RIP Ron Popeil

[F150]

Ron Popeil, 'set it and forget it' infomercial star, dead at 86 https://t.co/TszYd3SFwk pic.twitter.com/YvOVAXKtsl

— New York Post (@nypost) July 28, 2021

[BigRedChief]

Originally Posted by Detoxing

Oh, and RIP, old person ive never heard of.

THIS!

[Easy 6]

Originally Posted by Mennonite

****ing millennial. In my day we couldn't even afford eyes. We had to sell GRIT door to door until we could save up enough money to order a couple of marbles from Sears and Roebuck.

Grit Magazine, you are definitely of a certain age

RIP Ron, had a pocket fisherman as a kid and thought it was the coolest damn thing ever

[srvy]

Originally Posted by ptlyon

Same, but kind of reverse.

The pocket fisherman I thought sucked. I still use the rotisserie about once a year for a chicken. Just watching it is awesome. May do a small prime on it this winter. But yeah, cleanup sucks.

The thing about the pocket fisherman was I could put it in a drawer in my work truck. Putting a rod and reel wasn't a good look at the office. I did buy a LL Bean backpack rod and reel was nicer, but it turned up missing.

[Mennonite]

Originally Posted by loochy

Wouldn't it just be cheaper to buy new glasses? They're cheap and they last forever (unless you happen to break them)...I don't see the benefit to making your own.

I think the idea was that if you had a cool looking bottle you could turn it into a drinking glass or a vase or whatever. Yeah, it's kind of dumb but there are some cool looking liquor bottles that would be neat to repurpose.

I had a couple of older relatives who were absolutely convinced that glass objects would someday be valuable because everything was starting to be manufactured out of plastic. Not even fancy stuff, just plain old glass. Needless to say, their kids had to throw away a ton of worthless glass junk when they died.

[BigRock]

Ron: Now some places sell items just like this for $150, and it's well worth it for everything it does. But you all know you're not going to pay $150 for this wonderful item. You're not even going to pay $125. Or $100. Not $90, not $80, not $70. This amazing item can be yours for just four... easy... payments... of $14.99!

(applause)

(freeze frame)

Voice of God: HOLD IT, RON! In this TV exclusive deal, they can get it for just THREE easy payments of $14.99!

[liquidlounge]

I read that his tombstone epitaph reads “But wait, there’s more!”

[scho63]

Originally Posted by liquidlounge

I read that his tombstone epitaph reads “But wait, there’s more!”

There's MORE???