Here's the real skinny on those irritating late-night commercials:

Popular Mechanics Tests

(By the way, could there be a more irritating voice than Billy Mays?)

 

They just had an article about Billy Mays and a couple of other sales guys in Fortune magazine. It was interesting, and he's certainly done well for himself.

The Shamwow guy owns Shamwow, so he's really raking it in.

 

I cannot stand that Billy Mays and the way he screams. I immediately turn the channel or mute the tv if I happen to see one of his commercials. I refuse to buy anything he screams about.

 

Anika asked me one day: Why is he yelling?

Good question.

JonasM

 

I can't stand either one of them. As soon as they come on the channel is changed!

 

 

long live DVR's

buh-bye billy
So long shammie
I just fast forward through you.

 

A reality show he's doing with Anthony Sullivan will be shown on the Discovery Channel starting April 15. It's a behind-the-scenes look at what goes in to those commercials, including product selection.

http://dsc.discovery.com/tv/pitchmen/pitchmen.html

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/conte...8081802508.html

http://money.cnn.com/2009/04/03/magazines/...on=money_latest

 

Obviously,

and don't you just love his "natural" colored beard?

and like Anika, I always ask Bea, WHY IS HE YELLING?????

 

Billy just makes me thank the guy who invented the mute button.