billsfanmiami(oh) Posted May 3, 2009 Author Share Posted May 3, 2009 Granted I was buzzed up and there was nothing else on tv, but it was interesting to see some of the ideas that people come up with. I just hit the breaking point when they were shooting a infomercial and Billy Mays kept having to stop the shoot and complain because they weren't set on the products name yet. He was acting like some A-list pampered actor in a legitimate role. Just made me want to slap him through the tv. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Quint Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 Some of the products do work, but who in their right mind would pay $19.95 for something that would be $4 on a store shelf? Because they throw in the second one for free if you call now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 Because they throw in the second one for free if you call now! Which I was just talking to the wife about the other day. You can only use some of these thing one at a time, so why the hell do I need two of them. Just send me one and cut the !@#$ing price in half you douche. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBill Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 Which I was just talking to the wife about the other day. You can only use some of these thing one at a time, so why the hell do I need two of them. Just send me one and cut the !@#$ing price in half you douche. Being a chef I assume you have a full set Ginsu knives within arms reach at all times. Were they purchased for three easy payments of $29.95? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef Jim Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 Being a chef I assume you have a full set Ginsu knives within arms reach at all times. Were they purchased for three easy payments of $29.95? The only thing I can remember buying from a TV ad was this stuff. Holyfukinghell! I had a big scratch on some prescription sun glasses and this stuff was the biggest rip off I've ever seen. You so get what you pay for. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBill Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 The only thing I can remember buying from a TV ad was this stuff. Holyfukinghell! I had a big scratch on some prescription sun glasses and this stuff was the biggest rip off I've ever seen. You so get what you pay for. I bought some of the stuff that was supposed to hide paint scratches on a car. Ended up in the trash within minutes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bartshan-83 Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 After the basketball game last night, I was flipping channels and I came across John Cleese doing an infomercial pimping something called The Book of Inside Information. It was bizarre. The premise was that this book contains hundreds of secrets that "they" don't want you to know. So everywhere John went to tell you a secret, someone was chasing him or trying to kill him to keep him silent . So he had to keep changing locations with his assistant so he could reveal another secret (How to save money on groceries, how to find the cheapest gas, when to file taxes to avoid audit, etc.) It lasted almost a half hour and while I kind of ashamed to say I watched the whole thing, it was actually very amusing to see Cleese doing this strange commercial. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBill Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 After the basketball game last night, I was flipping channels and I came across John Cleese doing an infomercial pimping something called The Book of Inside Information. It was bizarre. The premise was that this book contains hundreds of secrets that "they" don't want you to know. So everywhere John went to tell you a secret, someone was chasing him or trying to kill him to keep him silent . So he had to keep changing locations with his assistant so he could reveal another secret (How to save money on groceries, how to find the cheapest gas, when to file taxes to avoid audit, etc.) It lasted almost a half hour and while I kind of ashamed to say I watched the whole thing, it was actually very amusing to see Cleese doing this strange commercial. Has Cleese ever done anything that was not funny? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
el Tigre Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 I work late shift sometimes,so Ill get home when everybody's asleep. I'll fix me something to eat and watch a little tv before knocking out. One night they got this infomercial on for a set of pillows that supposed to perfectly align your back and neck. Because of this perfect spinal alignment your supposed to sleep better and have more energy. They sucked me in. I've never had back or neck pain in my life,so I should have just changed the channel. But insted I ordered it. Couple weeks later it arrives and I'm all excited that night to get to bed with my new pillows. I wake up the next morning,for the first time ever,WITH A SORE BACK. What a dumbass! I never watch those infomercials anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WellDressed Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 You actually doubted the master of yell-n-sell ?!?! Who's that Gus Johnson?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuckincincy Posted May 3, 2009 Share Posted May 3, 2009 My God this guy is a fuggin tool! I saw him a couple weeks ago on Leno promo-ing the Pitchmen show before it came out. Dude referred to himself in the third person, blabbed on about coming up through the ranks of pitchmen, and just put out an attitude of arrogance that made me ask myself "does this guy realize he is on fuggin infommercials and is not a pro athlete/movie star?" Fast forward a couple weeks till tonight and about 10 beers later. Nothing on TV so I've watched a couple episodes in a row and this guy is a fuggin egotistical drama queen douchebag! (He's like the T.O. of infommercials ) This guy needs a Vince/Shamwow guy type incident to put him in his place! Could there be anything worse than a coast-to-coast flight sitting between him and, say, Rosie O'Donnell? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffaloBill Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 Could there be anything worse than a coast-to-coast flight sitting between him and, say, Rosie O'Donnell? How about sitting in-between Michael Jackson and Richard Simmons? Mo contest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Delete This Account Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 I can't stand third person talkers. Good Seinfeld episode about that too! hey, jimmy hates third-person talkers, too. jimmy would like to see that episode. jimmy likes seinfeld. jw Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H2o Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 My God this guy is a fuggin tool! I saw him a couple weeks ago on Leno promo-ing the Pitchmen show before it came out. Dude referred to himself in the third person, blabbed on about coming up through the ranks of pitchmen, and just put out an attitude of arrogance that made me ask myself "does this guy realize he is on fuggin infommercials and is not a pro athlete/movie star?" Fast forward a couple weeks till tonight and about 10 beers later. Nothing on TV so I've watched a couple episodes in a row and this guy is a fuggin egotistical drama queen douchebag! (He's like the T.O. of infommercials ) This guy needs a Vince/Shamwow guy type incident to put him in his place! "Just For Men" is happy he's still on TV Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steely Dan Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 Could there be anything worse than a coast-to-coast flight sitting between him and, say, Rosie O'Donnell? God, forgive me for my sins because I think that's one of the layers of hell. hey, jimmy hates third-person talkers, too. jimmy would like to see that episode. jimmy likes seinfeld. jw Jimmy like Elaine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buckeyemike Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 My wife and I have a running joke about Billy Mays. Whenever we see a serious commercial for some product, we imitate how Billy Mays would do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 Who's that Gus Johnson?? google is your friend Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Philly McButterpants Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 He is annoying . . . that said, his ESPN 360 commercial is a good one. "The secret is in the internet connection." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BUFFALOTONE Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 I'm sure he cares what people think as he swims in his piles of $100 bills. He's gotten rich as a modern day snake oil salesman fooling the idiots of America. It's a good gig if you can get it. Are you saying I was duped into buying the awesome auger? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steely Dan Posted May 4, 2009 Share Posted May 4, 2009 He is annoying . . . that said, his ESPN 360 commercial is a good one. "The secret is in the internet connection." The ESPN Drew Rosenhaus commercial was funny the first 10 times I saw it. The other 1,000 times, not so much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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