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Post by turkeysandwich on Oct 24, 2011 15:29:42 GMT -5
This guy Though the aftermath still remains to this day, almost three years later. how the f...things like this make me cynical and question the realism of game shows If I remember correctly, the reason everyone in the clip is very subdued is because they stopped the cameras when he said his bid, since was right on the nose, and questioned him on whether he was cheating or not, he claimed he was not cheating they went ahead and filmed it, and told them to act surprised, but you can tell that they are just acting. The producers did an investigation of how he could hit the bid right on the nose, but couldn't come up with anything. He claimed he had watched so much Price is Right that he remembered the exact retail prices of all of the items in his showcase, as they had given the same prizes in past episodes, and added them up in his head while there on stage. He was stupid for hitting it on the nose, because all you have to do is come within 100 dollars to win both showcases, he should've at least made a bid that ended with a zero. Anyway, last I heard, he had still not received any of the prizes, because the producers still think he cheated some way, but that was about a year ago when I last saw a news story about it. I think he was pursuing a lawsuit against the show.
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Post by BayleyTiffyCodyCenaJudyHopps on Oct 24, 2011 15:40:23 GMT -5
Sisqo, on the other hand... what is he famous for again? LANGUAGE?And prior to that, he did some great work with Dru Hill:
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Post by Young Game on Oct 24, 2011 15:55:19 GMT -5
Daniel Tosh
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Post by crash1984 on Oct 24, 2011 16:53:38 GMT -5
The 9 year old arsonist-This was a local person. But it made the news across the southeast back in May 2009. There was a 9 year old boy that went into a Dollar General and lit a match and threw it on some toilet paper. The entire store was a total loss. A few days later he was at a convenience store and tried to set a gas station on fire. Then if memory serves me right he tried to set the apartment complex on fire a few days after that. After the apartment incident it went quiet and has not been mentioned since. In fact my dad once asked "What ever happened to the boy who sit that dollar store on fire?"
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Post by ToyfareMark on Oct 25, 2011 4:39:14 GMT -5
Fan-guy that flew into the Holyfield/Bowe championship fight Sadly James Miller committed suicide several years ago. It had nothing to do with him being fan man, but because he had a terminal illness. Cancer I believe.
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Post by rchi84 on Oct 25, 2011 6:58:51 GMT -5
Joe the Plumber?
Aqua (the band), Los Del Rio, Las Ketchup, Scatman John, and a bunch of other bands.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 25, 2011 16:01:19 GMT -5
Daniel Tosh is still on TV he doesn't count.
My vote goes to Dave Chapelle... Does anyone still care about what he's doing after his whole "Screw you fans, you're all stupid." rant.
Talk about an ungreatfull piece of dirt biting the hand that fed him, I loved his show, but I hope he never gets work on tv again.
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Post by Wolf Hurricane on Oct 25, 2011 17:13:33 GMT -5
The 9 year old arsonist-This was a local person. But it made the news across the southeast back in May 2009. There was a 9 year old boy that went into a Dollar General and lit a match and threw it on some toilet paper. The entire store was a total loss. A few days later he was at a convenience store and tried to set a gas station on fire. Then if memory serves me right he tried to set the apartment complex on fire a few days after that. After the apartment incident it went quiet and has not been mentioned since. In fact my dad once asked "What ever happened to the boy who sit that dollar store on fire?" Speaking of bad assed kids (note, not "badass," but kids in dire need of a good ass-whoopin'), how about Latarian Milton; aka, the "I like to do bad things" kid who stole is grandmother's car and took it on a joy ride?
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Post by Phosphor Glow on Oct 25, 2011 18:18:39 GMT -5
The 9 year old arsonist-This was a local person. But it made the news across the southeast back in May 2009. There was a 9 year old boy that went into a Dollar General and lit a match and threw it on some toilet paper. The entire store was a total loss. A few days later he was at a convenience store and tried to set a gas station on fire. Then if memory serves me right he tried to set the apartment complex on fire a few days after that. After the apartment incident it went quiet and has not been mentioned since. In fact my dad once asked "What ever happened to the boy who sit that dollar store on fire?" Holy crap, Trash Can Man is real?
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Post by Rapper & Actor Sammy Davis III on Oct 25, 2011 22:05:24 GMT -5
J-kwon (Tipsy) anybody mention him yet?
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Post by Slingshot Suplay on Oct 26, 2011 2:54:52 GMT -5
The guy who parachuted into Shea Stadium during game 6 of the 1986 world series. Tara Lipinski - 1998 winter olympics figure skating champion. Anna Kournikova. Prince Naseem Hamed.
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Post by texaswhopper on Oct 26, 2011 5:56:06 GMT -5
Seeing as this forum still is a wrestling forum to me... Ahmed Johnson.
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Post by crash1984 on Oct 26, 2011 11:49:57 GMT -5
Don't know if this counts. I have a third shift job taking care of two people with special needs. After they go to bed I am free to watch TV. Eventually it gets to the point info-mercials come on. The other night one came on for some cooking product. One of the people in it was none other than former WWF interviewer Joe Fowler. It reminded me that after he left the WWF my dad was watching him on some cooking show.
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Post by JLAJRC on Oct 26, 2011 12:13:06 GMT -5
The Snapple Lady The band who used to do those catchy FreedCreditScore.com commercials before being replaced by the current band. Has Megan Fox 15 minutes of fame elapsed yet? Tara Reid Heather Graham Alicia Silverstone Diablo Cody Thea Vidale Brett Butler Eli Roth- Remember when people were calling him one of the new generation of horror directors after the first Hostel? Then the sequel bombs and he seems to have disappeared. Remember when the "Splitting Image" puppets became popular after Genesis's "Land of Confusion" music video? NBC even did a couple of primetime specials using them. Then they vanished, although they remained popular in Britain.
You can probably include alot of one-hit wonder bands and musicians here, also.
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Post by Nacho STAYS Hyped on Oct 26, 2011 16:05:24 GMT -5
Oh yeah! That dork from those awful Taco Bell commercials circa 2002. What a dweeb. Anyways, Steve Bartman, Kimbo Slice, Buster Douglas, and Daniel Powter say hi.
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Post by Tiger Millionaire on Oct 26, 2011 16:14:34 GMT -5
Has anyone mentioned Kerri Strug?
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Post by unoriginalalex on Oct 26, 2011 16:59:21 GMT -5
Heidi & Spencer Pratt
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Post by steve85uk on Oct 26, 2011 17:20:11 GMT -5
Megan Fox, wtf :S the guy who cheated on uk millionaire nasty nick joe the plumber Creed and Nickelback,(compared to other albums, they both really had that one period)
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Post by Deleted on Oct 26, 2011 17:40:20 GMT -5
Both similar with the reggae vibe and both dissapeared just as fast.
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