# Hey, Mark Gill... **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [October 20, 2012, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-mark-gill/638322 "2012-10-20T14:03:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Fiddle\_Peghead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddle_peghead/32/3506_2.png) [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2012, 2:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-mark-gill/638322/1 "2012-10-20T14:03:05Z")
…_ **if** _ that’s your real name. [You are](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJAWEiQAwAI) ugly, annoying, bearded, and strident, but you ain’t no Billy Mays. Also, you don’t speak with an English accent, so why should I believe anything you say? Get the fuck off of my TV! ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2012, 2:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-mark-gill/638322/2 "2012-10-20T14:13:56Z")
Are people really that incompetent with kitchen knives? ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2012, 2:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-mark-gill/638322/3 "2012-10-20T14:14:34Z")
Hah! Just saw that guy on the TV. Yeah, the standards for TV con men just ain’t what they used to be. ---
**Author:** ![Seanette](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/seanette/32/9139_2.png) [@Seanette](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Seanette)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2012, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-mark-gill/638322/4 "2012-10-20T14:29:44Z")
Why do infomercial guys feel such a strong need to scream at the viewer, anyway? ---
**Author:** ![Bad\_News\_Baboon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/5fc32e/32.png) [@Bad\_News\_Baboon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bad_News_Baboon)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2012, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-mark-gill/638322/5 "2012-10-20T14:43:26Z")
I like how he compares it to a mandolin when a more truthful comparison would be a fork. ---
**Author:** ![Grrr](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/grrr/32/146_2.png) [@Grrr](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Grrr)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2012, 3:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-mark-gill/638322/6 "2012-10-20T15:08:21Z")
At least he’s not as bad as 'Vince" for Slap Chop. Seriously, what kind of investor, invests thousands of dollars on a product only to let some slimey creep make dick jokes on his commercial? [Link](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rUbWjIKxrrs) ---
**Author:** ![Fiddle\_Peghead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddle_peghead/32/3506_2.png) [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2012, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-mark-gill/638322/7 "2012-10-20T15:49:17Z")
> [@Shakes](#): > > At least he’s not as bad as 'Vince" for Slap Chop. Plus, no English accent! What were they thinking? ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2012, 4:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-mark-gill/638322/8 "2012-10-20T16:18:51Z")
> [@Fiddle\_Peghead](#): > > …_ **if** _ that’s your real name. [You are](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJAWEiQAwAI) ugly, annoying, bearded, and strident, but you ain’t no Billy Mays. Also, you don’t speak with an English accent, so why should I believe anything you say? Get the fuck off of my TV! Did Billy Mays have an English accent, shitstain? ---
**Author:** ![Yorikke](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/yorikke/32/4335_2.png) [@Yorikke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yorikke)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2012, 4:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-mark-gill/638322/9 "2012-10-20T16:23:13Z")
[Kiss the pan… PAN KISSES YOU!](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQAFv1sI6TU) ---
**Author:** ![Fiddle\_Peghead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddle_peghead/32/3506_2.png) [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2012, 8:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-mark-gill/638322/10 "2012-10-20T20:37:08Z")
> [@hrhomer](#): > > Did Billy Mays have an English accent, shitstain? Yay! It wouldn’t be the Pit if someone didn’t get pissed off. ---
**Author:** ![Fiddle\_Peghead](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fiddle_peghead/32/3506_2.png) [@Fiddle\_Peghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fiddle_Peghead)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2012, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-mark-gill/638322/11 "2012-10-20T20:39:45Z")
> [@hrhomer](#): > > [Kiss the pan… PAN KISSES YOU!](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HQAFv1sI6TU) Now there ya go. English accent, sort of. ---
**Author:** ![Locrian](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/locrian/32/14146_2.png) [@Locrian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Locrian)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2012, 8:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/hey-mark-gill/638322/12 "2012-10-20T20:44:57Z")
The large dark-skinned man who was delighted he didn’t cut his fingers has quite the unkempt beard. @01:59 😃