Billy Mays died

[davidpizzica]

Yep, he's a Pgh. boy.

Mary, I looked it up and it said that he was born in McKees Rocks, Pa just down the Ohio river.

[Medusa]

Mary, I looked it up and it said that he was born in McKees Rocks, Pa just down the Ohio river.

Well, how about that! We could've been nearly neighbors at one time.

[RICHARD]

I tuned in to the U.S./Brazil soccer game.

The U.S. was winning 2-0. I held my breath.

All the stars dying this week, then the U.S. beats Brazil.

Indeed, the world is going to end.


Then, the U.S. let 3 goals go by, Brazil won - now everything seems right on the planet....

[Medusa]

I tuned in to the U.S./Brazil soccer game.

The U.S. was winning 2-0. I held my breath.

All the stars dying this week, then the U.S. beats Brazil.

Indeed, the world is going to end.


Then, the U.S. let 3 goals go by, Brazil won - now everything seems right on the planet....

I watched most of it. Irritating!

[RICHARD]

I watched most of it. Irritating!

If the U.S. would have won, we would all have been in trouble!

[blue]

Im sure there is a Billy Mays, Michael Jackson, Oxyclean joke somewhere for all of this.

[beeniesmom]

It is a bit creepy that so many star personalities have been dying. I just read that he died of heart disease and that it had nothing to do with the rough landing in Tampa.

[RICHARD]

I apologize if anyone thought that I was being disrespectful about BM's death.

I like BM and thought he was a fun 'icon' and part of pop culture.

MY joke was not meant in a mean vein, it was merely a jab at how we let these people into our homes/lives, and how they affect the way we think about them.

It wasn't meant as a mean spirited dig-it was more a dig at the people who really idolized him.

[Medusa]

I apologize if anyone thought that I was being disrespectful about BM's death.

I like BM and thought he was a fun 'icon' and part of pop culture.

MY joke was not meant in a mean vein, it was merely a jab at how we let these people into our homes/lives, and how they affect the way we think about them.

It wasn't meant as a mean spirited dig-it was more a dig at the people who really idolized him.

FWIW, I thought your comment was funny and not in the least disrespectful and I think Mays would've thought so, too, just as he probably would've laughed at Catty1's post w/photo. As you said, it wasn't mean spirited. Thinking people know the difference.

[K9soul]

I'm sorry if people don't see it the same. I just see no humor in the idea of the man "throwing in his life" at no additional cost. It is a human life that was taken suddenly and tragically. I guess I can't stop thinking about it from the perspective of his daughters and his wife. We wouldn't joke about people in natural disasters or 911 losing their life so why do we with celebrities? In the end they are people with families. I see nothing wrong with laughing at funny things he did in life, but that particular picture is joking about his death, and it bothers me.

ETA: I didn't need an explanation of the joke, I "got it." Also for what it's worth it's not said in particular that celebrities die in threes, but more that tragedies or events happen in threes. Anyway I've said my piece.

The funeral comment, 'but wait, there's more' didn't bother me. The 'throwing in the life for no cost' did. People are free to post it and chuckle at it I guess. I have watched his bloopers and outakes on Youtube and laughed, but I can't laugh about his actual death.

[Pam]

I apologize if anyone thought that I was being disrespectful about BM's death.

I like BM and thought he was a fun 'icon' and part of pop culture.

MY joke was not meant in a mean vein, it was merely a jab at how we let these people into our homes/lives, and how they affect the way we think about them.

It wasn't meant as a mean spirited dig-it was more a dig at the people who really idolized him.

I didn't take your comments as disrespectful Richard. In fact, the "wait, there's more" made me smile and I think it would have made him smile as well. It shows that we paid attention to what he said when he was in our living rooms. I have been to many funerals where the deceased was sort of poked fun at by the telling of many stories about them. These were not mean-spirited jabs but rather fond recollections and yes there was even laughter. I am thinking right now of my mom's passing (Nov. 28, 2008) and we did smile as we remembered some of the funny things she said and did and the way she thought about things. If Billy Mays' family might find your statements hurtful, take comfort in the fact that they are not likely to be reading Pet Talk.

[K9soul]

Well, one more comment and I'm done. I just want to say I didn't think anyone here was trying to be mean spirited. I do feel there is a difference between laughing about funny stories of someone in life versus laughing about their dying. It's the creator of the picture that I don't understand. People see things differently I guess.

ETA: I honestly didn't intend to start a big debate over the picture. I saw it last night when I was tired and ragged and it suprised me, I posted my thoughts. Today I came back to clarify why I felt the way I did. But again, I didn't intend to be accusatory or to start arguments.

[finn's mom]

I kinda think the photo is funny, and one he'd have chuckled at himself. But, I don't know his personality, only the persona on tv. I do know that it didn't insult me, but there were some other things said that bugged me. Everyone's different, that's for sure. Ultimately, it's the intent that matters most.

[RICHARD]

http://tv.msn.com/tv/article.aspx?news=418962&GT1=28103

I worked in a preop dept for some time and there were ALL kinds of reasons to cancel a surgery. The bit about him going in for a pre op and no one seeing/suspecting he had BP problems is pretty serious.

I can see a possible lawsuit coming down the pike.