Buddy dies

[jimotis4heisman]

http://dispatch.com/business/business.php?story=240874

Buddy's Carpet founder, one-time pitchman dies
Associated Press
Friday, January 19, 2007

CINCINNATI ? Burton "Buddy" Kallick, known for his folksy television commercials for the Buddy's Carpet chain that he once co-owned, has died of cancer, his son said. He was 76.​

looks like i no longer have a buddy in the carpet business...

 

[Thump]

 

[tibor75]

whew...for a second I thought it might be Buddy Bell.

 

[Thump]

whew...for a second I thought it might be Buddy Bell.

I thought it was Buddy Lee.

 

[jimotis4heisman]

seriously though i think i remember him being in the busines for 59 years, and that had to have been four years ago, did he start the company at 16 then?

or was that a different ad?

 

[CleveBucks]

Well the article says he started selling linoleum door to door at age 14.

 

[daddyphatsacs]

I loved his slogan "I don't care about making money, I just love munchin on carpet".........

....wait.....how'd that go again?

 

[ScriptOhio]

A commercial for 'Buddys Carpet' in Cleveland
Making an appearance, Buddy himself!

 

[WoodyWorshiper]

Amazing how death has become the #1 thing on this site that amuses people. It's really a damn shame that you're even allowed to post that shit here. I know its a "liberal" site, but the story about 4 people getting killed for making a U-Turn and now this?

Buddy's Carpet is pretty big up here in NEO. I had them do 2 rooms in my basement a few years back, excellent service and great prices.

Oh, by the way, my father is dying of cancer. The doctors have given him pretty much a 5-10 month time frame. On the day that he passes away, I'll make it a point to post it here so you (and YOU know who you are) mutherfuckers can post your laughs and fist-pounding little blue men.

Peace.

 

[Thump]

Amazing how death has become the #1 thing on this site that amuses people. It's really a damn shame that you're even allowed to post that shit here. I know its a "liberal" site, but the story about 4 people getting killed for making a U-Turn and now this?

Buddy's Carpet is pretty big up here in NEO. I had them do 2 rooms in my basement a few years back, excellent service and great prices.

Oh, by the way, my father is dying of cancer. The doctors have given him pretty much a 5-10 month time frame. On the day that he passes away, I'll make it a point to post it here so you (and YOU know who you are) mutherfuckers can post your laughs and fist-pounding little blue men.

Peace.

The guy was going to have to do time for tax evasion.

I love how the richest people are the ones who try to avoid paying taxes more than anyone else.

 

[MayorWest]

Amazing how death has become the #1 thing on this site that amuses people. It's really a damn shame that you're even allowed to post that shit here. I know its a "liberal" site, but the story about 4 people getting killed for making a U-Turn and now this?
.

I haven't been here long but I have found that there is a ignore feature, maybe you should use it.

 

[OH10]

Loved his crazy voice on his radio commercials. "But you gotta get here before Wednesday night!!!"

 

[MayorWest]

Loved his crazy voice on his radio commercials. "But you gotta get here before Wednesday night!!!"

In High School we had a teacher who could do dead on impersonations of him.

 

[BB73]

I haven't been here long but I have found that there is a ignore feature, maybe you should use it.

While the ignore feature is a nice option, I don't believe the recommendation is necessary in this case. He expressed an opinion, and didn't quote anybody or call them out by name.

For the record, I wasn't the one that gave him the GPA.

 

[Thump]

For the record, I wasn't the one that gave him the GPA.

LJB?