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TV "pitchman" Mays had heart disease, no trauma
Reuters ^ | June 29, 2009 | Robert Green

Posted on 06/29/2009 12:32:22 PM PDT by COUNTrecount

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1 posted on 06/29/2009 12:32:23 PM PDT by COUNTrecount
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And US Air breathes a sigh of relief...


2 posted on 06/29/2009 12:33:36 PM PDT by the_devils_advocate_666
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Judging from the interview I saw with him after the hard landing, it didn’t sound like it was enough to cause intracranial bleeding. I’m not surprised he had high blood pressure. He was an intense guy.


3 posted on 06/29/2009 12:36:07 PM PDT by CholeraJoe (So close to Postal.)
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I’m sure he was a great guy, but his commercials were so obnoxious I raced for the remote at the first sight of him.


4 posted on 06/29/2009 12:36:12 PM PDT by Deb (Beat him, strip him and bring him to my tent!)
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I think I called it....he is overweight....type A personality....might have blood pressure problems.....sounds like he did....

I do want to say that the press conference was the best, most informative one that I have ever listened to...no congratulating the other doctors and paramedics and ambulance drivers like they do with the police...just the facts, simple, straightforward, and concise....I really liked the concise part...

of course the ditzy reporters had to ask questions that had already been stated in the press conference....that that's journalism for you...

5 posted on 06/29/2009 12:42:52 PM PDT by cherry
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he didn’t even LOOK like he thought he was believable, but if you looked close you could see him trying real hard to keep a straight face while knowing full well that the only reason he was making commercials was because he was blessed with one of the most irritating voices on the planet!

Godspeed, Billy, they’ll never find a worthy replacement for you!


6 posted on 06/29/2009 12:44:12 PM PDT by Vn_survivor_67-68 (CALL CONGRESSCRITTERS TOLL-FREE @ 1-800-965-4701)
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of course the ditzy reporters had to ask questions that had already been stated in the press conference....that that's journalism for you...

They do that so that they can tell their bosses they asked those questions.

That dodge is the journalistic equivalent of punching the clock.

7 posted on 06/29/2009 12:45:31 PM PDT by HIDEK6
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Yeah, US Air does. Can’t blame them, either.
Billy’s son needs to take care of himself in light of this.


8 posted on 06/29/2009 12:45:31 PM PDT by Clara Lou
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I grabbed the remote and started pushing buttons too!

I could never figure out what kind of person wants to buy something from a guy that YELLS at them!

It was very irritating to me also, I had to change the channel whenever he came on hawking his wares.

When I found out he actually had a fan club, I started wondering at the mentality of these impulsive consumers.


9 posted on 06/29/2009 12:46:11 PM PDT by Syncro
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On Friday when Michael Jackson and Farrah Fawcett died on the same day, lots of posts were saying, “These things happen in threes! Who’s next?”

Who’da thunk it would by another 50-year-old? And not a druggie or high-living celebutard, either, but a happily married father. He was loud, but always with such a sweet and friendly expression.

RIP, Billy.


10 posted on 06/29/2009 12:46:59 PM PDT by Albion Wilde ("Shouldn't there be equal time for our Bill of Responsibilities?" -- Justice Clarence Thomas)
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Magnesium folks, you gotta get magnesium ...


11 posted on 06/29/2009 12:47:23 PM PDT by Scythian
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My friend worked with Billy Mays, including on his last commercial in NYC on Thursday. He said Mays was actually quite soft spoken and gracious in real life. Always thanked everybody who worked on the set and was an absolute pro at running things.

For some reason, it's better that it was just natural (his time, so to speak) than some dumb random accident.

12 posted on 06/29/2009 12:49:16 PM PDT by dead (I've got my eye out for Mullah Omar.)
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Magnesium folks, you gotta get magnesium ...

I hear folks talk about getting enough potassium, but have never heard anybody mention magnesium. What does it do?

13 posted on 06/29/2009 12:49:16 PM PDT by oldvike
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He had a fan club? It could have only been made up of really lonely people without ears.


14 posted on 06/29/2009 12:49:37 PM PDT by Deb (Beat him, strip him and bring him to my tent!)
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LOL, he’d probably laugh as hard at your joke as I am now. Good one.


15 posted on 06/29/2009 12:53:32 PM PDT by oldvike
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If I call right now, will they double the order and throw in the SHAM WOW guy, too?

Yeah, I know, I know, but I just had to get it out. My jest refers only to the character he played on TV, not the man himself, OK? For the man and his family, my condolences.


16 posted on 06/29/2009 12:53:58 PM PDT by Emmett McCarthy
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Are you kidding, google “magnesium” and “heart” in google, it’s key to your heart and health ...


17 posted on 06/29/2009 12:54:48 PM PDT by Scythian
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EXERCISE folks, you gotta get EXERCISE...... ...


18 posted on 06/29/2009 12:54:57 PM PDT by Red Badger (Inquiring minds want to know, but American Idol minds could care less...)
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To: Deb

ROFL!


19 posted on 06/29/2009 12:56:26 PM PDT by Constitution Day (Eschew exclamatory abuse.)
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To: Vn_survivor_67-68

Oxy-Clean works great!!!


20 posted on 06/29/2009 12:57:38 PM PDT by DLfromthedesert
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