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Autopsy Shows Cocaine Contributed to Billy Mays' Death

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A release from the Hillsborough County medical examiner's office Friday said Mays had last used cocaine days before his death.


The report said that although Mays died from heart disease, cocaine use was a contributing cause of death.

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I get so sick of this crap.
 
I for one never thought that abundance of energy was natural...the dude was obviously amped.
 
Such a great yeller. Guess I should have seen it coming.
 
The important thing is that he's gone. Sham Wow guy is next....
 
I hope he has enough sense to NOT scream at Saint Peter (should he be so lucky to make it to the Pearly Gates. :shock: )

I'm sorry the guy died but to me he was like fingernails on a chalkboard. I wouldn't buy anything he would hawk on TV as a matter of principle. That's how bad that guy got under my skin.


Only thing, he's dead and gone and he STILL is screaming at me on my television!

Let the dude rest in peace. And let me LIVE in peace. Take that idiot OFF the screen! Please.... somebody....Aaaarrrrggggghhhhh!!!!!
 
"Billy Mayes, for cocaine." :mrgreen:
 
I hope he has enough sense to NOT scream at Saint Peter (should he be so lucky to make it to the Pearly Gates. :shock: )

I'm sorry the guy died but to me he was like fingernails on a chalkboard. I wouldn't buy anything he would hawk on TV as a matter of principle. That's how bad that guy got under my skin.


Only thing, he's dead and gone and he STILL is screaming at me on my television!

Let the dude rest in peace. And let me LIVE in peace. Take that idiot OFF the screen! Please.... somebody....Aaaarrrrggggghhhhh!!!!!
And Vince, Jeez, if I hear one more commercial for ShamWOW or that other thing he hocks I'm gonna scream.
 
"Billy Mayes, for cocaine." :mrgreen:
Not that selling more would be all that difficult, but I bet he could sell the hell out of it.
"Hi, BILLY MAYS HERE FOR COLUMBIA GOLD, YOU WILL NEVER FIND such A THRILL, IT DOES IT ALL FOLKS, MAKES THE OLD TICKER RACE, NUMBS YOUR TEETH, AND EVEN MAKES YOU A BETTER CONVERSATIONALIST. ORDER NOW, THAT MESSED UP METHEAD DOWN THE BLOCK IS STANDING BY."
[Tacky disrespectfully twisted and dark mode off]
 
And that's not all, folks!

The toxicology tests also showed therapeutic amounts of painkillers hydrocodone, oxycodone and tramadol, as well as anti-anxiety drugs alprazolam and diazepam. Mays had suffered hip problems and was scheduled for hip-replacement surgery the day after he was found dead.

Autopsy: Cocaine contributed to Billy Mays' death - Yahoo! News

Figures the news media focuses on ONE illegal substance. Perhaps the real story here is the combination of all of the above. Paging Dr Murray!
 
My point is, that most of us think of a certain level of success as bringing the finer things in life.

Billy Mays was no movie star, but i imagine he made more money than anyone here. We all imagine what we'd do with that sort of economic freedom.

Time and again though, actors, athletes, and performers use their freedom to buy dope.

It's depressing.
 
Actually, tons of poor people use drugs, too. Hell, it's why lots of them are still poor!

Now we know why Billy was so amped over the products he so annoyingly pushed. A little nose candy and OxyClean became the coolest thing ever.
 
Not that selling more would be all that difficult, but I bet he could sell the hell out of it.
"Hi, BILLY MAYS HERE FOR COLUMBIA GOLD, YOU WILL NEVER FIND such A THRILL, IT DOES IT ALL FOLKS, MAKES THE OLD TICKER RACE, NUMBS YOUR TEETH, AND EVEN MAKES YOU A BETTER CONVERSATIONALIST. ORDER NOW, THAT MESSED UP METHEAD DOWN THE BLOCK IS STANDING BY."
[Tacky disrespectfully twisted and dark mode off]


BUT WAIT....FREE SHIPPING? :2wave:
 
BUT WAIT....FREE SHIPPING? :2wave:
Self pickup, just find the guy in a five year old Mercedes K class with really black tinted windows and backup riding shotgun.:rofl
 
Actually, tons of poor people use drugs, too. Hell, it's why lots of them are still poor!

Now we know why Billy was so amped over the products he so annoyingly pushed. A little nose candy and OxyClean became the coolest thing ever.
Since you put it that way, I wonder if he ever ran across the wrong powder, like tried to wash his whites with coke, or accidentally snorted o.c.:shock:
 
I don't know who this guy is (I don't really watch tv), but I think it's sad.
I'm glad it was quick and he didn't suffer (at least not for long).
I'm sorry for his family. This must've been unexpected.
 
I don't know who this guy is (I don't really watch tv), but I think it's sad.
I'm glad it was quick and he didn't suffer (at least not for long).
I'm sorry for his family. This must've been unexpected.
If you use Oxyclean you have him to thank for it, he made his career pitching products and that was his biggest hit.
 
If you use Oxyclean you have him to thank for it, he made his career pitching products and that was his biggest hit.

Naw, i don't use oxyclean. I don't even know what that is.
 
Naw, i don't use oxyclean. I don't even know what that is.
It uses oxygen rather than chlorine as a cleaning process, so it can be used as a non-toxic cleaning solution and is safer to use on colored clothes that get stained or otherwise beyond milder detergents ability to clean. It's kind of the "anti-bleach".
 
It uses oxygen rather than chlorine as a cleaning process, so it can be used as a non-toxic cleaning solution and is safer to use on colored clothes that get stained or otherwise beyond milder detergents ability to clean. It's kind of the "anti-bleach".

Nice. Unfortunately, I'm not much into cleaning.
When our apartment gets gross enough, we just move out and get a new one.
 
Nice. Unfortunately, I'm not much into cleaning.
When our apartment gets gross enough, we just move out and get a new one.
:rofl That works too.
 
His only image in life was as the oxyclean guy...

The reason for doing cocaine was self-explanatory. How many times can you film those damn commercials without something to revive your soul a little bit!

Oxyclean works well, by the way. I couldn't get over it. Maybe there is cocaine in it that you inhale during use, and it makes you think everything is getting brighter?
 
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