Vince Offer

The Sham Wow Guy I could just feel the demand growing for a post about the Sham Wow guy. I've assume by now you've seen his commercials or as the butt of jokes in several Conan O'Brien monologues. He's the abbrasive salesman for both the Sham Wow and, more recently, something called the Slap Chop. He's also the kind of guy that would have gotten you in trouble in high school using his "come on, what have you got to lose" mind tricks. Anyway, if his wikipedia page is to be believed, your suspicions that Vince Offer is an asshole were probably correct. Highlights ahead:

1. Father is Israeli (go figure...), his real name is Offer Shlomi. You mean to tell me this ubersalesman's actual first name is Offer? Bullshit.

2. In 1999, Offer released the Underground Comedy Movie to scathing reviews. The New York Post said it "may be the least amusing comedy ever made."

3.Sued Anna Nicole Smith for initially agreeing to be in said movie, then pulling out because "it would hurt her career." (Against all odds and in defiance of God's will she was right).

4. Offer sues Farrelly brothers, accusing them of stealing scenes from Underground and using them in There's Something About Mary. Farrelly brothers say "We've never heard of him, we've never heard of his movie, and it's all a bunch of baloney." Case is dismissed.

5. Sues Church of Scientology (he's an ex-member)alleging that the church had declared him a criminal and had urged its members to commit libel against him.

And after all that, I'd still probably buy a Sham Wow because he's a hell of a salesman.