Shills that surprise you?

[SiberianDVM]

I just saw an old, fat Henry Winkler shilling for a homeowners reverse mortgage company!!!

I thought that was Fred Dalton Thompson's gig???

[sc_rufctr]

Samuel L Jackson doing ads for Bet365...

Is he short of money or something?

[Nostril Cheese]

I once saw Henry Winkler at a Ren Faire tripping balls. It was damn amusing.

[wdfifteen]

Originally Posted by Nostril Cheese

I once saw Henry Winkler at a Ren Faire tripping balls. It was damn amusing.

I don't know what "tripping balls" is, but yeah, it sounds hilarious. Or maybe painful.

[LakeCleElum]

Maybe Henry's HAPPY DAYS are a little less Happy now?

[Baz]

From "Space Cowboys" to.......

[BE911SC]

Getting old is expensive, especially if your earning power diminishes. Shilling is an easy-money gig for aging celebrities.

[Nostril Cheese]

Originally Posted by wdfifteen

i don't know what "tripping balls" is, but yeah, it sounds hilarious. Or maybe painful.

lsd.

[sc_rufctr]

Originally Posted by BE911SC

Getting old is expensive, especially if your earning power diminishes. Shilling is an easy-money gig for aging celebrities.

All good but what about their reputation?

Samuels Bet365 gig would be lucrative but surely he could have done better.

[herr_oberst]

Henry W had a recurring role in Parks and Rec as well as Arrested Development.

I don't know much about the goings-on in Hollywood, but I've heard stories that he's a pretty decent fellow.

[HHI944]

Originally Posted by herr_oberst

Henry W had a recurring role in Parks and Rec as well as Arrested Development.

I don't know much about the goings-on in Hollywood, but I've heard stories that he's a pretty decent fellow.

He was also in Royal Pains for half a dozen or so episodes.

[Jon B]

Originally Posted by SiberianDVM

I just saw an old, fat Henry Winkler shilling for a homeowners reverse mortgage company!!!

Hmmm... do you think Henry Winkler has "jumped the shark"?

[GH85Carrera]

Originally Posted by Nostril Cheese

lsd.

So he had a limited slip deferential? Was it in a 911 or some other Porsche?

[dennis in se pa]

Reverse mortgages are very predatory. Older people don't want to lose their homes so they bite. Horrendous up front fees (can be up to $15K- $20K) and a 7 - 8 % interest rate! Talk about usury! If you are putting the bank at risk and buying a home with a normal mortgage the rate is 3-4 %. But if you already own your home and want a reverse mortgage it is double! This is BS. And there is no risk for the lender, they only extend the loan to about half the value of the house.

Better to sell and downsize.

[bmcuscgr94]

Originally Posted by Werkstatt

Hmmm... do you think Henry Winkler has "jumped the shark"?

Got it, good joke.

[BE911SC]

Originally Posted by dennis in se pa

Reverse mortgages are very predatory. Older people don't want to lose their homes so they bite. Horrendous up front fees (can be up to $15K- $20K) and a 7 - 8 % interest rate! Talk about usury! If you are putting the bank at risk and buying a home with a normal mortgage the rate is 3-4 %. But if you already own your home and want a reverse mortgage it is double! This is BS. And there is no risk for the lender, they only extend the loan to about half the value of the house.

Better to sell and downsize.

There's a sucker born every minute.

[sammyg2]

Originally Posted by dennis in se pa

Reverse mortgages are very predatory. Older people don't want to lose their homes so they bite. Horrendous up front fees (can be up to $15K- $20K) and a 7 - 8 % interest rate! Talk about usury! If you are putting the bank at risk and buying a home with a normal mortgage the rate is 3-4 %. But if you already own your home and want a reverse mortgage it is double! This is BS. And there is no risk for the lender, they only extend the loan to about half the value of the house.

Better to sell and downsize.

Which is why consumers have free will.
We can say yes ...... or we can say no.

For some people reverse mortgages make a great deal of sense.

[craigster59]

Originally Posted by herr_oberst

I don't know much about the goings-on in Hollywood, but I've heard stories that he's a pretty decent fellow.

He's one of the nicest guys I've had a chance to work with (George Clooney runs a close second).

Being a spokesperson is easy money (voice over is the easiest), and it doesn't have the stigma it used to have on ones career. In the olden days they used to have to go to Japan, with a guarantee that the commercials wouldn't air in the US or Europe.

[onlycafe]

i saw morgan fairchild selling pre-paid funeral services a few nights ago.

[scottmandue]

Originally Posted by sc_rufctr

All good but what about their reputation?

Samuels Bet365 gig would be lucrative but surely he could have done better.

You know he had to leave S.H.I.E.D. right?