# Billie Joe McAllister Day 2012 **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 3, 2012, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billie-joe-mcallister-day-2012/623923 "2012-06-03T10:58:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2012, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billie-joe-mcallister-day-2012/623923/1 "2012-06-03T10:58:19Z")
That’s right, folks. It’s another sleepy dusty Delta day… ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2012, 11:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billie-joe-mcallister-day-2012/623923/2 "2012-06-03T11:33:22Z")
Everybody, throw something off a bridge! ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2012, 12:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billie-joe-mcallister-day-2012/623923/3 "2012-06-03T12:16:17Z")
This year there are contests and prizes. Well, OK, the prizes are Oak’s Official Great Big Bag o’ Air (bag not included). But the contests include: 1. Cotton Chopping 2. Hay Baling 3. Flower picking 4. Flower Tossing 5. Frog placement and the grand finale… 1. Bridge jumping ---
**Author:** ![Fear\_Itself](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/fear_itself/32/19637_2.png) [@Fear\_Itself](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Fear_Itself)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2012, 12:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billie-joe-mcallister-day-2012/623923/4 "2012-06-03T12:24:57Z")
Don’t forget the plowin’ contest! ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2012, 2:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billie-joe-mcallister-day-2012/623923/5 "2012-06-03T14:05:13Z")
Yippee! I was going to find and bump one of the old threads just in case nobody started a 2012 one! I still may locate them and link to them. Later. ---
**Author:** ![Rick](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/9f8e36/32.png) [@Rick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rick)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2012, 2:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billie-joe-mcallister-day-2012/623923/6 "2012-06-03T14:15:55Z")
I always come for the apple pie. ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2012, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billie-joe-mcallister-day-2012/623923/7 "2012-06-03T14:49:47Z")
Now I want some biscuits. Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![chappachula](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/d2c977/32.png) [@chappachula](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/chappachula)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2012, 3:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billie-joe-mcallister-day-2012/623923/8 "2012-06-03T15:06:05Z")
> [@Hypno-Toad](#): > > Now I want some biscuits. Thanks. Yeah, me too. 'cause biscuits are better than black-eyed peas. ---
**Author:** ![NinetyWt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/cc9497/32.png) [@NinetyWt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/NinetyWt)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2012, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billie-joe-mcallister-day-2012/623923/9 "2012-06-03T15:13:31Z")
I made a cornbread yesterday, does that count? ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2012, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billie-joe-mcallister-day-2012/623923/10 "2012-06-03T15:14:00Z")
No doubt there are other threads touching on the song and the mystery and whatnot. But a Keyword Search on “mcallister” yields this list – and perhaps some of the ones I didn’t copy down are worth looking into: [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=158391&highlight=mcallister](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=158391&highlight=mcallister) Billy Joe McAllister (MacAllister?) 01-23-2003, 01:00 PM MarianD Billy Joe McAllister (MacAllister?) MarianD 01-24-2003 11:42 PM by John Carter of Mars 19 1,333 Cafe Society [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=374094&highlight=mcallister](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=374094&highlight=mcallister) You all know what June 3 is, doncha? 06-02-2006, 09:48 AM anyrose You all know what June 3 is, doncha? anyrose 06-02-2006 01:37 PM by The New and Improved Superman 18 635 Cafe Society [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=422277&highlight=mcallister](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=422277&highlight=mcallister) Ode to Billie Joe question 05-25-2007, 10:23 AM curlyshawe4 Ode to Billie Joe question curlyshawe4 05-25-2007 11:01 AM by samclem 3 493 General Questions [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=422278&highlight=mcallister](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=422278&highlight=mcallister) Ode to Billie Joe question 01-28-2007, 09:03 PM SSG Schwartz Ode to Billie Joe question SSG Schwartz 05-26-2007 09:53 AM by Colibri 43 772 Cafe Society [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=429309&highlight=mcallister](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=429309&highlight=mcallister) Dates in popular songs 07-18-2007, 08:00 AM gigi Dates in popular songs ( 1 2) gigi 07-19-2007 09:15 AM by Annie-Xmas 58 1,092 Cafe Society [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=447804&highlight=mcallister](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=447804&highlight=mcallister) Nothing Ever Comes to No Good Up On Choctaw Ridge (Mysteries in pop music) 12-14-2007, 11:31 AM Bricker Nothing Ever Comes to No Good Up On Choctaw Ridge (Mysteries in pop music) ( 1 2 3) Bricker 01-06-2008 07:48 PM by Peter Morris 109 4,021 Cafe Society [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=509149&highlight=mcallister](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=509149&highlight=mcallister) theories on unsolved mysteries of music 03-04-2009, 03:53 PM johnspartan theories on unsolved mysteries of music ( 1 2) johnspartan 04-17-2009 01:23 PM by tds1273 52 2,201 Cafe Society [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=560469&highlight=mcallister](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=560469&highlight=mcallister) What’s Up With the Bridges in Popular Culture? 04-21-2010, 11:28 AM A.Selene What’s Up With the Bridges in Popular Culture? A.Selene 04-22-2010 05:26 PM by Shoeless 22 2,376 Cafe Society [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=565605&highlight=mcallister](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=565605&highlight=mcallister) It’s Billy Joe McAllister Day… 06-03-2010, 02:19 AM Oakminster It’s Billy Joe McAllister Day… Oakminster 06-04-2010 04:29 PM by Slow Moving Vehicle 36 1,194 Mundane Pointless Stuff I Must Share (MPSIMS) [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=566882&highlight=mcallister](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=566882&highlight=mcallister) “Ode to Billie Joe” - that nice, young preacher Brother Taylor 06-12-2010, 05:04 PM Don Draper “Ode to Billie Joe” - that nice, young preacher Brother Taylor Don Draper 07-02-2010 10:22 AM by Little Nemo 49 5,141 Cafe Society [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=573134&highlight=mcallister](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=573134&highlight=mcallister) Historical events most people only know of because a song was written about them 08-02-2010, 08:35 AM Annie-Xmas Historical events most people only know of because a song was written about them ( 1 2 3) Annie-Xmas 05-09-2011 04:42 AM by amanset 118 6,961 Cafe Society [http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=611054&highlight=mcallister](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=611054&highlight=mcallister) It’s Billie Joe McCallister Day (2nd Annual thread) 06-03-2011, 01:13 PM Oakminster It’s Billie Joe McCallister Day (2nd Annual thread) Oakminster 06-04-2011 04:11 PM by Quasimodem 22 766 Mundane Pointless Stuff I Must Share (MPSIMS) ---
**Author:** ![missred](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/missred/32/14096_2.png) [@missred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missred)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2012, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billie-joe-mcallister-day-2012/623923/11 "2012-06-03T15:58:14Z")
Is second prize a store in Tupelo? ---
**Author:** ![koeeoaddi](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/koeeoaddi/32/408_2.png) [@koeeoaddi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/koeeoaddi)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2012, 4:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billie-joe-mcallister-day-2012/623923/12 "2012-06-03T16:10:33Z")
A year has come and gone? ---
**Author:** ![ShelliBean](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f9ae1b/32.png) [@ShelliBean](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ShelliBean)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2012, 4:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billie-joe-mcallister-day-2012/623923/13 "2012-06-03T16:36:34Z")
> [@chappachula](#): > > Yeah, me too. > 'cause biscuits are better than black-eyed peas. I… I just… You’re dead to me now. Tonight I’m making black eyed peas. With sliced tomato and purple onion on the side and some salad vinegar and black pepper. Keep yo’ biscuits. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![outlierrn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/outlierrn/32/3005_2.png) [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2012, 4:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billie-joe-mcallister-day-2012/623923/14 "2012-06-03T16:55:04Z")
> [@koeeoaddi](#): > > A year has come and gone? nice! Sadly, most of my coworkers looked at me blankly this morning when I brought it up. ---
**Author:** ![Zeldar](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b77776/32.png) [@Zeldar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zeldar)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2012, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billie-joe-mcallister-day-2012/623923/15 "2012-06-03T16:56:55Z")
> [@outlierrn](#): > > Sadly, most of my coworkers looked at me blankly this morning when I brought it up. Bet they know all about Paris Hilton, though, right? Or your Kardashian of choice? ---
**Author:** ![outlierrn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/outlierrn/32/3005_2.png) [@outlierrn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/outlierrn)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2012, 8:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billie-joe-mcallister-day-2012/623923/16 "2012-06-03T20:34:39Z")
> [@Zeldar](#): > > Bet they know all about Paris Hilton, though, right? Or your Kardashian of choice? Fie and Pox! I \*do not have \*a Kardashian of choice. ETA: Some of them are just young. ---
**Author:** ![whitetho](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whitetho/32/1059_2.png) [@whitetho](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/whitetho)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2012, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billie-joe-mcallister-day-2012/623923/17 "2012-06-03T23:15:08Z")
It is also exactly three months from the third of September. A day I’ll always remember… ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2012, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billie-joe-mcallister-day-2012/623923/18 "2012-06-04T00:37:59Z")
Religious services are available for those wishing to attend. Bro. Taylor will give the sermon. ---
**Author:** ![scratch\_llll](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9fc348/32.png) [@scratch\_llll](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scratch_llll)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2012, 3:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/billie-joe-mcallister-day-2012/623923/19 "2012-06-04T03:28:17Z")
Had I known I could have thrown something into the Tallahatchie. As it was though my grandaughter and I just skipped rocks in the Yocona.