Billy Mays, Infomercial King, Dead at 50

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 above was Mays' recent visit to The Tonight Show, where he pitched his new reality show, Pitchmen.

Why is everyone dying? And at 50?

Conan is hilarious in this video.. i highly recommend watching the whole thing..
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Human 'Killer Chip' = WTF?

An inventor from Saudi Arabia was recently denied a German patent for what is being described as a 'killer chip.' What is a killer chip? Sour Cream and Onion Pringle, hands down.

The basic model would consist of a tiny GPS transceiver placed in a capsule and inserted under a person's skin, so that authorities could track him easily. Model B would have an extra function -- a dose of cyanide to remotely kill the wearer without muss or fuss if authorities deemed he'd become a public threat.


The inventor said the chip could be used to track terrorists, criminals, fugitives, illegal immigrants, political dissidents, domestic servants and foreigners overstaying their visas.

"The invention will probably be found to violate paragraph two of the German Patent Law -- which does not allow inventions that transgress public order or good morals.

dumb...

[Saudi 'Killer Chip']

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