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RIP, Billy Mays

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While Michael Jackson was the King of Pop, Billy Mays was the King of Commercials.

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Let's remember him as the guy who yelled loudly about products on your TV.

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Wow, I just saw him on Conan last week. He seemed fine.
Let's remember him as the guy who yelled loudly about products on your TV.
I think that's how he'd like to be remembered.
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Man, late night infomercials just won't be the same anymore. Is it terrible that I'm mourning Billy Mays more than Michael Jackson?

RIP Billy :(
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This was a bad bad week to be celebrity.
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Post by Damelon »

I'm looking at his picture up thread, and I still have no idea who he is, or should I say, was. :?
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St Peter is reaching for his wallet right now... :)
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Post by Demondime-a-dozen-spawn »

jelerak wrote:This was a bad bad week to be celebrity.
Sure was.

The Annoying Celebrity Index went down 13 points.

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Sorry to hear about Billy Mays, he was so young and full of Loud, Obnoxious life. I will miss him.

Though I'm not going to miss the volume on my TV quadrupling when the Late, Late, Late Show goes from a relatively quiet movie about (say) The Battle of Britain, to an obnoxiously loud commercial featuring the obnoxiously loud Billy Mays.
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i'm so not surprised. the dude yelled incessantly! he yelled for a living!
he musta had horrendous blood pressure. poor billy. :(
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The news says he hit his head earlier in the day, when the plane he was in had a blowout during landing.
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Post by Cheval »

Rumor has it that he died almost broke.
So his funeral is being paid with 4 easy installments of $19.99 each, plus shipping and handling.

O.K., I know that the joke was in poor taste,
but somebody was thinking along those lines.

RIP - Billy Mays
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Well, celebrities usually die in threes. Leave it to Billy Mays to give you a fourth one at no additional charge.
Just pay the shipping and handling.


RIP Billy Mays. Rest in peace my friend.
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Does that count Fred Travelena? :?
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=m40Oa2VzIVs

he was king of the infomercials
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