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Infomercial King Billy Mays found dead
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,529328,00.html ^

Posted on 06/28/2009 8:56:27 AM PDT by chevydude26

DEVELOPING: Television pitchman Billy Mays — who built his fame by appearing on commercials and infomercials promoting household products and gadgets — died Sunday, MyFOXTampa.com reports.

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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: billymays; mays
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anybody think the end of the world is coming or something?
1 posted on 06/28/2009 8:56:27 AM PDT by chevydude26
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To: chevydude26

I don’t believe it.


2 posted on 06/28/2009 8:57:07 AM PDT by dfwgator (E)
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To: chevydude26

I’m sure not happy about being a 50-year-old right now...


3 posted on 06/28/2009 8:57:17 AM PDT by mrs. a (It's a short life but a merry one...)
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To: chevydude26

That’s 4 gone. I thought that these deaths went in 3’s?


4 posted on 06/28/2009 8:57:44 AM PDT by Clara Lou
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To: chevydude26

Sad. But on the bright side, we finally have a story big enough to get Michael Jackson off the front page!


5 posted on 06/28/2009 8:58:32 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (We are a ruled people, serfs to the Federal Oligarchy -- and the Tree of Liberty thirsts)
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To: chevydude26

One more to go for the second set of three...


6 posted on 06/28/2009 8:58:35 AM PDT by null and void (We are now in day 160 of our national holiday from reality.)
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To: chevydude26

Screw that pederast MJ dying. This truly sucks! I gained a new appreciation for Billy on his Discovery channel show Pitchmen!


7 posted on 06/28/2009 8:58:41 AM PDT by NCBraveheart (Somewhere in Kenya a village is missing it's Idiot)
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LOL! No kidding.


8 posted on 06/28/2009 8:58:42 AM PDT by Ladysmith (The trouble with socialism is that you eventually run out of other people's money - M. Thatcher)
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To: chevydude26

From Twitter...

BreakingNewsBilly Mays was reportedly inside the U.S. Airways plane which made a hard landing in Tampa, Florida on Saturday. He has now died.
6 minutes ago from BNO Headquarters


9 posted on 06/28/2009 8:58:47 AM PDT by COUNTrecount (http://obamaclock.org/)
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To: chevydude26

Guess I can turn the volume up on the TV again.


10 posted on 06/28/2009 8:58:58 AM PDT by Normal4me
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Fox went on to say that yesterday he was a passenger on a plane that blew a tire upon landing.

Any connection to blood clots????


11 posted on 06/28/2009 8:59:05 AM PDT by Battle Axe (Repent, for the coming of the Lord is neigh.)
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I feel sorry for his family and wish them nothing but the best...

...but my ears are rejoicing.


12 posted on 06/28/2009 8:59:17 AM PDT by Kieri (The Conservatrarian)
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To: NCBraveheart

Some of his products actually work, that gorilla hook is great.


13 posted on 06/28/2009 8:59:33 AM PDT by driftdiver (I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
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To: chevydude26

What in the heck is going on?


14 posted on 06/28/2009 9:00:09 AM PDT by TightyRighty (I enjoy well-mannered frivolity.)
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To: chevydude26

Are police checking the whereabouts of the Sham Wow guy?


15 posted on 06/28/2009 9:00:16 AM PDT by JimSEA
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WTF? I loved his new show Pitchmen...it was funny as hell.
16 posted on 06/28/2009 9:00:51 AM PDT by My Favorite Headache (An oath to a liar is no oath at all)
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To: Clara Lou

Three ~ Farah Fawcett, Billy Mayes, Michael Jackson, ..... who else?


17 posted on 06/28/2009 9:00:57 AM PDT by muawiyah
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To: chevydude26

NOT a good week to be a celeb. That being said, I’ll miss him a lot more than I’ll miss MJ.


18 posted on 06/28/2009 9:00:59 AM PDT by OCCASparky (Steely-Eyed Killer of the Deep)
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To: mrs. a

MY thoughts exactly!


19 posted on 06/28/2009 9:01:33 AM PDT by gussiefinknottle (woof!woof!woof!)
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To: NCBraveheart

Me too! So sad! He was hilarious.


20 posted on 06/28/2009 9:01:35 AM PDT by My Favorite Headache (An oath to a liar is no oath at all)
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