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Title: RIP Billy Mays
Post by: John Curnutte on June 28, 2009, 10:51:36 AM
 Heard this morning Billy Mays has passed away , he is one of the great pitchmen of products in our time . He sold it all , and I will miss his infomercials believe it or not they made me smile .
                                                          Nutte
Title: Re: RIP Billy Mays
Post by: Vudak on June 28, 2009, 11:04:53 AM
That's sad news.  I've watched a few episodes of "Pitchmen," and from what I can tell, his son seems like a really nice person.  Hope he, and the rest of the family, find some peace and hang in there.
Title: Re: RIP Billy Mays
Post by: opposum on June 28, 2009, 11:07:29 AM
All though I wanted to shove dull steak knives in my ears from his voice, I am going to miss his show :cry


RIP Billy Mays
Title: Re: RIP Billy Mays
Post by: oakranger on June 28, 2009, 11:36:26 AM
WOW!  I guess all that excitment is what did it. 
Title: Re: RIP Billy Mays
Post by: lazydog on June 28, 2009, 11:38:44 AM
billy mays was found dead in his home in tampa this morning
Title: Re: RIP Billy Mays
Post by: CHAPPY on June 28, 2009, 11:39:02 AM
RIP
 :salute
Title: Re: RIP Billy Mays
Post by: bj229r on June 28, 2009, 11:40:33 AM
Well, FIRST of all, we have to make sure he's really dead, could be some sort of gimmick :pray
Title: Re: RIP Billy Mays
Post by: TonyJoey on June 28, 2009, 11:41:14 AM
Oh my gosh, that was sudden. :(

 :salute Billy
Title: Re: RIP Billy Mays
Post by: thedudee95 on June 28, 2009, 11:43:15 AM
NO he is dead, unfortunatly :(

He will be missed.

RIP.

So many deaths this week. Freaky..
Title: Re: RIP Billy Mays
Post by: usvi on June 28, 2009, 11:45:37 AM
LIFE!...a limited time offer...act NOW!
Title: Re: RIP Billy Mays
Post by: WilldCrd on June 28, 2009, 11:48:49 AM
RIP Billy

wasn't he reported dead once before....about a month or 2 ago? might have been another billy mats tho
Title: Re: RIP Billy Mays
Post by: Captfish on June 28, 2009, 12:30:08 PM
 :O He convinced me to buy Oxiclean! Cant say I'll miss him on TV but my heart goes out to his family as any death is a tragedy.
What's with all the dead celebs lately  :uhoh
Title: Re: RIP Billy Mays
Post by: Tec on June 28, 2009, 12:42:28 PM
Stodd you hanging in there buddy? :(

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkbdP7sq0w8&feature=fvst (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hkbdP7sq0w8&feature=fvst)

Title: Re: RIP Billy Mays
Post by: BiPoLaR on June 28, 2009, 12:50:52 PM
Heard this morning Billy Mays has passed away , he is one of the great pitchmen of products in our time . He sold it all , and I will miss his infomercials believe it or not they made me smile .
                                                          Nutte

I hate the guys died, but damn man, get out of the house
Title: Re: RIP Billy Mays
Post by: grizz441 on June 28, 2009, 01:31:49 PM
Sucks.

Luggage hit him in the head on his airplane landing.  And I think he died of a concussion in the middle of the night.  Unreal.
Title: Re: RIP Billy Mays
Post by: Belial on June 28, 2009, 01:35:24 PM
Just read it on yahoo stodd must be crushed.
Title: Re: RIP Billy Mays
Post by: sirvlad on June 28, 2009, 02:01:04 PM
STODD was crushed???????
Title: Re: RIP Billy Mays
Post by: zoozoo on June 28, 2009, 02:04:48 PM
damn.
 :salute
Title: Re: RIP Billy Mays
Post by: smokey23 on June 28, 2009, 02:35:38 PM
My sympathy's to you stodd  :cry
Title: Re: RIP Billy Mays
Post by: Dragon on June 28, 2009, 03:02:13 PM
<S> Stodd, sorry for your loss :cool:
Title: Re: RIP Billy Mays
Post by: BillyD on June 28, 2009, 03:04:19 PM
 :cry  into my oxyclean
Title: Re: RIP Billy Mays
Post by: Yeager on June 28, 2009, 03:49:43 PM
with any luck stodd was billy mays  :O











srry, couldn't resist  :aok
Title: Re: RIP Billy Mays
Post by: 100hooch on June 28, 2009, 03:52:56 PM
Strangled with a ShamWow.  Vince got him!   :rofl
Title: Re: RIP Billy Mays
Post by: TonyJoey on June 28, 2009, 03:53:14 PM
Sorry for your loss. :cry
Title: Re: RIP Billy Mays
Post by: allaire on June 28, 2009, 04:01:42 PM
Nah Vince didn't do it.  He hired the hooker that beat the crap outta him to do it. :rofl
Title: Re: RIP Billy Mays
Post by: slimmer on June 28, 2009, 04:08:56 PM
 :salute
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Post by: VansCrew1 on June 28, 2009, 04:12:47 PM
 :noid :noid

Im more sad about billy May's dieing the MJ lol.
Title: Re: RIP Billy Mays
Post by: Belial on June 28, 2009, 04:19:27 PM
:noid :noid

Im more sad about billy May's dieing the MJ lol.

Ditto
Title: Re: RIP Billy Mays
Post by: MORAY37 on June 28, 2009, 04:19:29 PM
Sucks.

Luggage hit him in the head on his airplane landing.  And I think he died of a concussion in the middle of the night.  Unreal.

Yeah, he was on the Philadelphia to Tampa Flight that had a nosewheel blowout on landing yesterday.  He didn't have his belt fastened, and apparently had luggage come out of the bin and strike him.  It is unclear if he was thrown from his seat or not, nor if he would have been struck had he been fastened in like he should have.  The FAA is already up in arms on this one, and I'm sure a flight attendant or crew is about to lose their jobs.

Title: Re: RIP Billy Mays
Post by: trax1 on June 28, 2009, 04:46:29 PM
It always happens in 3's, sucks he's dead, I was just watching Pitchmen on my DVR this morning, wonder if Anthony will continue the show?
Title: Re: RIP Billy Mays
Post by: Saxman on June 28, 2009, 04:46:58 PM
True story:

When I did phone support for SBC DSL (this was before the AT&T merger) and Comcast cable internet (outsourced call center) one of the guys I worked with sounded EXACTLY like Mays. The voice, the volume, everything.
Title: Re: RIP Billy Mays
Post by: toonces3 on June 28, 2009, 05:08:51 PM
+2
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Post by: JunkyII on June 28, 2009, 05:12:49 PM
Sucks.

Luggage hit him in the head on his airplane landing.  And I think he died of a concussion in the middle of the night.  Unreal.
Stuff like that happens all the time had a buddy get a concussion in a Lacrosse game and he went to bed that night and didnt get up, really sucks Billy Mays was the man :salute
Title: Re: RIP Billy Mays
Post by: CAP1 on June 28, 2009, 05:21:18 PM
Heard this morning Billy Mays has passed away , he is one of the great pitchmen of products in our time . He sold it all , and I will miss his infomercials believe it or not they made me smile .
                                                          Nutte

the thing i hate about info-mercials, is that they're on the cable channels. i pay for cable to get the hell AWAY from that poop.
Title: Re: RIP Billy Mays
Post by: stodd on June 28, 2009, 05:29:58 PM
Wow awfull to hear. His commercials always made me laugh, I even have him as my avatar thing.... :( :cry You will be missed Billy(http://i727.photobucket.com/albums/ww279/stodd602/billy_mays3.jpg)

RIP.

(ok tec thanks)
 :(
Title: Re: RIP Billy Mays
Post by: stodd on June 28, 2009, 05:38:23 PM
with any luck stodd was billy mays  :O


srry, couldn't resist  :aok
:huh
Anyways, thanks im sorry to hear this, his commercials made me laugh. :(
(http://i727.photobucket.com/albums/ww279/stodd602/billy_mays3.jpg)  :( RIP Billy.
Title: Re: RIP Billy Mays
Post by: B4Buster on June 28, 2009, 05:44:25 PM
Was bummed out when I heard, RIP Billy Mays
Title: Re: RIP Billy Mays
Post by: AWwrgwy on June 28, 2009, 05:59:15 PM
It always happens in 3's, sucks he's dead, I was just watching Pitchmen on my DVR this morning, wonder if Anthony will continue the show?

But he's #4


 :noid

 :salute  Billy


wrongway
Title: Re: RIP Billy Mays
Post by: Golfer on June 28, 2009, 06:15:09 PM
I'm sure a flight attendant or crew is about to lose their jobs.



First message had an error, timed out and was lost to the interweb electron hell.

Synopsis:

Nobody's going to lose their jobs.  He would have been instructed at least 3 times during the descent, approach and landing phases through normal announcments (the ones the self loading cargo sheeple ignore) to fasten their belts.  The flight attendants do a pretty good job of looking around for seatbelts but with some passengers masticated food storage and processing organs hanging out well over their belts it can be hard to see if someone is wearing it or not.  It happens on every flight where some self important sweetheartbag doesn't put it on or clicks it off as soon as the airplane turns off the runway with a X number of minute taxi to the gate to stand up and grab their stuff out of the overhead bin.  This behavior should be met with a whack in the head.

That said the fact airlines charge baggage fees these days contributes to the overheads being stuffed to the gills with bags that would normally be checked through.  Anyone who has flown within the last year or so has noticed how in the effort to keep the pennypinching airlines from getting 15 more of their hard earned dollars are stuffing their things into a rollerbag bursting at the seams.  Often some people can't even put it in their overhead without assistance from other passengers or flight attendants.  It doesn't take a geological event to open these overhead bins.  Just a jolt will do the trick and with all the weight stuffed inside it's a wonder more incidents haven't made the news where things come falling out of the overheads.  Heck on my second day of IOE in an airliner I made everyone immediately aware we had returned to terra firma by lowering DCA's field elevation a foot due to my excessively firm landing.  Okay it wasn't that bad but it was firm enough to open a couple overhead bins but not require the airplane be inspected for damage.  Let this be a lesson to everyone to wear your god-damn seatbelts when the sign is on and leave it on until you get to the gate.
Title: Re: RIP Billy Mays
Post by: BoilerDown on June 28, 2009, 06:35:58 PM
I'd only watched two episodes of Pitchmen, it seemed pretty funny though.  I hope they still show the rest of the season.  Shame about Billy Mays, his was a unique personality in a time when most people try to be the same.
Title: Re: RIP Billy Mays
Post by: Yeager on June 28, 2009, 06:36:19 PM
Yeah geeze stodd.  I was wondering after posting that maybe you might have known the guy and my black humor wouldn't be at all cool.

To me the guy was kind of annoying but am sad that he died so young for sure.  Of course....Im betting his infomercials will go on and on and on.......
Title: Re: RIP Billy Mays
Post by: texastc316 on June 28, 2009, 07:07:44 PM
saw the title and thought it was a joke, but sure enough. Kinda a shock, especially with the other 3 this week. Makes me wonder who is next......and maybe we get to pick :devil
Title: Re: RIP Billy Mays
Post by: Belial on June 28, 2009, 07:13:46 PM
I was watching Pitchmen today, he has a young daughter it was pretty shocking to me.
Title: Re: RIP Billy Mays
Post by: Anodizer on June 28, 2009, 07:20:24 PM
Like Vanscrew, I'm more messed up about Billy than Michael....  For some reason, the world just seems too quiet now.....

Clear skies and the wind at your back, Billy!   :salute

 :cry
Title: Re: RIP Billy Mays
Post by: Scotch on June 28, 2009, 07:38:53 PM
+1

stodd and i will hold candle light  vigil
Title: Re: RIP Billy Mays
Post by: Zeagle on June 28, 2009, 07:59:17 PM
 :pray :salute

Title: Re: RIP Billy Mays
Post by: 5PointOh on June 28, 2009, 08:05:45 PM
Heard Stodd is leading the "Billy Mays Memorial Flight" . You'll be missed Billy! :cry :salute
Title: Re: RIP Billy Mays
Post by: stodd on June 28, 2009, 09:43:31 PM
Vince's car: (http://i727.photobucket.com/albums/ww279/stodd602/vincescar.jpg)
Title: Re: RIP Billy Mays
Post by: Saxman on June 29, 2009, 07:31:57 AM
(http://www.ctrlaltdel-online.com/comics/20090629.jpg)
Title: Re: RIP Billy Mays
Post by: DREDIOCK on June 29, 2009, 08:09:45 AM
While I wouldnt wish death on most people. Including him. I cant honestly say I'll miss him LOL
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Post by: FiLtH on June 29, 2009, 08:52:00 AM
A model,a singer, and a salesman walk into a bar...
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Post by: CAP1 on June 29, 2009, 10:14:30 AM
While I wouldnt wish death on most people. Including him. I cant honestly say I'll miss him LOL

+1
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Post by: 4deck on June 29, 2009, 11:19:03 AM
Oh man, no more parody's anymore  :cry

This was still the best one. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r_4a4O7kXQo

 :pray <S> Billy Mays God Bless Ya
Title: Re: RIP Billy Mays
Post by: Dimebag on June 29, 2009, 02:28:14 PM
:salute   RIP Billy
Title: Re: RIP Billy Mays
Post by: Grayeagle on June 29, 2009, 03:10:44 PM
I will miss him.

Wont have to grab for the remote and hit the 'mute' button anymore.

Most annoying voice on TV.
No one ever told him to use his 'inside voice' apparantly.

-evil grin-

-Frank aka GE
Title: Re: RIP Billy Mays
Post by: Enduro on June 29, 2009, 05:54:17 PM
I never listened to a full commercial, but I enjoyed the show on Discovery channel.  A real direct marketing superstar -- even if he was selling crud you didn't need most of the time.

RIP Billy.  RIP.
Title: Re: RIP Billy Mays
Post by: TonyJoey on June 29, 2009, 08:17:17 PM
I liked his show, will miss it. :(
Title: Re: RIP Billy Mays
Post by: Meatwad on June 29, 2009, 09:28:05 PM
Hope it isnt in poor taste, but here are a few funnies to liven the mood



You know those guys who can sell ice to the Eskimos? Well Billy Mays sells ice to THOSE guys.

When Billy Mays asks a clerk to break a $20 bill, he gets two $50s back.

Billy Mays fired The Donald. In pre-production.

Billy Mays can make Simon Cowell cry tears of beauty.

Billy Mays interrupted Bill O'Reilly once, causing O'Reilly to profusely apologize for talking out of turn.

Chuck Norris once tried to roundhouse kick Billy Mays. Before his foot even left the ground, Chuck was already on his first of three easy payments of $29.95.

The GDP of Billy Mays is greater than the entire European Union. Before the recession.

In 2006, a man in Arkansas accidentally hit the bass boost button on his home theater remote during a Billy Mays infomercial. We only know this because last December, a team of forensic experts dressed in radiation-proof suits had finished their meticulous examination of the blast crater.

Narwhals wash their tusks with OxiClean.

Billy Mays attributes the power of his on-screen persona to an incident during his teenage years when he accidentally ingested a Caps Lock key from an IBM PS/2 keyboard.

Billy Mays talked Lindsay Lohan into playing for the other team.

A Nigerian scammer once emailed Billy Mays. He is now on his 400th package of Mighty Putty.

Chuck Norris and Billy Mays once had a beard-off. The winner was to get a bucket of OxiClean, and the loser's penalty was to perform in an ultra-neocon radio show.

Vin Diesel waxes his head with Liquid Diamond.

Billy Mays sold a lifetime of pity and a warehouse full of fools to Mr. T.

Mr. T once tried to throw Billy Mays. Instead of grabbing Billy, however, Mr. T found only a bucket of OxiClean in his hands. He immediately sought atonement through cleaning his gold chains.

After hearing a Billy Mays infomercial, R. Lee Ermey reconsidered his own personal commitment to perpetually yelling.

Billy Mays was the chief component of President Obama's 2009 stimulus package until the Republicans demanded he be replaced with tax cuts for the stinking rich. Billy made out just as well.

If you act now... hahaha, just kidding! Only Billy Mays has the power to compel you to act now.

Not only did Billy Mays sell ice to the Eskimos, he also sold them the extended warranty.

Billy Mays once sold pain to Chuck Norris.

Joe Piscopo tried to outsell Billy Mays once. ONCE.
Title: Re: RIP Billy Mays
Post by: stodd on June 29, 2009, 10:03:05 PM
<SNIP>
:rofl :aok
Title: Re: RIP Billy Mays
Post by: Saxman on June 29, 2009, 10:29:36 PM

Joe Piscopo tried to outsell Billy Mays once. ONCE.


That was a GREAT movie. :D  :aok
Title: Re: RIP Billy Mays
Post by: Krupinski on June 29, 2009, 11:48:51 PM
Sad to see Billy Mays go at his age and with such a young daughter. RIP Billy Mays!  :salute

http://www.popeater.com/television/article/billy-mays-dies/546990?icid=main
Title: Re: RIP Billy Mays
Post by: TonyJoey on June 30, 2009, 09:33:08 AM
 :rofl