Topic: Billy Mays....has passed away at the age of fifty. (Read 10033 times)

Tehz · « **on:** 28 Jun 2009, 11:24 »

http://www.kwtx.com/nationalnews/headlines/49382987.html

Scrambled Egg Machine · « **Reply #1 on:** 28 Jun 2009, 11:35 »

I am depressed by this. Kaboom! and the promoter is gone.

JD · « **Reply #2 on:** 28 Jun 2009, 11:38 »

Haha I just posted something similar the the pointless thread, with a better article.

Quote from: Zombiedude on 28 Jun 2009, 10:48

Hey guys, you remember Billy Mays? He's dead

J-cob9000 · « **Reply #3 on:** 28 Jun 2009, 11:46 »

This has been the worst week. Michael Jackson and Billy Mays in one week.

Alex C · « **Reply #4 on:** 28 Jun 2009, 11:58 »

I dunno, it was pretty rough when Ernest Walton, Emil Cioran (he was entertaining, at least) and Jonas Salk all died in a three day span, although they did at least live much longer lives. Come to think of it, it's kinda funny that Cioran lived to be 84; the dude basically made a career of taking pessimism to its logical extreme.

Patrick · « **Reply #5 on:** 28 Jun 2009, 12:13 »

And now, in this special offer, two American icons dead this month when you try *new* Ultra Nuclear Strength OxiClean!

Shitty, absolutely shitty week for American culture.

Cartilage Head · « **Reply #6 on:** 28 Jun 2009, 12:21 »

I hope he took his own advice and purchased iCAN HEALTH INSURANCE

Dollface · « **Reply #7 on:** 28 Jun 2009, 12:29 »

Boohooo

Ozymandias · « **Reply #8 on:** 28 Jun 2009, 12:29 »

Man, now I'm suspicious.

I mean, let's look at the facts: first the Shamwow guy was spontaneously attacked by a prostitute who sliced, diced, even julienned his tongue. He's arrested and in just seconds, his career is gone!

But wait, there's more!

Because then Billy Mays dies at the age of not 70, not 60, but 50 years old with no signs of why he might've died!

What are the odds you'd expect this to happen to the two major current TV salesmen?

25%?

1%?

.000005%?!

I think there's only one man capable of this, AS SEEN ON TV:

MrSteevo · « **Reply #9 on:** 28 Jun 2009, 13:07 »

All the good people are going!
It's a sign! The rapture is coming! Repent!

0bsessions · « **Reply #10 on:** 28 Jun 2009, 13:15 »

Fifty is the new twenty-seven.

bicostp · « **Reply #11 on:** 28 Jun 2009, 13:19 »

Don't worry, Ron Popiel is still alive and ready to sell you knives that never get dull and rotisserie ovens!

Quote from: Ozymandias on 28 Jun 2009, 12:29

Because then Billy Mays dies at the age of not 70, not 60,but 50 years old with no signs of why he might've died!

Don't you mean 49.95 years old? (Nobody on infomercials uses whole numbers.)

According to the Washington Post, he was supposedly on a plane yesterday afternoon, and there was a rough landing and some luggage fell out of the overhead bin and landed on his head. If this is true, it could have been a subdural hematoma. (Basically the same thing that did Natasha Richardson in back in March.)

Patrick · « **Reply #12 on:** 28 Jun 2009, 13:29 »

Quote from: 0bsessions on 28 Jun 2009, 13:15

Fifty is the new twenty-seven.

I am looking at Bono with the utmost hope in my eyes.

Kukla · « **Reply #13 on:** 28 Jun 2009, 14:33 »

Quote from: bicostp on 28 Jun 2009, 13:19

Don't you mean 49.95 years old? (Nobody on infomercials uses whole numbers.)

Three easy payments of 24.95. And if you call in the next ten minutes, they will knock off one of the payments.

Apparently someone knocked off the last payment of Billy Mays' life expectancy.

Dollface · « **Reply #14 on:** 28 Jun 2009, 16:42 »

öFuck your michael jacksons Billy mays was a true hero!

Blue Kitty · « **Reply #15 on:** 28 Jun 2009, 17:47 »

Quote

A salesman died in Florida on Sunday. First it was a tv legend. Then an old sex-icon, followed by a fading, crazed pop-star. And now -a cleaning-product salesmen with a loud voice. Someone's picking off television icons.

Somebody knows why.

Down there...

Somebody knows.

A salesmen died in Florida on Sunday.

MrBlu · « **Reply #16 on:** 28 Jun 2009, 21:41 »

Wow man. This is worse than when Issac Hays and Bernie Mac both died in one weekend.

=[

Aurjay · « **Reply #17 on:** 28 Jun 2009, 22:29 »

Don't forget about Farrah Fawcett dying this week as well.

Spluff · « **Reply #18 on:** 29 Jun 2009, 04:16 »

Guys, honestly, he was gone too soon and even though I know it's human nature, please keep the joking about it to a minimum because it's really, really bad.

Caleb · « **Reply #19 on:** 29 Jun 2009, 06:28 »

Quote from: Spluff on 29 Jun 2009, 04:16

Guys, honestly, he was gone too soon and even though I know it's human nature, please keep the joking about it to a minimum because it's really, really bad.

Really, really bad!

bbq · « **Reply #20 on:** 29 Jun 2009, 07:41 »

Already been done, I'm afraid.

Caleb · « **Reply #21 on:** 29 Jun 2009, 08:51 »

I would like to note that I did buy OxiClean in a laundromat because of Billy May's pitch. I had heard it like two months earlier on late night TV. It just stuck with me.

He was a good pitchman.

Patrick · « **Reply #22 on:** 29 Jun 2009, 09:34 »

It helps that the shit actually works. Speaks a lot about him personally to not be like one of those dickbags who endorses a product and it doesn't even fuckin' work as advertised.

Jace · « **Reply #23 on:** 29 Jun 2009, 09:40 »

I'm piping in that I fucking love oxyclean. I actually have a big box of it that sits in the laundry room and goes in every goddamned load.

gospel · « **Reply #24 on:** 29 Jun 2009, 11:30 »

Quote from: Cartilage Head on 28 Jun 2009, 12:21

I hope he took his own advice and purchased iCAN HEALTH INSURANCE

For his sake, I hope he didn't.

calenlass · « **Reply #25 on:** 30 Jun 2009, 09:43 »

There is this pretty awesome thing that Billy Mays advertised and apparently supported with a lot of conviction called the Dual Saw. My dad wants one, and I kind of think I do too.

MrBlu · « **Reply #26 on:** 30 Jun 2009, 09:56 »

Oh yell hes. I don't even have use for one, and I want it.

Dollface · « **Reply #27 on:** 30 Jun 2009, 10:00 »

Quote from: calenlass on 30 Jun 2009, 09:43

There is this pretty awesome thing that Billy Mays advertised and apparently supported with a lot of conviction called the Dual Saw. My dad wants one, and I kind of think I do too.

Dual saw seems awesome thing.

Caleb · « **Reply #28 on:** 30 Jun 2009, 10:50 »

Counter-rotating dual tungsten saw blades!!??

Wow. That looks like a pretty sweet little thing. I dunno how much power something like that would have but damn it would be nice to be able to cut through any material with the same tool. I am sick of using a hacksaw on plastic tubing.

0bsessions · « **Reply #29 on:** 30 Jun 2009, 11:15 »

And I'm sick of cutting through cars with my kitchen knives.

Patrick · « **Reply #30 on:** 30 Jun 2009, 12:09 »

If only we'd had one of them back in 'Nam, we'd have beat Charlie back in 5 days' time.

RallyMonkey · « **Reply #31 on:** 30 Jun 2009, 12:51 »

The show Pitchmen made me trust in informercials (At least ones he or Sully are in) a lot more than I ever would have otherwise. The fact that they spent such a long time testing the products to guarantee they work before recommending them to anyone.

valley_parade · « **Reply #32 on:** 04 Jul 2009, 15:01 »

Quote from: Kukla on 28 Jun 2009, 14:33

Quote from: bicostp on 28 Jun 2009, 13:19

Don't you mean 49.95 years old? (Nobody on infomercials uses whole numbers.)

Three easy payments of 24.95. And if you call in the next ten minutes, they will knock off one of the payments.

Apparently someone knocked off the last payment of Billy Mays' life expectancy.

The last payment must be made in wampum.

Patrick · « **Reply #33 on:** 04 Jul 2009, 15:21 »

BUT WAIT! THERE'S MORE! The Tennessee Titans QB was murdered.

valley_parade · « **Reply #34 on:** 04 Jul 2009, 15:25 »

BUT CALL, RIGHT NOW, and we'll throw in a random woman with your dead quarterback!

(Pay with your credit card to receive ESPN insight such as "He hated throwing interceptions" and "He was a black quarterback from a black school")

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