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(LA Times) Spiffy Zombie Billy Mays pitches from beyond the grave with two ads filmed before his death   (latimes.com) divider line 44
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2009-07-10 03:48:16 AM
mentalfloss.cachefly.net

/scoffs at the amateur
 
2009-07-10 04:01:29 AM
Can't be any creepier than this guy...
musicdealers.files.wordpress.com
 
2009-07-10 04:03:02 AM
Either he's been on a lot more since he died or I'm just noticing him more, but death doesn't seem to have slowed him down.
 
2009-07-10 04:17:24 AM
Zombies can't talk.
 
2009-07-10 06:00:45 AM
johnsoninca: Can't be any creepier than this guy...

Seriously. I'm waiting for Dave Thomas to pop up any day now.
 
2009-07-10 06:36:12 AM
furiousxgeorge: Zombies can't talk.

That's what you think...
i30.tinypic.com
 
2009-07-10 06:42:07 AM
In other words: he does not matter to us in any other way than making money.

/glad Mays is gone
 
2009-07-10 06:44:24 AM
People of Earth, Billy Mays was just a man who shouted in order to sell products. You can calm down about him and resume your normal lives. That is all.
 
2009-07-10 07:11:09 AM
furiousxgeorge: Zombies can't talk.

Send more paramedics.
 
2009-07-10 07:23:52 AM
Billy Mays is the Tupac of the pitch men?
 
2009-07-10 07:42:43 AM
johnphantom: /glad Mays is gone

Mayes may have been deliberately grating, but you're just a natural dick.

/will be glad when you're gone
//not nice, is it?
 
2009-07-10 07:43:14 AM
Dr. Manhattan: People of Earth, Billy Mays was just a man who shouted in order to sell products. You can calm down about him and resume your normal lives. That is all.

i365.photobucket.com
 
2009-07-10 08:09:30 AM
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2009-07-10 08:15:19 AM
Bad_ad85: LADYS AND GENTLEMEN, THIS IS AMAZING. ZOMBIFICATION IS THE BEST THING SINCE THE BIRTH OF CHRIST. 95% OF MY BODY IS NOW IMPERVIOUS TO HARM. LETS SEE A DEMONSTRATION. KNIVES, FORKS, SWORDS AND EVEN *BLAM* BULLETS ARE PIERCING MY BEING, AND I AM NONE THE WORSE FOR IT! CALL NOW, FOR ONLY ONE BITE YOU TOO CAN BECOME THE LIVING DEAD!i>



/there FIFY
 
2009-07-10 08:19:20 AM
Billy Ligue: Bad_ad85: LADYS AND GENTLEMEN, THIS IS AMAZING. ZOMBIFICATION IS THE BEST THING SINCE THE BIRTH OF CHRIST. 95% OF MY BODY IS NOW IMPERVIOUS TO HARM. LETS SEE A DEMONSTRATION. KNIVES, FORKS, SWORDS AND EVEN *BLAM* BULLETS ARE PIERCING MY BEING, AND I AM NONE THE WORSE FOR IT! CALL NOW, FOR ONLY ONE BITE YOU TOO CAN BECOME THE LIVING DEAD!i>



/there FIFY


STill not right...

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, THIS IS AMAZING. ZOMBIFICATION IS THE BEST THING SINCE THE BIRTH OF CHRIST. 95% OF MY BODY IS NOW IMPERVIOUS TO HARM. LETS SEE A DEMONSTRATION. KNIVES, FORKS, SWORDS AND EVEN *BLAM* BULLETS ARE PIERCING MY BEING, AND I AM NONE THE WORSE FOR IT! CALL NOW, FOR ONLY ONE BITE YOU TOO CAN BECOME THE LIVING DEAD!

that's better. (fixed the spelling, too)
 
2009-07-10 08:27:28 AM
I watched the tribute Discovery did for him last night. He seemed like a really nice, genuine guy. You may not have liked his ads or his voice, but from what I saw he was a decent guy.

Seeing his partner, Anthony Sullivan, in tears at the end was really tough to watch.
 
2009-07-10 08:28:11 AM
Stay Cool Babylon: johnphantom: /glad Mays is gone

Mayes may have been deliberately grating, but you're just a natural dick.

/will be glad when you're gone
//not nice, is it?


You should meet me in person.

/not a threat
 
2009-07-10 08:34:45 AM
Grandemadaca: that's better

THANK YOU
 
2009-07-10 08:58:25 AM
WTF IS THIS shiat???
 
2009-07-10 09:17:12 AM
Seeing his partner, Anthony Sullivan, in tears at the end was really tough to watch.

Billy Mays was a gay?

/not that's there's anything wrong with that...
 
2009-07-10 09:28:04 AM
I hated Billy Mays until I started watching pitchmen. Before that show he was just some guy that used to shake me off the couch with his 90 decibal voice pumping through my surround sound at 11 o clock at night. I'd be just about asleep on the couch then out of nowhere like a clap of thunder BILLY MAYS HERE FOR THE STUPID shiat THAT PROBABLY DOESN'T WORK ANY DAMNED WAYS!!!....thud..(laying face down on the floor) Goddamn you Billy Mays!!! After watching that show you kind of got a glimpse of what kind of person he was. He really seemed like a good guy.

RIP Billy Mays
 
2009-07-10 09:34:40 AM
johnphantom: Stay Cool Babylon: johnphantom: /glad Mays is gone

Mayes may have been deliberately grating, but you're just a natural dick.

/will be glad when you're gone
//not nice, is it?

You should meet me in person.

/not a threat


Ooh. Got ourselves an Internet Tough Guy here. Someone want to dial up that pic?
 
2009-07-10 09:37:29 AM
spacechicken170am: I hated Billy Mays until I started watching pitchmen. Before that show he was just some guy that used to shake me off the couch with his 90 decibal voice pumping through my surround sound at 11 o clock at night. I'd be just about asleep on the couch then out of nowhere like a clap of thunder BILLY MAYS HERE FOR THE STUPID shiat THAT PROBABLY DOESN'T WORK ANY DAMNED WAYS!!!....thud..(laying face down on the floor) Goddamn you Billy Mays!!! After watching that show you kind of got a glimpse of what kind of person he was. He really seemed like a good guy.

RIP Billy Mays


This. Pitchmen was a really interesting show, and you got to see all the behind-the-scene aspects of "direct response advertising." Surprisingly, Billy and Sully actually seemed to care if the products they pitched were any good.
 
2009-07-10 09:58:15 AM
Pseudowolf: johnphantom: Stay Cool Babylon: johnphantom: /glad Mays is gone

Mayes may have been deliberately grating, but you're just a natural dick.

/will be glad when you're gone
//not nice, is it?

You should meet me in person.

/not a threat

Ooh. Got ourselves an Internet Tough Guy here. Someone want to dial up that pic?


HE'S TRACKING YOUR IP!!!
 
2009-07-10 10:18:07 AM
I always changed the channel as soon as a Billy May's commercial came on. I never watched them. I don't watch infomercials either.

However I did watch the tribute show on Discovery last night. He seemed like a nice guy who loved what he was doing.
 
2009-07-10 10:38:26 AM
You're dead billy. Go away.
 
2009-07-10 10:41:01 AM
and Airhead McNair will run one in to home plate!
 
2009-07-10 10:55:17 AM
CAME FOR THE OBLIGATORY ALL-CAPS TRIBUTE TO BILLY MAYS! LEAVING SATISFIED! I'M ESPECIALLY THANKFUL FOR THE CORRECT USE OF EMPHASIS - NAMELY, THE 'BIG' AND 'BOLD' TAGS!

/I'M PRETTY SURE HE'D SPEAK WITHOUT THE 'ITALIC' TAG, THOUGH!
 
2009-07-10 11:31:54 AM
King Something: CAME FOR THE OBLIGATORY ALL-CAPS TRIBUTE TO BILLY MAYS! LEAVING SATISFIED! I'M ESPECIALLY THANKFUL FOR THE CORRECT USE OF EMPHASIS - NAMELY, THE 'BIG' AND 'BOLD' TAGS!

/I'M PRETTY SURE HE'D SPEAK WITHOUT THE 'ITALIC' TAG, THOUGH!


IT'SA WILLY MAYSA! HEERA TO TELL A YOU ABOUT DIS GREAT NEW PRODUCT-A

/With italics
 
2009-07-10 11:40:42 AM
Keywork99: I watched the tribute Discovery did for him last night. He seemed like a really nice, genuine guy. You may not have liked his ads or his voice, but from what I saw he was a decent guy.

Seeing his partner, Anthony Sullivan, in tears at the end was really tough to watch.


yup. Sully damn near made me tear up.

 
2009-07-10 11:53:13 AM
squidloe: You're dead billy. Go away.

*crawls out of grave*

BUT WAIT, THERE'S MORE!!!
 
2009-07-10 12:21:59 PM
Keywork99: I watched the tribute Discovery did for him last night. He seemed like a really nice, genuine guy. You may not have liked his ads or his voice, but from what I saw he was a decent guy.

Seeing his partner, Anthony Sullivan, in tears at the end was really tough to watch.


Same reaction at my house as well, especially when they were talking about him and his very young daughter. He was a good guy and damn good at his job, even if it wasn't a job many people respect. Dead far too soon.
 
2009-07-10 12:28:20 PM
Av8rLuvr: I'm waiting for Dave Thomas to pop up any day now.

Won't happen. They had a priest make holy water on his grave to keep him down there. It was almost as if they were waiting for him to kick, 'cause God knows he wouldn't stand for Wendy's as it is now.

/ Where's the beef?
 
2009-07-10 02:15:24 PM
FTA: Older commercials began airing again this week for other products, including a health insurance plan.

I'm not too sure that's is a good product for Billy to pitch posthumously.
 
2009-07-10 02:54:28 PM
Keywork99: I watched the tribute Discovery did for him last night. He seemed like a really nice, genuine guy. You may not have liked his ads or his voice, but from what I saw he was a decent guy.

Seeing his partner, Anthony Sullivan, in tears at the end was really tough to watch.


Yeah, this. I was actually more concerned about his death than I was about MJ's or Mcnair ...he just seemed like a really nice guy.
 
2009-07-10 03:26:04 PM
Isn't it redundant to point out in the headline that the ads were filmed before his death? I mean, if they were filmed after, he'd just be layin' there....
And that would not be effective advertising, to my way of thinking. I'm quite sure the ones where he is alive and can speak -- irritating though they may be -- would still be a lot more interesting.

/ just sayin'....
 
2009-07-10 03:44:18 PM
makjr33: Isn't it redundant to point out in the headline that the ads were filmed before his death? I mean, if they were filmed after, he'd just be layin' there....
And that would not be effective advertising, to my way of thinking. I'm quite sure the ones where he is alive and can speak -- irritating though they may be -- would still be a lot more interesting.


If he died during the taping, that would be pretty interesting imo.

BILLY MAYS HERE FOR ULTRA SUPER OXYCLEAN! ULTRA SUPER OXYCLEAN NOW COMES WITH TWICE AS MUCH ORANGE CLEANING POWER AND SMELLS GREAT.
*takes a big whiff*
*thud*

Bad for the product, but interesting. I'd watch that infomercial.
 
2009-07-10 05:49:29 PM
lucky_groom: Seeing his partner, Anthony Sullivan, in tears at the end was really tough to watch.

Billy Mays was a gay?

/not that's there's anything wrong with that...

Business
partner.
 
2009-07-10 08:26:23 PM
Since Billy's death the damn Sham Wow guys commercials have been on a heck of a lot more here.
 
2009-07-10 09:51:25 PM
The Pitchman show was fantastic.

My kids loved it and were moved much more by his death then pedo bear buddy Michael J.

RIP Billy Mays
 
2009-07-10 10:08:38 PM
My girlfriend is notorious for accidently hitting caps lock and leaving it on, even after noticing it's on...

So I downloaded and installed this:

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2009-07-11 02:15:51 AM
spacechicken170am: I hated Billy Mays until I started watching pitchmen.... After watching that show you kind of got a glimpse of what kind of person he was. He really seemed like a good guy.

Were we watching the same show? For instance, the one where he tests out the shark repeller, and Billy starts chumming while Sullivan is swimming in open water?

//Nevertheless, RIP Billy Mays.
 
2009-07-11 02:36:02 AM
I'd expect nothing less from such a bastion of good taste.
 
2009-07-11 03:50:26 PM
JustHereForThePics: spacechicken170am: I hated Billy Mays until I started watching pitchmen.... After watching that show you kind of got a glimpse of what kind of person he was. He really seemed like a good guy.

Were we watching the same show? For instance, the one where he tests out the shark repeller, and Billy starts chumming while Sullivan is swimming in open water?

//Nevertheless, RIP Billy Mays.


Chum for his chum and all.
 
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