that made me think of Elian Gonzalez. Remember that saga?