BILLY MAYS COULD SELL

Billy mays was known by many as the greatest infomercial guy of all-time. He recently died on June 28, 2009.

Starting in 2009 following his death, many forums (including one right here on knowyourmeme.com) appeared, with jokes such as BILLY MAYS COULD SELL A GUN TO A PACIFIST, BILLY MAYS COULD SELL MEAT LOVER’S PIZZA TO A VEGETARIAN, and BILLY MAYS COULD SELL FACTS TO FOX NEWS.

The meme is similar to Yo Dawg, it’s a fill-in-the-blank sentence: Billy Mays could sell X to Y.
It is a simple repurposing of the old adage “he could sell an icebox to an eskimo.”

Other examples:
BILLY MAYS COULD SELL HIGH HEELS TO A MARATHON RUNNER
BILLY MAYS COULD SELL A BOOK TO SARAH PALIN
BILLY MAYS COULD SELL OLD LADY PORNO TO PEDOBEAR
BILLY MAYS COULD SELL THE THEORY OF EVOLUTION TO A FUNDAMENTALIST
BILLY MAYS COULD SELL RAID TO A BUG
BILLY MAYS COULD SELL SALT TO A SLUG
BILLY MAYS COULD SELL SHAMWOWS TO VINCE’S MOTHER
BILLY MAYS COULD SELL INTELLIGENT CONVERSATION TO DIGG
BILLY MAYS COULD SELL HAIR CARE PRODUCTS TO PATRICK STEWART
Please note they must be in all caps in honor of Billy Mays.