Billy Mays, RIP

[коммунистическ]

July 20, 1958 – June 28, 2009
Great promoter. Possibly died of head trauma.

[Redundant Username]

Why is everyone dying!? :cry:

[z0mbie]

July 20, 1958 – June 28, 2009
Great promoter. Possibly died of head trauma.

Was it really head trauma from US Air's tire burst?

[коммунистическ]

Was it really head trauma from US Air's tire burst?

My guess was head trauma, because he stated he was hit on the head, but it was OK since he had a hard head anyways.

[MikeTheC]

So much for the Oxy Clean commercials...

*sigh*

Guess that means we'll have to live with one less huxter in the world.

[zmjjmz]

His beard couldn't save him this time :(

[SunnyRabbiera]

Too bad, I was kind of digging that "pitchmen" series on discovery.
I wasnt a big fan of Mays but the show was kind of interesting, inventors coming to Billy's company with a product and seeing if its something that could be sold on the market.

[ghindo]

Man, he seemed like a pretty cool guy. Shame he had to die, especially since he has a young daughter.

[wojox]

Bad things come in three.

1. Michael Jackson

2. Farrah Fawcett

3. Billy Mays

Now were stuck listening to the Sham-Wow Guy

[swoll1980]

No Way!! Billy Mays can't be dead. Really? Billy Mays was one of my heroes. As a life long sales man I always looked to him for some pointers. Truly sad.

[Skripka]

Bad things come in three.

1. Michael Jackson

2. Farrah Fawcett

3. Billy Mays

Now were stuck listening to the Sham-Wow Guy

You forgot Ed McMahon.

So that comes up to 4:

-Ed
-2 rich white women
-Billy

[коммунистическ]

Bad things come in three.

1. Michael Jackson

2. Farrah Fawcett

3. Billy Mays

Now were stuck listening to the Sham-Wow Guy
There was another one, McMahon.

[Blood//Stain//Child]

Billy Mays?

[wojox]

-2 rich white women

Love it.

[SunnyRabbiera]

Billy Mays?

The mighty putty guy, the oxyclean guy, the annoying loud mouthed bearded dude.

[Blood//Stain//Child]

The mighty putty guy, the oxyclean guy, the annoying loud mouthed bearded dude.

I have no idea what you are talking about.

[SpriteSODA]

Just seen him on Conan a few days ago :(

[Skripka]

-2 rich white women

Love it.

I'm so going to LMAO if I get an infraction for that ;)

[WalmartSniperLX]

Yeah I woke up this morning... eh well noon to get a message from my friend stating that Billy Mays is dead. I thought he was an excellent promoter. I suppose Pitchmen is coming to an end now.

[ghindo]

I have no idea what you are talking about.He was a pitchman. Google him if you still don't know who we're talking about.

[khelben1979]

Billy Mays?

Billy Mays (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_mays). I have never seen him in action anywhere myself.

[Gizenshya]

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[Skripka]

Billy Mays (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billy_mays). I have never seen him in action anywhere myself.

Consider yourself fortunate that you don't have 2000 channels of TV commercials in Sweden.

[nitehawk777]

Hate to hear that news (because of his family).....
however,..everytime he would come on tv,...I'd hit the "mute"!!!!

[hanzomon4]

Death must be trying to assert herself, taken out celebs with impunity... who's next?

Oh **** death is Goldberg!!!

[Rainstride]

Bad things come in three.

1. Michael Jackson

2. Farrah Fawcett

3. Billy Mays

Now were stuck listening to the Sham-Wow Guy

4 this time, ed mcmahon to (strange spelling...)

[khelben1979]

Consider yourself fortunate that you don't have 2000 channels of TV commercials in Sweden.

Indeed. I never watch television at all and this means freedom.

[Georgia boy]

Wow! Who's next? He was kind of loud with his commercials on Oxy Clean etc. Show was kind of fun to watch at times. There was quite a few things being brought in to look at to see if they would sell or not. Don't think I would have bought any of them though. Still, with all of these celebs going like that lately it kind of leaves you wondering who's next.
Tom

[forrestcupp]

You forgot Ed McMahon.

So that comes up to 4:
Yeah, it kind of threw me off to see another big death when we've already had 3.


The mighty putty guy, the oxyclean guy, the annoying loud mouthed bearded dude.
You forgot Orange Glo. I think that was his first. He had about a thousand others, too. We went in to an As Seen on TV store and there were TVs all over the store with a different Billy Mays commercial on each. It about drove me nuts.

I can't believe he's dead, though. I kind of liked the dude.

[xavierp94]

So whats going to happen with his show "Pitchman?"

[SunnyRabbiera]

So whats going to happen with his show "Pitchman?"

Probably canceled, there is no one to replace Billy that can balance out Anthony Sullivan.
The Sham wow guy doesnt count as he got into legal issues lately by beating on a hooker.

[RATM_Owns]

I admit, I'm sadder with Billy Mays dying than Michael Jackson (or anyone else that died this week).

[chucky chuckaluck]

billy mays has woken me out of more sound sleeps than i care to remember. (fill in the rest...)

[swoll1980]

I admit, I'm sadder with Billy Mays dying than Michael Jackson (or anyone else that died this week).

For sure. Billy Mays was a cool guy. This news breaks my heart.

[philcamlin]

ahh im sad to say the worlds #1 infomercial man has died

like my week has been so bad. MJ died Farah Faucett and now BILLY MAYS!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIW82CSoxzk

im actually so sad. he was my idol!:popcorn:

rip...

[magmon]

Its like celebrity death week lol. Im sensing a conspiracy...

[blueshiftoverwatch]

I'm going to miss Billy May's infomercials.

[ssaint04]

"This is Billy Mays here, with the Afterlife Human Remover! Are you tired of your celebrities? Well the Afterlife Human Remover can take care of them!"


In all seriousness though: he was the one infomercial guy I actually liked, and I liked his show on Discovery.

Both will be missed.

[Gizenshya]

I think I'm going to start a thread and keep track of every thread that is a repost of Billy May's death, MJ's death, or the youtube video where the guy correctly predicted Billy May's death less than a week ago.

You know, for Science's sake.

[ericmc783]

I am very saddened by this.


RIP, Billy.

[Giant Speck]

I know the results of Billy Mays' autopsy are still a couple of days away, but I wouldn't be surprised if the cause of death is an epidermal hematoma, which is what caused the death of Natasha Richardson, wife of actor Liam Neeson.

Both of their deaths are strikingly similar: they both received head injuries, which they both did not seek treatment for. Then hours later, they both began complaining of ailments and quickly thereafter died.

[Gizenshya]

Yeah, thats the going theory.

I respect concussions a lot more now... I've been knocked out twice from motorcycle wrecks, and I would have gone to be checked out if I knew then what I know now.

or.. maybe I definitely wouldn't, since I apparently didn't die.

Unless...

ohh, ****

[Short__Error]

Billy may was a wonderful sales man cause he sold me many pointless pruducts over the years and also made some products every day things in all houses around the world..... R.I.P. Billy Mays you were a cool person.

[lisati]

July 20, 1958 – June 28, 2009
Great promoter. Possibly died of head trauma.

Eeek! BM & MJ both just a couple of years older than me!!!!!
Mind you, I'm older than NZ's current prime minister by about a month, but didn't ask his predecessor when I met her a couple of years back.

[papenpj]

Finally, maybe something to keep people from talking about Michael Jackson like he was some god.

I really did like Billy Mays even with him being way to over the top it was rather amusing or I would just change the channel. Haha, I like the youtube video of him ordering from McDs. It takes a realy man to be able to make fun of himself and the way he acts and have a good spirit about it.

[doorknob60]

:( What's gonna happen to the Discovery Channel show Pitchmen? Great show, and I kinda became attatched to it.

[hanzomon4]

Finally, maybe something to keep people from talking about Michael Jackson like he was some god.

I really did like Billy Mays even with him being way to over the top it was rather amusing or I would just change the channel. Haha, I like the youtube video of him ordering from McDs. It takes a realy man to be able to make fun of himself and the way he acts and have a good spirit about it.

Some people are so incredibly sad :-({|=

[forrestcupp]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wIW82CSoxzk

im actually so sad. he was my idol!:popcorn:

rip...

Dang. If you didn't love the guy before, that video will change your mind.

I actually did like him. I wouldn't go so far as to say he was my idol, though. If someone would have asked me who my role model is, I doubt if Billy Mays would have come to mind. :)

[0per4t0r]

No Way!! Billy Mays can't be dead. Really? Billy Mays was one of my heroes. As a life long sales man I always looked to him for some pointers. Truly sad.
Yeah, I just thought Billy Mays was amazing, I mean, he had his own TV show on Discovery, he had a daughter, and everything! This has got to be one of the worst celebrity deaths in my lifetime!

[kc3]

That is just weird, I though Michael Jackson was unexpected, this is just crazy

[Firestem4]

Too bad, I was kind of digging that "pitchmen" series on discovery.
I wasnt a big fan of Mays but the show was kind of interesting, inventors coming to Billy's company with a product and seeing if its something that could be sold on the market.

I was very much the same way. I never liked him much but when I started to watch the Pitchmen series I was starting to really warm up to him. Such a shame.

RIP

[ghindo]

Looks like he died of heart disease, not head injury:

http://twitter.com/YoungBillyMays/status/2389451015

[philcamlin]

Looks like he died of heart disease, not head injury:

http://twitter.com/YoungBillyMays/status/2389451015


i dont htink people realy cared how he died its just we lost a greatinfomercial man.

now hes in heaven seeling things to god :popcorn:

[schauerlich]

I know the results of Billy Mays' autopsy are still a couple of days away, but I wouldn't be surprised if the cause of death is an epidermal hematoma, which is what caused the death of Natasha Richardson, wife of actor Liam Neeson.

If you're right, I think the police will want to have a word with you.

[philcamlin]

If you're right, I think the police will want to have a word with you.

hehe my mom said he had a hebdural hemotoma because its like liam nesions wife
:popcorn:

so sad :(

[K.Y.A]

Death must be trying to assert herself, taken out celebs with impunity... who's next?

Oh **** death is Goldberg!!!

Goldberge is a character in my book, he is the pilot of an airship, the coincidence here is that he kills ~3000 people. :p

[K.Y.A]

If you're right, I think the police will want to have a word with you.

Why would they care, hes just a giant speck. :popcorn:

[schauerlich]

Goldberge is a character in my book, he is the pilot of an airship, the coincidence here is that he kills ~3000 people. :p

That's a big ship.

[philcamlin]

im pretty sure were hearing more for billy mays then mj now :P

:lolflag:

[DK-420]

They usually go in three's... It's interesting if you think about it. Technically there is one more to go, because you forgot someone...


David Carradine
Ed McMahan
Farrah Fawcett
Michael Jackson
Billy Mays
???


David Carradine was close enough to put him in this as the first...

Too bad about Billy though, may he rest in peace.

[Tipped OuT]

They usually go in three's... It's interesting if you think about it. Technically there is one more to go, because you forgot someone...


David Carradine
Ed McMahan
Farrah Fawcett
Michael Jackson
Billy Mays
???


David Carradine was close enough to put him in this as the first...

Too bad about Billy though, may he rest in peace.

Bernie Mac?

[Giant Speck]

Bernie Mac?

Died in August.

[dragos240]

Rest In peace Billy.

[K.Y.A]

That's a big ship.

No... He is the Captain of an airship, and he end up killing people with it. Its very hard to explain, you would have to read the book. www.wbaker.co.nr.

[LookTJ]

Heart Disease :(. Rest in peace Mr. Mays

[hanzomon4]

Goldberge is a character in my book, he is the pilot of an airship, the coincidence here is that he kills ~3000 people. :p

Hahaha... I was talking about the wrestler, his catch phrase was "WHO'S NEXT?@?!?!"

[schauerlich]

No... He is the Captain of an airship, and he end up killing people with it. Its very hard to explain, you would have to read the book. www.wbaker.co.nr.

My post was being ironic. :) See my signature if you have any questions.

[0per4t0r]

Everyone is dying all the sudden! But, at least they're in a better place:

http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/7032/1246217482095.jpg