# The Obligatory, Annual Billie Jo thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [June 3, 2009, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-obligatory-annual-billie-jo-thread/498578 "2009-06-03T14:29:19Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/cab0a1/32.png) [@Man\_With\_a\_Cat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Man_With_a_Cat)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2009, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-obligatory-annual-billie-jo-thread/498578/1 "2009-06-03T14:29:19Z")
Funny, it doesn’t seem like another sleepy dusty delta day. It is a bit gloomy and cold, I could see Billie Jo being depressed though… ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2009, 2:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-obligatory-annual-billie-jo-thread/498578/2 "2009-06-03T14:38:35Z")
The water level of the Tallahatchee has been down lately. I wonder if Billie Joe drowned or broke his neck from the fall? ---
**Author:** ![Sigmagirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c89c15/32.png) [@Sigmagirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sigmagirl)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2009, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-obligatory-annual-billie-jo-thread/498578/3 "2009-06-03T14:41:52Z")
I’m on a diet, so no biscuits for me. But some greens would be nice, if they haven’t been sitting all day in that heart-attack sauce Mama calls pot likker. ---
**Author:** ![StGermain](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/stgermain/32/2868_2.png) [@StGermain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StGermain)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2009, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-obligatory-annual-billie-jo-thread/498578/4 "2009-06-03T15:15:23Z")
Those McAllisters never did have no sense. I think the mule may have a touch of colic. StG ---
**Author:** ![RunSilent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e0b2c6/32.png) [@RunSilent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RunSilent)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2009, 4:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-obligatory-annual-billie-jo-thread/498578/5 "2009-06-03T16:06:39Z")
The plow is broken, so forget about those other 5 acres… ---
**Author:** ![An\_Arky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/87869e/32.png) [@An\_Arky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/An_Arky)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2009, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-obligatory-annual-billie-jo-thread/498578/6 "2009-06-03T16:31:21Z")
Brother said “I heard he got all drunk and caught teh gay; those 5 acres ain’t worth a nickel, anyway” ---
**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, 2009, 5:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-obligatory-annual-billie-jo-thread/498578/7 "2009-06-03T17:50:21Z")
I work with a woman named Billie Jade, see has no sense of humor about this. ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2009, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-obligatory-annual-billie-jo-thread/498578/8 "2009-06-03T19:36:10Z")
Brother and Becky lost the store in Tupelo. Hard Times. ---
**Author:** ![Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/a587f6/32.png) [@Freddy\_the\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Freddy_the_Pig)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2009, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-obligatory-annual-billie-jo-thread/498578/9 "2009-06-03T19:40:10Z")
Has anyone ever lived in a town where nothin’ ever comes to no good? Sometimes I feel like my town is like that. ---
**Author:** ![Bricker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@Bricker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bricker)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2009, 7:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-obligatory-annual-billie-jo-thread/498578/10 "2009-06-03T19:40:33Z")
I hear Brother Taylor’s up for parole next month. Be nice if we could all drop him a line and show our support. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2009, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-obligatory-annual-billie-jo-thread/498578/11 "2009-06-03T20:50:17Z")
Can’t do it. Next month is when they change movies at the Carroll County picture show, and I want to get there early. ---
**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 4, 2009, 8:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-obligatory-annual-billie-jo-thread/498578/12 "2009-06-04T08:32:06Z")
::chew:: Could someone please pass the molasses? These biscuits are goooood!