Being in the advertising business, I know right now a bunch of advertisers are in a panic over what to do now that their pitchman is dead. The sensitive thing would be to pull all commercials featuring Billy Mays. But that means no ads until you can produce new ones. And it means spending more money. Rats.
I'm waiting to see if anyone is crass enough to keep running their Mays commercials. Or if someone tries to turn their spot into some kind of memorial—one that still shills their product.
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