Today after I got home from playing for Easter services at my brother’s church, I fell asleep as I had gotten up before any rooster knew what was coming. I was awoken by a loud man’s voice saying, “BILLY MAYS HERE!!!” that sent me in a state of temporary shock trying to figure out if there was an emergency situation around me, all to realize that it was just Billy Mays shouting his message to the rooftops about how much mini-portable lights will keep me from falling down the stairs or over the dog during the night time.
Later on I was watching TV and I came across a guy I’ve never seen before, and I hope to never see again. The product he was pushing was the “Sham-Wow” but he has an interesting approach at trying to get you to buy his stuff. He uses sarcasm and insults the viewer enough to where either the viewer walks away feeling dejected or wants to buy the product just to shut him up.
So I ask, which one is more annoying?
Billy Mays:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2SabRvYb0eE
Vince:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QwRISkyV_B8
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Vince annoys me more. Billy Mays earns points in my mind because I always imagine how great it would be to be his waiter in a restaurant. He orders, you bring him his food, and then bam- “Billy Mays here, and let me tell you about this omelet! It’s got eggs, it’s got ham, it’s got swiss cheese- and that’s not all! Mushrooms, onions, tomatoes, the list goes on and on! And if you order now, we’re not just going to give you the omelet, we’ll throw in hashbrowns, and a stack of our delicious buttermilk pancakes!” In short, the man seems to be enthusiastic about *everything* and I find that more acceptable than Vince’s constant derision. I mean, Vince has funnier scripts (“You know the Germans make good stuff”) but his delivery is pretty bad.
Plus, Vince promised me that the ShamWow wasn’t available in store, and I’ve seen it at both CostCo and Arrowhead Mall. Why would you lie like that, Vince? The guy at the mall was even doing the same bit from the ad with the carpet.
I still maintain, though- what this country needs is a celebrity feud between Vince and Billy Mays. We’re on our way- there’s bad blood between them. Apparently they had a run-in at the Super Bowl, and Billy Mays has called Vince out for a pitch-off, now we just wait for Vince to condescendingly accept.
To add to the chaos…does anyone see something wrong with how this blurb was worded?
“Legendary Phillies broadcaster Harry Kalas, 73, dies after being found in the booth.”
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uONnbrD59Lo&feature=related
The ShamWow is a SHAM!!!!!!
Why is Booyor poking fun at the deceased? Not cool!
That’s an interesting headline- was he embarrassed to be found in the booth?
Mike – I was just wondering at the reporter’s sequence of events. Perhaps the AP has a broken toaster that they’ve fixed?