Published: January 28, 2006 01:18 pm      

Hello, Butts County - January 18, 2006

“Hello, Butts County. I’m calling about the article last week about the dress code at the elementary school about kids having their shirts tucked in. I totally agree because that doesn’t have anything to do with learning in school. They do have to be comfortable while they’re learning. Silly stuff like tucking your shirt in while you’re in school, that’s mostly why kids quit school. Hello, Butts County.”



“It’s legal to gamble in Georgia. All you got to do is go down to the convenience store and buy you a Lotto ticket any day. It is legal in the State of Georgia, as long as you gambling with Georgia. Don’t bet your neighbor a cocola on the football game. But you can bet your house with the State of Georgia. Have a great day.”



“I’d just like to call in to say thank you roast beef people. I really like roast beef sandwiches, and you inspired me to eat roast beef.”



“Hello, Butts County. I just want to thank you all for staying by my side while I had my lobotomy.”



“Hello, Butts County. Pakistan is a country under the radar.”



“Now comes this: we can no longer accept mommy’s note for students who are sick and have more than eight absences: you will be required to send a doctor’s excuse for each absence. Without a note from a doctor, a referral will be sent to our social worker. Hmm. So Jackson, don’t let your child get sick. Medical bills will be so expensive. Let’s pray we can pay them.”



“We have one person that lives on Jackson Lake that doesn’t know what a trash can or container is for. He’d rather throw styro containers, Schweppes ginger ale cans, and other trash in people’s yards on Jackson Lake Inn Road. At night, he can’t be caught.”



“Wrong is wrong, even if everyone is doing it. Right is right, even if no one is doing it.”



“Hello, Butts County. I know this is gonna sound like a strange question, but I heard this the other day about dark chocolate – that nine ounces is good for you. I’m hoping a doctor will read this and call in. Is it nine ounces a week, nine ounces a month, and if you eat the dark chocolate Kisses how many would that be? Also, how much is one gram of sugar? I’m not making this up. I’m serious about this. And I also hear people talking about stay away from sugar and this, that and the other, and sugar’s in just about everything. But can someone tell me exactly what one gram of sugar is? Thank you for a great paper, keep up the great work.”



“Hi. We are the neighbors in the old subdivision and the new subdivision across from Williams Brothers lumber company. We want somebody to do something about these trains. They start blowing down there in that flat all the way up to lane crossing. If they coming down, they start blowing at lane crossing all the way down in that flat. And you be sleeping, it scare you. Somebody please talk to ‘em, and tell them lay off of them horns. Thank you.”



“Oompa, oompa, this is for you. When you come out, you’ll be so blue.”



“Sunday night, January 15. I hope those two Republicans that have not woke up yet see 60 Minutes. But they probably don’t want to hear the truth.”



“Looking forward to a wonderful 2006, and hope y’all are, too. Lord bless us all. Bless our lawmakers. May they bring relief to property owners, and may they look for revenue in all directions. I’m sure there’s some way for them to bring in a lot of revenue to help cut the property taxes.”