On Thu, 10 Jan 2019 21:07:09 -0700, U.S. Janet B. wrote:

> On Thu, 10 Jan 2019 21:57:11 -0600, Sqwertz >
> wrote:
>
>>On Thu, 10 Jan 2019 13:42:20 -0700, U.S. Janet B. wrote:
>>
>>> On Thu, 10 Jan 2019 14:16:22 -0600, Sqwertz >
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>>On Thu, 10 Jan 2019 11:02:37 -0500, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> A few weeks ago a discussion evolved (or devolved) to comb overs. Hard
>>>>> to top this one
>>>>> https://imgur.com/gallery/047cCBA
>>>>
>>>>And he used that Spray-On Hair(tm) just to get that!
>>>
>>> The "Set it and Forget it Guy" (what's his name?) sold that stuff
>>> years and years and years ago.
>>
>>I don't have to look it up to know the name is (was?) Ron
>>Popiel(sp?) of "Ronco, Inc.". He was a kitchen staple from
>>1985-2000 or so.
>>
>>When infomercials were only 2 minutes long:
>>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2GeF7A05zQ8
>
> yes, that's right. The last I heard his daughters were carrying the
> mantle. He's been surpassed by a whole world of infomercials.

Ron sold the company in 2005 for $55 mil. The company has since
filed for bankruptcy 3 times, the last time being Chapter 7 just 7
months ago.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronco

-sw