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Billy Mays In Cubic Paper Form Still Looks Enthusiastic

Dan Nosowitz — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 01:00:00 +0000

DeviantArt user Liz Lukens posted this papercraft cubic Billy Mays template so you can fold him up and bring him everywhere. Highly visible arm hair is thoughtfully included. [DeviantArt]

There’s Finally A Use For The Caps Lock Key

Jesus Diaz — Fri, 10 Jul 2009 00:40:00 +0000

Billy Mays may be dead but his spirit will live in your PC with the Billy Mays Caps Lock! The Billy Mays Caps Lock will make Billy say something whenever you press caps lock! Yes, that’s right! And there’s more!

Whenever you run the Billy Mays Caps Lock program, Billy will speak one of his trademark phrases. But that’s not all. If you order it right now, we’ll double the value! You will get the Billy Mays Caps Lock program and a Billy Mays icon in your system tray. When you are done using the Billy Mays Caps Lock program, just click on the Billy Mays icon and select Exit. And that’s not all!

What if you don’t want to exit the Billy Mays Caps Lock program but you want to temporarily use the actual caps lock key instead of having Billy Mays tell you how he will make your whites whiter? You got it! For the same price, our Billy Mays Caps Lock program includes a special mode that will activate the caps lock whenever you hit the shift key at the same time!

What is the price for the Billy Mays Caps Lock? That’s the best part: It’s completely free! Just click on the link and download it!

Seriously, like Rosa told me today: “Oh! There’s finally a use for the caps lock key.” Someone make a Mac version of this, pronto. [John Haller—Thanks Rosa]

Billy Mays, Well-Known TV Pitchman, Dead At 50

Jack Loftus — Sun, 28 Jun 2009 16:50:00 +0000

TV pitchman Billy Mays was found dead this morning in his Tampa Bay home. The unmistakable Mays, whose signature high decibel delivery was a staple for dozens of quirky TV commercial wares and gadgets, was 50.

The video at let was Mays’ recent visit to The Tonight Show, where he pitched his new reality show, Pitchmen. [FOX News]

Billy Mays, Anthony Sullivan Bring Inventions On Conan, Get Teased

Adam Frucci — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:20:00 +0000

Billy Mays and Anthony Sullivan, of the Discovery Channel’s Pitchmen as well as countless infomercials, went on Conan last night to show off some of their products. Conan was mercilessly hilarious.

Basically, Conan said what we’re all thinking: why do we need this stuff? He even got in a stab at Mays for his rivalry with the ShamWow guy. Love that Conan.