Billy Mays RIP

martaug · Mon, 29th Jun '09, 7:32am

Billy Mays the infomercial king has passed away.

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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.

Even when the commercials were irritating he was entertaining.

Kitrax · Mon, 29th Jun '09, 11:45am

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Originally Posted by martaug

Even when the commercials were irritating he was entertaining.

WHAT?!?!

I don't think "entertaining" is the word to use. He never danced, no magic tricks, no use of a hula-hoop...he just yelled at people.

That dude's voice will be forever ingrained into my brain. I work nights, and when I go on break at 00:00 and 04:00, there's not much on TV except for infomercials for cheap crap.

RIP??? No! I think his coffin should be wired with loud speakers tuned to the HSN so he *wont* rest in peace, but forever be yelled at by pushy salesmen...

Triactus · Mon, 29th Jun '09, 2:53pm

He didn't really yell... I think the Shamwow guy is much worst!

starfox64 · Mon, 29th Jun '09, 2:54pm

He was the only good thing to come out of McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania.

Blades of Vanatar · Mon, 29th Jun '09, 6:35pm

My 85 year old uncle thought this guy was the next coming of Christ! He bought all of his products, which never worked, except for Oxy-Clean, that stuff rules!

Death Rabbit · Mon, 29th Jun '09, 6:38pm

This is a bad week to be a famous person, I guess. I've never seen so many celebrity deaths in such close proximity before (I'm sure it's happened, I just can't remember).

I thought he was remarkably annoying, but wow - too young to go, and he seemed like a very nice guy. This is just weird to me.

Taluntain · Tue, 30th Jun '09, 4:09pm

How's that knife sharpener, any good? Just seen it on TV... he may be dead, but his likeness will still be with us for a few more years I expect.

Death Rabbit · Tue, 30th Jun '09, 4:33pm

My dad has one, he seems to like it. He cooks all the time and is big on keeping his many knives ready for action, and so far I haven't heard him complain about it.

It's funny - I didn't realize Billy Mays was just a pitchman until about a year ago. I thought he was an inventor, and actually invented OxyClean. Then he came out with some other product later, and I just figured he was some kind of prolific inventor guy, like Ron Popeil.

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