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Billy Mays has died! (Best TV Pitchman)
LA Times ^
| 06/28/2009
| Vendome
Posted on 06/28/2009 9:46:24 AM PDT by Vendome
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Tampa police say Billy Mays, the television pitchman known for his boisterous hawking of products such as Orange Glo and OxiClean, has died. He was 50.
Authorities say Mays was pronounced dead this morning after being found by his wife at home. There were no signs of a break-in, and investigators do not suspect foul play. The coroner's office expects to have an autopsy done by Monday afternoon.
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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Miscellaneous; News/Current Events; US: Florida
KEYWORDS: advertising; billymays; culture; mays; tv
This guy had incredible energy. He was only 50
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posted on
06/28/2009 9:46:24 AM PDT
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Vendome
To: Vendome
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posted on
06/28/2009 9:47:12 AM PDT
by
Kansas58
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To: Vendome
So much for his health care that he was pitching.
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posted on
06/28/2009 9:47:52 AM PDT
by
Dr. Ursus
To: Vendome
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posted on
06/28/2009 9:48:09 AM PDT
by
Keith in Iowa
(ESPN MNF: 3 Putzes talking about football on TV while I'm trying to watch a game.)
To: Kansas58
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posted on
06/28/2009 9:48:33 AM PDT
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Kansas58
To: Vendome
My gosh. What a strange week this has been. Four familiar faces gone in a week.
To: Vendome
He was on a plane that made a hard landing in Tampa yesterday. He was quoted in a news report as saying that something fell and hit him on the head.
See the other threads here on FR.
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posted on
06/28/2009 9:49:34 AM PDT
by
LibFreeOrDie
(Obama promised a gold mine, but he will give us the shaft.)
To: Vendome
His house is over by the gun club where we shoot. My kid shot practice this morning; we didn’t see anything unusual. Strange.
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posted on
06/28/2009 9:50:19 AM PDT
by
Damifino
(The true measure of a man is found in what he would do if he knew no one would ever find out.)
To: Morgana
Yes he was annoying but he was good at his job. RIP Billy!
Do you suppose he died of hair dye poisoning? Just a random thought, ignore it.
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posted on
06/28/2009 9:50:23 AM PDT
by
Ditter
To: Vendome
Arrghh.
This is annoying, no offense to you. Yes Billy Mays has died, we get it now. I liked him too, he kept me mesmerized when I should have been sleeping many a times. But one thing he never did was take away my ability to use the search function.
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06/28/2009 9:50:42 AM PDT
by
aft_lizard
(One animal actually eats its own brains to conserve energy, we call them liberals.)
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