Hi! Billy Mays Tribute Thread Here!

AngelHedgie

You know, I've joked about 2009 being the year of living dangeorusly (mainly due to tax issues), but this is getting a bit ridiculous.

Yar

So they go in fours now?

Henroid

So, any word on how he went?

And don't say with a smile.

RUNN1NGMAN

This is a great story on Billy Mays' rise to fame:

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/08/18/AR2008081802508.html?hpid=topnews

Captain Carrot

Am I the only one who thought Mays was incredibly annoying in those commercials?

I mean, don't get me wrong, I feel for his family, and I'm sure he was a very nice guy non-professionally, but my God I'm sick of those ads.

Dignified Pauper

You know he's promoting something with Jesus.

HOLY SPIRIT! IT GETS THE SIN OUT!

Omeks

Maybe this is all a plot to sell some new product.

Everyone is gathered to mourn Billy Mays' open casket ceremony when all of a sudden, Billy Mays' body springs to life.

"Hi, Billy Mays here with Mighty Emblam-It, the fast and easy way, to preserve the ones you love! Use it on grandpa to keep those memories going, or let grandma know you still love her by making her a shrine! It even works on pets! It has the strength, to emblam over a hundred Vladimir Lenins in an instant! Now that's the power of Mighty-Embalm-It!"


Ahh...I'm gonna miss Billy. RIP.

Inquisitor

Yar wrote: »

So they go in fours now?

No, they don't go in anythings because stupid superstitions are stupid superstitions.

Dac

Gabriel_Pitt wrote: »

redfield85 wrote: »

Bionic Monkey wrote: »

redfield85 wrote: »

Xenogears of Bore wrote: »

Always comes in threes.

Just like Shamwow.

Didn't we already have three though? This is fours.

Count again, we're at 5. David Carradine, Ed McMahon, Farah Fawcett, Michael Jackson, and now Billy Mays. Apparently Walter Cronkite is seriously ill too, so he'll probably be #6.

I could say 6. Gary Poppa, a local sportscaster, died not that long ago.

David Eddings. Now they're dying in 7s.

Eddings died?

I am sadface. Belgarath the Sorcerer was the first "fantasy" book I ever read.

Ancaster

Boink! to the head, followed by a stroke.

Way to go, slugger.

Improvolone

Oh man, I just remembered an episode of Pitchmen where he talks about how he wasn't there for his oldest son because he was on the road pitching, but now he has a young daughter who he spends as much time with as possible.
Oh man...

Camui

I wonder what is going to happen to the show pitchmen? Cause it's not really a good show with just Andy alone. =(

Improvolone

I guess that depends on who pitches the new format to the network executives.

donhonk

REST IN PEACE MY BEARDED FRIEND.

This sucks.

TheBog

GUYS! BILLY MAYS IS NOT DEAD!

Camui

He is deader than Zorbeez's sales numbers. ;_;

An-D

TheBog wrote: »

GUYS! BILLY MAYS IS NOT DEAD!

He just went home?

TheBog

Haha yeah. He's dead. Just messin' witcha.

donhonk

Xenogears of Bore

I only watch pitchmen these days whenever I'm watching Mythbusters and forget to change the channel.

I would start watching if Vince took over, even though I prefer Mays, just for the sheer hilarity of it all.

Henroid

Fuck I hope his tombstone says something like that.

FyreWulff

If I was 50 or 1-2 years within it I would invest in a bunker and 5 reputable doctors right about now. Everybody is fair game

Also very awkward because he was JUST on Conan and of course I just watched Pitchmen.

JustinSane07

Oh ho, CNN.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/TV/06/28/mays.death/index.html

They picked up on his quote about hitting his head.

26 minutes ago.

I DID IT FIRST! I SCOOPED CNN!

Buttcleft

donhonk wrote: »

This made me laugh more than it should have.

Henroid

Someone posted this over in SE++. It's his appearance on the Tonight Show. It was actually pretty damn good.

unknownsome1

I never would have thought he would die anytime soon. Holy shit...

TubularLuggage

What's really freaky is that Mays and Jackson were both 50. A coincidence for sure, but still.

Celebrities everywhere must be at least a bit paranoid right now.

override367

Maybe if they're stupid and believe in mysticism and shit.

Oh right, celebrities... yea they're probably worried

Henroid

override367 wrote: »

Maybe if they're stupid and believe in mysticism and shit.

Oh right, celebrities... yea they're probably worried

haha, I was gonna say man, celebrities are more likely to jump on (and pronounce they believe in) strange shit.

Pony

Henroid

Pony wrote: »

JUST AS PLANNED

MidnightSG

Henroid wrote: »

Pony wrote: »

JUST AS PLANNED

HA!

But yeah, i wonder what Jabo0odyDubs will do for this.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cVuRtZmHax0

gadrick

At least he died in his sleep. Heck, next thing we know, Chuck Norris will be found dead tomorrow

Improvolone

Oh man, the internet would implode. But on the bright side, Fox News would be reporting on Chuck Norris facts for a week.

DragonPup

Henroid wrote: »

Pony wrote: »

ACCORDING TO KEIKAKU

Fixed.

Improvolone

A heady injury you say...

Spoiler:

Duki

Improvolone wrote: »

Oh man, the internet would implode. But on the bright side, Fox News would be reporting on Chuck Norris facts for a week.

how in the fuck would that be a bright side

Cervetus

Duki wrote: »

Improvolone wrote: »

Oh man, the internet would implode. But on the bright side, Fox News would be reporting on Chuck Norris facts for a week.

how in the fuck would that be a bright side

Because people who watch Fox News deserve it?

Edit: It's already kind of the Barrens chat of news anyway.

Aegis

Damnit, not another one. Mays didn't even seem that old.

yalborap

Dammit! Billy Mays was cool. He actually seemed like he liked the products he was selling, and just wanted you to like them too. Meanwhile, Shamwow guy insults me and punches hookers.

I suppose I am just not one for this new generation of infomercial marketers...