billy mays dead

[Rupert Pupkin]

Originally Posted by joeydb

He was uniquely American, liked by many, despised by others. I found him entertaining on that new "Pitchmen" show on Discovery Channel.

The episode on last week showed his little girl too. Breaks my heart.

Rest in peace, and condolences to his family.

You say that he was "despised by some". Who despised him? Why would anyone have despised him? I didn't know too much about him but I had never heard anything bad about him. I thought he was extremely popular. That's why everyone wanted him to sell their products.