priest_of_syrinx Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 http://www.nydailynews.com/news/2009/06/28...orida_home.html TV pitchman Billy Mays found dead in Florida home By Erin Durkin DAILY NEWS WRITER Sunday, June 28th 2009, 12:45 PM Pitchman Billy Mays became famous for his infomercials. Spirited TV pitchman Billy Mays was found dead at his Tampa home earlier this morning, police said. Mays, 50, lent his trademark booming voice to infomercials for products like OxiClean and Orange Glo. His wife, Deborah Mays, found him at their home Sunday morning, the Associated Press reported. Tampa police said there were no signs of a break in or foul play. An autopsy will be done by Monday afternoon to determine the cause of death. "Although Billy lived a public life, we don't anticipate making any public statements over the next couple of days," Deborah Mays said in a statement. "Our family asks that you respect our privacy during these difficult times." Mays, who got his start peddling products to passersby on the Atlantic City Boardwalk, has plugged Mighty Putty, the Ding King dent repair kit, and, most recently, the website ESPN360.com "With every product you see me on TV with, I've turned down 100, 150 more," Mays told the News earlier this month, while in New York for a look alike contest. "I've been on TV for 11 years, and all I have is my good name." "I compare myself to a big-league slugger, a quarterback, the doctor who delivers the baby," he said. "I'm not an inventor, but I'll take your product to the next level." ------------------ Second to Farrah Fawcett for most depressing death. What the hell is going on? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southernjim Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 Why is everyone that dies 50? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
priest_of_syrinx Posted June 28, 2009 Author Share Posted June 28, 2009 QUOTE (southernjim @ Jun 28 2009, 12:10 PM) Why is everyone that dies 50? Don't say that! My dad is turning 50 in a couple weeks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queen of Megadon Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 this is crazy ...what is in the air this week?? RIP...hope you find Heaven is Oxi-Clean!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southernjim Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 He isn't exactly high priority for whoever's assassinating celebrities. No Offense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raptorcox Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 I actually liked his ad for ESPN360. He will be missed? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rush Cocky Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 He's not dead, he's just doing an infomercial for the Afterlife 3000. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prince Sphinc-Tor Posted June 28, 2009 Share Posted June 28, 2009 QUOTE (Rush Cocky @ Jun 28 2009, 04:09 PM) He's not dead, he's just doing an infomercial for the Afterlife 3000. In any case. R.I.P. pitchman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisibleairwaves Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 WOW! I DIDN'T EXPECT THIS. RIP. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xanadude69 Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 I am actually going to miss him. I loves his infomercials and I watch Pitchmen on Discovery Channel every Wednesday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushbass Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 He got hit on the head by a piece of luggage on a flight the day before... could be the cause of death??? "On June 27, Mays had been aboard US Airways flight 1241 which suffered a blowout of its front tires. The violence of the landing caused some loose objects in the cabin to strike some passengers. Mays told a local Tampa television station that some of the objects "hit me on the head, but I got a hard head." It is unclear whether Mays' death was related to the incident. His wife noted that he felt unwell when he went to bed that night early at 10 PM. The next morning he was pronounced dead at 7:45 AM by a local fire rescue crew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tick Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 I think he was murdered by Vince. http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb243/Edan1266/planned.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Owl Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 This epically sucks....... First the movie announcer guy.......now Billy Mays.... bummer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rush Cocky Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 QUOTE (tick @ Jun 29 2009, 12:15 AM) I think he was murdered by Vince. http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb243/Edan1266/planned.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tick Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 Just read this on the net and laughed my ass off ! HI, BILLY MAYS HERE WITH KABOOM. DO YOU HAVE LOTS OF DIRTY SHIT IN YOUR HOUSE THAT NEEDS ALL CLEANED UP? THEN BUY SOME OF THIS GODDAMN KABOOM. THIS SHIT COULD CLEAN THE WARTS OFF YOUR SISTER'S VAGINA. YOU CAN PUT SOME KABOOM ON YOUR DICK, AND IT'LL GROW THREE INCHES. f**k. IN A FEW MINUTES, THERE WILL BE A GODDAMN NUMBER ON YOUR SCREEN. CALL THAT SHIT AND BUY SIX JUGS OF THIS f***ing KABOOM AND WE'LL THROW IN A SAMURAI SHARK AND SOME GODDAMN ZORBEEZ. WHAT ARE ZORBEEZ? YOU BEST BE JOKING, *****. THOSE f***ing TOWELS CAN SOAK UP LIKE A GALLON APIECE. YOU'LL PROBABLY NEED THEM AFTER YOU SHARPEN YOUR f***ing SCISSORS WITH THE SAMURAI SHARK. BECAUSE YOU'LL SIMULTANEOUSLY SHIT, PISS, AND EJACULATE IN YOUR PANTS. HOW DO YOU PISS AND EJACULATE AT THE SAME TIME? f**k YOU, THAT'S HOW. CALL ME NOW AND I'LL STOP YELLING. NEVERMIND, I CAN'T STOP SO f**k YOU. I'M GONNA GO JACK OFF WITH SOME ORANGE-GLO SO PEACE OUT *******. SO CALL 1-800-781-7529 NOW AND TELL THEM BILLY MAYS SENT YOU THAT NUMBER AGAIN IS 1-800-781-7529 THATS ONE EIGHT ZERO ZERO SEVEN EIGHT ONE SEVEN FIVE TWO NINE CALL NAO! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mara Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 Damn, tick, I so outed myself at work by reading that! I've got tears streaming right now. No way anyone thinks I was reading a zoning ordinance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gompers Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 QUOTE (tick @ Jun 29 2009, 12:15 AM) I think he was murdered by Vince. http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb243/Edan1266/planned.jpg That guy....is a freak. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iluvgeddy05 Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 QUOTE (tick @ Jun 29 2009, 02:14 PM) Just read this on the net and laughed my ass off ! HI, BILLY MAYS HERE WITH KABOOM. DO YOU HAVE LOTS OF DIRTY SHIT IN YOUR HOUSE THAT NEEDS ALL CLEANED UP? THEN BUY SOME OF THIS GODDAMN KABOOM. THIS SHIT COULD CLEAN THE WARTS OFF YOUR SISTER'S VAGINA. YOU CAN PUT SOME KABOOM ON YOUR DICK, AND IT'LL GROW THREE INCHES. f**k. IN A FEW MINUTES, THERE WILL BE A GODDAMN NUMBER ON YOUR SCREEN. CALL THAT SHIT AND BUY SIX JUGS OF THIS f***ing KABOOM AND WE'LL THROW IN A SAMURAI SHARK AND SOME GODDAMN ZORBEEZ. WHAT ARE ZORBEEZ? YOU BEST BE JOKING, *****. THOSE f***ing TOWELS CAN SOAK UP LIKE A GALLON APIECE. YOU'LL PROBABLY NEED THEM AFTER YOU SHARPEN YOUR f***ing SCISSORS WITH THE SAMURAI SHARK. BECAUSE YOU'LL SIMULTANEOUSLY SHIT, PISS, AND EJACULATE IN YOUR PANTS. HOW DO YOU PISS AND EJACULATE AT THE SAME TIME? f**k YOU, THAT'S HOW. CALL ME NOW AND I'LL STOP YELLING. NEVERMIND, I CAN'T STOP SO f**k YOU. I'M GONNA GO JACK OFF WITH SOME ORANGE-GLO SO PEACE OUT *******. SO CALL 1-800-781-7529 NOW AND TELL THEM BILLY MAYS SENT YOU THAT NUMBER AGAIN IS 1-800-781-7529 THATS ONE EIGHT ZERO ZERO SEVEN EIGHT ONE SEVEN FIVE TWO NINE CALL NAO! I can so hear him saying every single word in this montage too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rushgoober Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 Whenever he'd come on tv for a commercial or infommercial, my wife and I would look at each other and wonder why this person was yelling at us. Then we'd promptly turn it off. That might be the way to sell products to some people, but not to us. Anyway, R.I.P. loud yelly dude... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Owl Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 QUOTE (Rush Cocky @ Jun 29 2009, 07:38 AM) QUOTE (tick @ Jun 29 2009, 12:15 AM) I think he was murdered by Vince. http://i209.photobucket.com/albums/bb243/Edan1266/planned.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Aubrey Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 Ed McMahon, Farrah Fawcett, Michael Jackson. Celebrity deaths usually come in threes. Leave it to Billy Mays to throw in an extra one free of charge! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
invisibleairwaves Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 QUOTE (Jack Aubrey @ Jun 29 2009, 01:15 PM) Ed McMahon, Farrah Fawcett, Michael Jackson. Celebrity deaths usually come in threes. Leave it to Billy Mays to throw in an extra one free of charge! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Owl Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 QUOTE (Jack Aubrey @ Jun 29 2009, 03:15 PM) Ed McMahon, Farrah Fawcett, Michael Jackson. Celebrity deaths usually come in threes. Leave it to Billy Mays to throw in an extra one free of charge! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pags Posted June 29, 2009 Share Posted June 29, 2009 QUOTE (Jack Aubrey @ Jun 29 2009, 05:15 PM) Ed McMahon, Farrah Fawcett, Michael Jackson. Celebrity deaths usually come in threes. Leave it to Billy Mays to throw in an extra one free of charge! This is brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steelcaressed Posted July 2, 2009 Share Posted July 2, 2009 QUOTE (Pags @ Jun 29 2009, 06:20 PM) QUOTE (Jack Aubrey @ Jun 29 2009, 05:15 PM) Ed McMahon, Farrah Fawcett, Michael Jackson. Celebrity deaths usually come in threes. Leave it to Billy Mays to throw in an extra one free of charge! This is brilliant. Sheer genius Jack. Just for that, I won't ask for my $19.99 back, even if it's free shipping. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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