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    TV pitchman Billy Mays found dead at home.

    He was on TV like Farrah and McMahon, the same age as MJ. Probably not on the same level as the other recent deaths, but definitely someone that was well known, especially with his reality show.

    RIP Mr. Pitchman.

    http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_obit_billy_mays
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    yeah just saw this about 15 min ago too, wow they always go in 3's but i think he would make 4 two more coming????
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    I just watched an episode of "Pitchmen" the other day...


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    Quote Originally Posted by The Happy Squirrel
    yeah just saw this about 15 min ago too, wow they always go in 3's but i think he would make 4 two more coming????
    Maybe he's starting a new set of 3.

    About 250,000 - 300,000 people die every day. Just shows you how many people are not "famous".

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    Breaking news:

    New evidence suggests that Billy Mays' death may not have been a coincidence...





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    I just saw an episode of Pitchman!! Aw man. Bummer.

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    RIP

    that man could sell anything

    you can't be too careful with head trauma

    that's about 5 (6 if you count gary papa)
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    Unhappy

    CtrlAltDel-Online had this nice tribute to Billy Mays:



    RIP Billy
    I think over again
    My small adventures, my fears.
    The small ones that seemed so big,
    For all the vital things I had to get and to reach.

    And yet there is only one great thing, the only thing:

    To live to see the great day that dawns,
    And the light that fills the world.


    -old Inuit song

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    Quote Originally Posted by mojo
    RIP

    that man could sell anything

    you can't be too careful with head trauma

    that's about 5 (6 if you count gary papa)
    Had nothing to do with head trauma they say, heart disease appears to be the likely culprit.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Thesifer
    Had nothing to do with head trauma they say, heart disease appears to be the likely culprit.
    all that yelling didn't help i'm sure
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    I can't take credit for this one:

    They say celebrity deaths come in 3's. Leave it to Billy Mays to throw in a 4th one, ABSOLUTELY FREE!!!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Thesifer
    Had nothing to do with head trauma they say, heart disease appears to be the likely culprit.
    It was KIRA I tell you!!!!


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    I just found out he used to be my friends' dad's neighbor. This was before he made it big. He traveled all over selling various products at events and split his time off between LA and NY (I think). Really nice guy. They still have some the stuff he gave them. He got rid of his place after a few years, because he was paying a lot of rent and only able to stay there a few days a month. Dude was always on the road selling.
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