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Billy Mays In Cubic Paper Form Still Looks Enthusiastic

Dan Nosowitz — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 21:00:00 EDT

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 — Thu, 09 Jul 2009 20:40:00 EDT

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 12:50:00 EDT

The image associated with this post is best viewed using a browser.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 left was Mays' recent visit to The Tonight Show, where he pitched his new reality show, Pitchmen. [FOX News]

Billy Mays and Anthony Sullivan Bring Goofy Inventions on Conan, Get Made Fun Of

Adam Frucci — Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:20:00 EDT

The image associated with this post is best viewed using a browser.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.

Congress Pushing For Bill To Reduce The Volume Of TV Advertising

Sean Fallon — Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:40:00 EDT

Under a new proposal taken up today, Congress would give the FCC power to limit the volume of commercial advertising to match the average decibels of the show being watched.

Under current laws, TV ads must not exceed the loudest peak in a show—but anyone who has ever been scared half to death by Billy Mays exploding onto the screen for Oxi Clean knows that is generally unacceptable.

Naturally, broadcasters and advertisers want to set their own standards—they even have their own plan to reduce ad volume set to take effect within a couple of months. Many believe that the Congressional bill with pass, but it may not be necessary if the broadcasters set acceptable limits. Either way, it looks as though loud pitchmen are going to be the only ones losing out on this. [York Daily Record]

Fastskinz Car Wraps Confuse Passing Golfers as They Save You Gas

Jack Loftus — Sun, 18 Jan 2009 13:00:00 EST

Another day, another dubious method for saving gas. Today it's FastSkinz, the dimpled car wrap that promises a gas mileage boost. We think it'll attract driver heads and dents from confused, drunken golfers.

Dimples are a proven method for reducing wake turbulence on golf balls, and that's what creator SkinzWrapz (you know, ads on cars?) think will happen with cars, too.

In fact, they boast an 18-20% boost in gas mileage. Of course the boast comes without any kind of supporting research, but what else is new from a product that will undoubtedly be hawked by Billy Mays in the near future.

If there's one thing going for these skins, sorry skinz, it's that they're hard to notice from a distance. At least with the white paint job. [FastSkinz via DVICE]