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06-28-2009, 12:36 PM
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Billy Mays Found Dead In His Home
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/us_obit_billy_mays
This has been one heck of a week. Michael Jackson, Farrah Fawcett, and now Billy Mays.
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06-28-2009, 12:36 PM
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I know you're being sarcastic putting him w/ MJ & FF.
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06-28-2009, 12:42 PM
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Originally Posted by 33girl
I know you're being sarcastic putting him w/ MJ & FF.
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Haha, whoops - sarcasm was unintentional.
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06-28-2009, 12:38 PM
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It really has been a terrible week. A friend at work has been to a funeral the past two Saturdays--so it's not just hitting Hollywood.
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06-28-2009, 12:42 PM
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And Ed McMahn... so nutty.
50 is sooooo young! I know I say that a lot, but it is.
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06-28-2009, 01:56 PM
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Originally Posted by AlwaysSAI
It really has been a terrible week. A friend at work has been to a funeral the past two Saturdays--so it's not just hitting Hollywood.
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My mom has been LIVING at funerals all month! This is crazy. And most of them are people injured by criminals (who randomly attacked them) who died of their injuries.
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06-28-2009, 12:47 PM
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06-28-2009, 02:21 PM
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Wow.
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06-28-2009, 02:37 PM
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I'm going to miss him yelling his commercials at 1am which always happen to be louder than the TV shows I've fallen asleep to.
Seriously though, what a crappy week to lose four icons plus chaos in Iran and N. Korea, etc. Can something good/happy happen now please?
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06-28-2009, 11:17 PM
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Seriously though, what a crappy week to lose four icons
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Again, SERIOUSLY???? It's sad that the man's dead of course, but considering that many people turned the channel as soon as he came on their TV, I don't see how he could be considered an "icon."
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06-29-2009, 08:39 AM
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Again, SERIOUSLY???? It's sad that the man's dead of course, but considering that many people turned the channel as soon as he came on their TV, I don't see how he could be considered an "icon."
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I think he is regarding tv commercials. Does anyone not know who he is? Or not seen atleast three or more of his commercials? I think for our current time period those will always be remembered like the "time to make the donuts" guy in the dunkin donuts commercials in the 80's.
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06-30-2009, 02:14 AM
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I think he is regarding tv commercials.
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I don't think anyone whose primary fame comes from TV commercials merits the title of "icon." That includes Billy Mays, time to make the donuts guy, Clara Peller, Mr. Whipple and Betty Furness.
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06-29-2009, 09:15 AM
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Again, SERIOUSLY???? It's sad that the man's dead of course, but considering that many people turned the channel as soon as he came on their TV, I don't see how he could be considered an "icon."
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Haha, wow, you're pretty fired up about this. I see your point, although I'd stretch it a bit more and say that the only ones who passed away who were "icons" were Ed McMahon and Michael Jackson (while Farrah was famous, I wouldn't consider her an "icon").
Still though, Billy Mays was really famous, though I don't think anyone is equating his fame with that of Michael Jackson or Farrah Fawcett.
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06-29-2009, 09:35 AM
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I see your point, although I'd stretch it a bit more and say that the only ones who passed away who were "icons" were Ed McMahon and Michael Jackson (while Farrah was famous, I wouldn't consider her an "icon").
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That's because you weren't an adolescent boy when "Charlie's Angels" was on TV. 
If there is anything at all iconic for those of us who were, it's this:
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06-28-2009, 04:40 PM
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Random question: Did he have kids or anything?
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