Let's All Dress Up Like Billy Mays For Halloween
OK, I've got a last minute costume idea, you guys, but it's only going to work if we ALL do it (and by all I mean everyone in the entire world. Even Europe.) From People:
The son of legendary pitchman Billy Mays, who died in June, has an unlikely message for those macabre souls who plan to dress up as his father for Halloween: Go for it!Billy Mays III, who recently launched a Web site called Where's Billy Mays? to honor his father's legacy, has even decided to hold a Hallow-clean Contest in which he's asking people to send in photos of themselves dressed as his dad for Halloween. He'll select three winners to receive various Billy Mays goodies as prizes.
While some might see the contest as inappropriate, even tasteless, Mays's consistent message on his Web site is that people shouldn't take everything so seriously, particularly themselves.
Whoa. Easy with the editorializing, People. Some might see the contest as inappropriate, even tasteless? That is not the clear-eyed, objective journalism I have come to expect from People magazine. Just present the facts and somehow make them relate back to Jennifer Aniston's love life like you always do, please. Besides, if anything, the contest isn't as inappropriate and tasteless as the name of that website. Where's Billy Mays? He is in heaven. Because he died. Dot com.
But who are we to judge how Billy Mays III reacts to the loss of his father? Who are we to say what is or is not appropriate or tasteful?
Nobody! If he thinks that having a Halloween Costume Contest, which is historically one of the worst kinds of contests, to award people with whatever Billy Mays goodies and prizes even means, just a few short months after his father's death, that is his business! Literally. He runs a business for this.
But I think we should all do it. It would be amazing if the support for this contest was overhwelming in historic ways. Millions of people around the world dressed in that blue button-down shirt, with the beard, and the thumbs up. All of us chanting "GIVE US THOSE BILLY MAYS GOODIES AND PRIZES. PICK ME! PICK ME!" And then we lift Billy Mays III onto our shoulders and we cry "YOU ARE OUR BABY! OUR PRECIOUS BABY BOY!"
Right? You guys? Hello?
P.S. Hallow-clean = Hallow-BOO.
Posted by Gabe at 9:38 AM in Contests
Tags: Billy Mays | Halloween
Tyrannosaurus here with another great Halloween costume you can use as an excuse to buy made for tv crap you were too embarrassed to ever really buy!
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I got arrested for possession of Billy Mays Goodies.
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The doub-BOO-entendre possibilities for "BOO" are endless!
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Does anyone else think that picture looks like Mickey from Seinfeld?
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I thought it was Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.
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Billy Mays here with another fantastic costume...
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FUCKIN OPTIMUS PRIME wouldn't be a better costume.
Fucking arts and crafts, I don't even give a shit.
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Of course. The one time I shave my beard before Halloween.
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Well, you had to. Kate doesn't have a beard.
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I'm going as Bruno this year.
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I'm going as Tom Cruise, in case there are no gay people.
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Then you will DEFINITELY need a beard.
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For some reason I cannot reply to you, Face King, but I feel your comment merits a return of the dreaded LOLster:
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That is quite a handsome wig...
Kim from Real Housewives of Atlanta couldn't have done better!
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Darrr, should have been a reply to dafs. This Billy Mays news has me choked up again, remembering his loss. Cryin on the keys, can't see what I'm doin....
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Trick or Treat, in case there are no gay people around.
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I hope there are no gay people around to beat this joke to death until it stops being funny
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I'm assuming that people dressing like Bill Mays will have a white powder smeared on their beards? Or am I just a horrible person?
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Well, is it cocaine or Oxyclean?
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This high is POWERED BY THE AIR YOU BREATHE.
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I'm willing to bet that most halloweeners (wieners!) that I see this year will be dressed as dead celebrities. I'm only giving candy to the ones who aren't.
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Yeah, Billy Mays probably won't even be the worst of it. Be prepared for Michael Jackson in both Zombie and Non-Zombie Formats, Farah Fawcett, and Ed McMahon.
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I think this year is going to top all others when it comes to annoying, topical costumes. Dead celebrities, Kate's [awesome!] hair, Lady Gaga's bloody eyeball, Kanye's alcohol problem, crazy Heene, Polanski handing out quaaludes. I even know someone going as Flo from those Progressive commercials. 2012 cannot come soon enough is all I'm saying.
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Wow, I just gave myself a great last minute costume. I'm going as 2012. Expect death and destruction! And John Cusack.
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In the interest of full disclosure, I am going as Flo from the Progressive commercials. Three reasons, basically: 1) Very little $$$$, 2) I already look and act like her, and 3) Some friends suggested it months ago and I aim to please. I do feel kind of weird about it, though. I don't even have Progressive insurance! Last year I went as Danny DeVito, and nobody could look at me without dying laughing.
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Did you just say topical costumes? I'm going as Jonathan Taylor Thomas.
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I tried to convince my roommate to be the Hillary to my Monica, but she wasn't having it. Too soon, I guess. (Speaking of too soon, I always preferred Brad Renfro and Jonathan Brandis to JTT.)
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You just made me remember that JTT existed. Thank you for that.
Wonder what he's up to right now.
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Locked in a room with open jars of urine lining the walls.. watching Jungle 2 Jungle over and over in his underwear.. using both hands to count the number of times he says "come in with the milk.. come in with the milk.."? Either that or I watched Aviator last night. I have the flu.. so it's hard to say.
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JTT wasn't in Jungle 2 Jungle. You're thinking of Man of the House. Duh!
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My pride!! Can we pretend that's the reason he's watching it with sad eyes? We can throw a Shake Weight For Men in there to cheer him up.
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If I could pass as a man, I would dress up as Billy Mays. Instead I'm going as Meg White.
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I went as Meg White in the 5th grade! Nobody at school knew who Meg White was, though, so I was a little disappointed.
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Scratch that, I'm going as Edarem! Talk about scary.
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My beard is too patchy and hipster to pass as Billy Mays' mighty beard of might.
Speaking of which, I need a good get-up to have fun in on Friday/Saturday night. Any ideas?
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Real costume I saw this weekend? OJ and zombie Nicole Simpson complete with throat-slash makeup and black eye. Oh and OJ was in blackface and an orange prison jumpsuit, obviously. They posed for pictures where he was cutting her throat with a knife! 2012! 2012!
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I'm going as Colin Farrell, of In Bruges fame.
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There are going to be so many Billy Mays out on Saturday night! It is this year's bearded hipster slacker costume. (This year's non-bearded hipster slacker costume is obviously Vince ShamWow with or without hooker-induced black eye)
Also on Saturday night I already saw one dude dressed up in full Billy Mays regalia . . . I guess he was just so pumped about his costume he wanted to wear it twice?
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I'm going as Orianthi. I just need a voluptuous wig, matching jacket + guitar, and three sticks of eyeliner. Get ready, streets of New York!!!!! You can't handle Orianthi!!!!!!
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I was going to go as Keyboard Cat but i am willing to take one for the team. And given the fact that i've been growing a semblance of a beard for the past couple of months, i feel as if it is almost fate. Plus i was having a hard time finding a small cheap keyboard to carry around.
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