OT: TV Pitchman Billy Mays found dead.

OT: TV Pitchman Billy Mays found dead.

Postby animal on 28 Jun 2009 19:24

Billy Mays, the burly, bearded television pitchman whose boisterous hawking of products such as Orange Glo and OxiClean made him a pop-culture icon, has died. He was 50.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31596003/ns ... ?GT1=43001

RIP Billy.
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Re: OT: TV Pitchman Billy Mays found dead.

Postby conroy on 28 Jun 2009 20:06

Wow, the Grim Reaper has been quite prolific this week.
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Re: OT: TV Pitchman Billy Mays found dead.

Postby shyvixen on 28 Jun 2009 21:16

I just saw this on the news. What a shock. I probably see him in ads 10 times a day.
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Re: OT: TV Pitchman Billy Mays found dead.

Postby TheEqualizer on 28 Jun 2009 21:21

He was one of Lil EQ's favorites. I always found him very compelling. Looks like its a bad year to be 50.
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Re: OT: TV Pitchman Billy Mays found dead.

Postby samburusunset on 29 Jun 2009 08:35

Can't believe it. I was just reading about him in the airplane magazine yesterday. Odd.

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Re: OT: TV Pitchman Billy Mays found dead.

Postby Mrs. Gradenko on 30 Jun 2009 05:25

He was hit in the head by luggage during an emergency landing, I'm sure that's what did it.

When my friend texted me that one of the TV pitchmen died, I automatically thought the ShamWow guy, I hate him. That voice...
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