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Hi! Billy Mays Tribute Thread Here!

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    AngelHedgieAngelHedgie Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    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.

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    YarYar Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    So they go in fours now?

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    HenroidHenroid Mexican kicked from Immigration Thread Centrism is Racism :3Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    So, any word on how he went?

    And don't say with a smile.

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    RUNN1NGMANRUNN1NGMAN Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    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

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    Captain CarrotCaptain Carrot Alexandria, VARegistered User regular
    edited June 2009
    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.

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    Dignified PauperDignified Pauper Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    You know he's promoting something with Jesus.

    HOLY SPIRIT! IT GETS THE SIN OUT!

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    OmeksOmeks Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    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.

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    InquisitorInquisitor Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Yar wrote: »
    So they go in fours now?

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

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    DacDac Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Gabriel_Pitt wrote: »
    redfield85 wrote: »
    Bionic Monkey wrote: »
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    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. :P

    Eddings died?

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

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    AncasterAncaster Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Boink! to the head, followed by a stroke.

    Way to go, slugger.

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    ImprovoloneImprovolone Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    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...

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    CamuiCamui Sogekidan Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    I wonder what is going to happen to the show pitchmen? Cause it's not really a good show with just Andy alone. =(

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    ImprovoloneImprovolone Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    I guess that depends on who pitches the new format to the network executives.

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    donhonkdonhonk Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    REST IN PEACE MY BEARDED FRIEND.

    This sucks.

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    TheBogTheBog Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    GUYS! BILLY MAYS IS NOT DEAD!

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    CamuiCamui Sogekidan Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    He is deader than Zorbeez's sales numbers. ;_;

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    An-DAn-D Enthusiast AshevilleRegistered User regular
    edited June 2009
    TheBog wrote: »
    GUYS! BILLY MAYS IS NOT DEAD!

    He just went home?

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    TheBogTheBog Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Haha yeah. He's dead. Just messin' witcha.

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    donhonkdonhonk Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
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    Xenogears of BoreXenogears of Bore Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    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.

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    HenroidHenroid Mexican kicked from Immigration Thread Centrism is Racism :3Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Fuck I hope his tombstone says something like that.

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    FyreWulffFyreWulff YouRegistered User, ClubPA regular
    edited June 2009
    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.

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    JustinSane07JustinSane07 Really, stupid? Brockton__BANNED USERS regular
    edited June 2009
    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!

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    ButtcleftButtcleft Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    donhonk wrote: »
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    This made me laugh more than it should have.

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    HenroidHenroid Mexican kicked from Immigration Thread Centrism is Racism :3Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Someone posted this over in SE++. It's his appearance on the Tonight Show. It was actually pretty damn good.

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    unknownsome1unknownsome1 Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    I never would have thought he would die anytime soon. Holy shit...

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    TubularLuggageTubularLuggage Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    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.

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    override367override367 ALL minions Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Maybe if they're stupid and believe in mysticism and shit.

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

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    HenroidHenroid Mexican kicked from Immigration Thread Centrism is Racism :3Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    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.

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    PonyPony Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
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    HenroidHenroid Mexican kicked from Immigration Thread Centrism is Racism :3Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Pony wrote: »
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    JUST AS PLANNED

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    MidnightSGMidnightSG Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Henroid wrote: »
    Pony wrote: »
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    JUST AS PLANNED


    HA!

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



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

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    gadrickgadrick Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    At least he died in his sleep. Heck, next thing we know, Chuck Norris will be found dead tomorrow

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    ImprovoloneImprovolone Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Oh man, the internet would implode. But on the bright side, Fox News would be reporting on Chuck Norris facts for a week.

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    DragonPupDragonPup Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Henroid wrote: »
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    ACCORDING TO KEIKAKU

    Fixed.

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    ImprovoloneImprovolone Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    A heady injury you say...
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    DukiDuki Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    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

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    CervetusCervetus Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    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.

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    AegisAegis Fear My Dance Overshot Toronto, Landed in OttawaRegistered User regular
    edited June 2009
    Damnit, not another one. :( Mays didn't even seem that old.

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    yalborapyalborap Registered User regular
    edited June 2009
    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...

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