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Old 06-29-2009, 05:59 PM   #41
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This is a shame, I was really hoping the "Shamwow" guy would go next.
The ShamWow guy is getting a lot of play lately. Are you afraid of the competition?
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I am sure he did not hurt his hard head. He is from the neighborhood where I grew up.

McKees Rocks native, TV pitchman Billy Mays dies in Tampa at 50 - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

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The autopsy conducted Monday morning revealed Mays suffered from hypertensive heart disease, Adams said.
"It's not uncommon to have a sudden death with this kind of disease," Adams said.
Whew, what a relief. I'd heard a conspiracy theory that enraged fans avenged themselves on Billy Mays because they held him responsible for addicting Michael Jackson to Oxi-Clean...
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billy mays has cocaine on his system before he died. WOW
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The Associated Press: Autopsy: Cocaine contributed to Billy Mays' death
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