Infomerical pitchman and familiar face Billy Mays died yesterday. The dude, who was known for selling products such as Orange Glo and OxiClean, was found dead by his wife Deborah Mays at their home in Tampa, Florida.

“Although Billy lived a public life, we don’t anticipate making any public statements over the next couple of days,” Mrs. Mays said in a statement on Sunday. “Our family asks that you respect our privacy during these difficult times.”

Billy had just had an incident on an airplane on Saturday that may or may not be related to his death... It probably did. Airplanes suck:

“Just had a close call landing in Tampa. The tires blew out upon landing. Stuck in the plane on the runway. You can always count on US Air," Billy tweeted.

He was later interviewed by a Florida radio station where he said, "All of a sudden as we hit, you know it was just the hardest hit, all the things from the ceiling started dropping. (Something) hit me on the head, but I got a hard head."

I'm sure Billy Mays is now in Heaven, trying to sell OxiClean to St. Peter: "Hey there, oh boy do you have some rusty gates. I got a product to make'em shine again. Nothing says, "Welcome to Eternity" better than shining gates." That, or he's now in hell... you know, for having a beard - it's a telltale sign of evil. Just look at Fidel Castro or Osama Bin Laden or Saddam Hussein or Joan Rivers... The world's most evil men, all with beards. I wonder what Billy did with that Orange Glo behind closed doors? If you think I'm implying he sodomized children and puppies, you sir, are correct.