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	Joe Btfsplk
		Joe Btfsplk is a character in the comic strip Li'l Abner.
		In addition to the obvious comic effect, Li'l Abner cartoonist Al Capp often used Joe Btfsplk as a deus ex machina to produce miraculous rescues or to effect plot twists.
		During a public lecture by Al Capp, he demonstrated this phatic sound by closing his lips, leaving his tongue sticking out, and then blowing out air, which is also called a raspberry or Bronx cheer.
	www.danceage.com /biography/sdmc_Joe_Btfsplk (150 words)

	Wikipedia: Btfsplk
		Joe Btfsplk is a character in the comic strip Li'l Abner.
		According to cartoonist Al Capp, Btfsplk is a rude sound.
		During a public lecture by Al Capp, his demonstration of this phatic sound was to close your lips, but leave your tongue sticking out, then to blow out air, which is also called a 'razzberry' or Bronx cheer.
	www.factbook.org /wikipedia/en/b/bt/btfsplk.html (107 words)

	Gods of Commerce: Joe Btfsplk
		Joe was a character in an earlier generation comic strip: Lil Abner.
		Joe had a dark cloud that followed him around.
		I suspect Joe Btfsplk is a real human prototype.
	phillips.blogs.com /goc/2006/04/joe_btfsplk.html (276 words)

	Untitled Document
		Joe Btfsplk is to blame for this whole thing.
		Joe was the dismal source of woe and depression who slunk through Li'l Abner's Dogpatch, spreading misery in every direction.
		Joe's spelling took several hours to track down, however, and in the course of that long, dusty (eventually successful) hunt I realized that no substantive index of comic strips and characters existed, either at USC or anywhere else.
	www.comicsaccess.com /bgrnd.html (869 words)

	Joe Btfsplk [Ztuff]
		Joe Btfsplk is the character I remembered best, so I went looking for more.
		JOE BTFSPLK is very simply the world's biggest jinx.
		Though well-meaning and gentle, his reputation inevitably precedes him, so Joe is a very lonely and feared little man. He is also a character with an apparently unpronounceable name, but creator Al Capp pronounced Btfsplk with a "raspberries" sound, also known as a "Bronx cheer."
	homie.dijas.com /blog/2003/12/16/joe-btfsplk.html (191 words)

	January 5, 2005
		But just when I was thinking I might be able to get in half an hour, she called from the Sacramento airport with some information for me to track down, which woke me up again.
		I was unsuccessful in getting the information she needed, but it took nearly an hour, what with waiting in voice mail hell and then dealing with a very nice customer service rep who really went over backwards trying to be helpful, but whose hands were tied by the strengthened information act laws.
		It looked like Joe had gotten out of the car when we arrived at the credit union she had been trying to get satisfaction from for two years and they handed her the papers she needed without any problem at all.
	www.funnytheworld.com /2005/Jan/05.htm (1318 words)

	The Anniston Star - George Smith: Forgive me my transgression, Mr. BTFSPLK
		OK, if any of you came in late, Joe BTFSPLK is the little guy I told you about in a recent column.
		BTFSPLK (I’m being very respectful here) is the miserable little man who wandered through the "Li’l Abner" comic strip many years ago.
		BTFSPLK — did was harden the heart of Onyx against me...
	www.dailyhome.com /news/2005/as-anniston-0720-gsmithcol-5g20a2830.htm (412 words)

	Joe Btfsplk is a character in the comic... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Joe Btfsplk is a character in the comic...
		According to cartoonist Al Capp, "Btfsplk" is a rude sound.
		During a public lecture by Al Capp, his demonstration of this phatic sound was to close your lips, but leave your tongue sticking out, then to blow out air, which is also called a 'razzberry' or Bronx cheer.
	www.geodatabase.de /Btfsplk (136 words)

	Joe Btfsplk is a character in the comic strip comic... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Joe Btfsplk is a character in the comic strip comic...
		"Joe Btfsplk" is a character in the comic strip comic strip Li'l Abner Li'l Abner.
		According to cartoonist cartoonist Al Capp Al Capp, "Btfsplk" is a rude sound.
	www.biodatabase.de /Btfsplk (149 words)

	They Call Me Fred 'Btfsplk' (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		Those of you not quite old enough to recognize the family name "Btfsplk" may want to look it up on the Internet, but the most famous Btfsplk--Joe--is remembered by many as the little guy in Al Capp's cartoons that walked around with a perpetual dark cloud over his head.
		One of the most amazing things about Joe Btfsplk, and me, is that though we seem to be carriers of the bad luck virus, the consequences of the disease rarely, if ever, afflict us personally.
		During a public lecture by Al Capp, he demonstrated this phatic sound by closing his lips, leaving his tongue sticking out, and then blowing out air, which is also called a 'razzberry' or Bronx cheer.
	www.motorcycle.com /mo/mcrau/06_Call_Me_Fred/index.motml (1889 words)

	bookofjoe: Mr. Mxyztplk v Joe Btfsplk — Vowel-Deprived Throwdown: Who came first?
		Joe Btfsplk's first appearance was June 11, 1942.
		Joe's creator, Al Capp, pronounced Btfsplk with a "raspberries" sound, also known as a "Bronx cheer."
		Mxyzptlk appeared originally as a small bald man in a purple suit, green bow tie and purple derby hat.
	www.bookofjoe.com /2006/07/mr_mxyztplk_v_j.html (774 words)

	Scout.com: The door is open for Detroit
		Joe wandered through Al Capp's L'il Abner with a fl cloud over his head, a cloud that constantly spit rain and lightning.
		Then Joe comes up and gives them a big hug, and bad luck settles in for a nice long visit.
		In conclusion: Unless Joe Btfsplk decides to sit on the Detroit bench for a while, the loss of Katie Douglas seems to be fatal to the Sun.
	fullcourt.scout.com /2/559744.html (1457 words)

	Losing Pitcher Mulcahy
		In Capp’s array of many interesting characters that lived in his hillbilly society was Joe Btfsplk who had an ever-present rain cloud over his head wherever he went.
		If there was anyone in baseball who emulated hard luck Joe Btfsplk it had to be Hugh Noyes Mulcahy who was better known as “Losing Pitcher” Mulcahy.
		Hugh had the bad fortune of pitching for the “phutile” Philadelphia Phillies in the latter half of the 1930’s, and was the “losingest” pitcher in the major leagues during the four-year stretch from 1937 to 1940.
	www.chatterfromthedugout.com /losing_pitcher_mulcahy.htm (1030 words)

	Mailgate: rec.autos.sport.f1: Re: Hey Frankhappy! The fires are Bush's fault, dumbass! W (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		>>> >> >> Joe Btfsplk was a character in one of the all time great comic >> strips, Li'l Abner by Al Capp.
		Joe was a jinx to himself and >> everybody and everything that was near him as he travled around with >> a fl cloud hanging over his head.
		If joe walked past a wagon, a >> wheel would fall off.
	mailgate.supereva.it /rec/rec.autos.sport.f1/msg269660.html (107 words)

	Joe Btfsplk
		For his Li'l Abner cartoons, Al Capp dreamed up a character named Joe Btfsplk--a man so unlucky that a tiny raincloud followed him wherever he went.
		Although the artist and the original comic strip are gone, Joe apparently has a new job: patron saint of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
		In the past few months, the agency has experienced a seemingly endless string of bad fortune, including the mysterious, mission-destroying loss of contact with the Mars Observer.
	www.sciamdigital.com /index.cfm?fa=Products.ViewIssuePreview&ARTICLEID_CHAR=89EBD80C-01C7-411D-BDFB-B7DD80A1943 (209 words)

	TaxAlmanac - Discussion:When is a PAID preparer NOT a Paid preparer
		My own method is to send one second invoice, the write it off and refuse to do any further work for the deadbeat client--with a possible exception if he pays much later and prepays, at a much increased fee for future returns.
		Joe, I see no problem with that tactic.
		Having said that, for a preparer to actually send such a letter to the IRS seems a silly waste of time.
	www.taxalmanac.org /index.php/Discussion:When_is_a_PAID_preparer_NOT_a_Paid_preparer (746 words)

	Newsletters
		So, the next time you find yourself conducting a pity party, just compare your situation with how the world is turning in the days of the lives of the young, restless, bold and beautiful denizens of TV-land.
		NOTE TO READERS: Joe’s Opinion Column is published in 200 newspapers nationwide.
		If you would like to receive Joe’s Opinion Column directly, you may join Joe’s “Kith and Kin” list by sending your name and e-mail address to JoeKlock@aol.com, with "SEND OPINION COLUMNS" in the subject line.
	resionline.com /megatemplate/newsletters.asp?Id=joeklock3&noMarg=&newsletterID=204 (787 words)

	Donald E. Stockton Crew
		B-17F Joe Btfsplk II #41-24610 (GN-T) (original crew assigned 427BS: 01 May 1942)
		Tail of B-17F 41-24610 Joe Btfsplk II after it was chewed up by an FW-190 on Mission 16, 16 February 1943, to St. Nazaire, France.
		B-17F 41-24610 Joe Btfsplk II (427th BS) GN-T. The Stockton Crew named this B-17.
	www.303rdbg.com /c-427-stockton.html (723 words)

	Blah3 - President Joe Btfsplk
		Joe Btfsplk, for those of you not familiar with the very old L'il Abner comic strip, was a jinx who brought bad luck to all those around him.
		I never was quite sure how to say the word "Btfsplk," but now I know it's pronounced "Bush":
		First Daughter Barbara Bush had her purse and cell phone stolen as she had dinner in a restaurant in Buenos Aires, Argentina, even though she was being guarded by a detail of Secret Service agents, according to law enforcement reports made available to ABC News.
	www.blah3.com /article.php?story=20061121180137425 (461 words)

	[No title] (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-02)
		The only person who takes the weather with him is Joe Btfsplk, a character created by Al Capp who walks around with a rain cloud over his head.
		His change of heart proves only that he valued power more than his own hateful principles.
		Joe became director of the Democratic National Committee.
	www.billingsnews.com /printStory?storyid=5592 (602 words)

	bookofjoe: Joe Btfsplk
		Though well-meaning and gentle, his reputation preceded him such that he was very lonely and feared.
		Seems I was busy doing something close to nothing the other day, walking around in my raspberry beret just like I do most of the time I'm not in the OR, and I got to thinking how, but for one lousy vowel, I could have a cool last name just like Joe B. Joe Strt.
		Mission: To find a t-shirt with Joe Btfsplk on it for the wife of Mr.
	www.bookofjoe.com /2005/02/joe_btfsplk.html (351 words)

	Bubba's Barbecue and General Store
		He is based on several actual persons I have known, and several notable TV characters...Jed Clampett, Archie Bunker (a Redneck's Redneck if I ever saw one.), and Al Bundy.
		Bubba is kind, with a great heart, but can be compared to Al Capp's Dogpatch character, Joe Btfsplk, who wanted to be a loving friend but was "the world's worst jinx", bringing bad luck to all those nearby.
		Btfsplk always had a small dark cloud over his head.
	bubbabbq.homeunix.net (641 words)

	Mullings: An American Cyber-column By Rich Galen
		RICH: Joe, are these sources in a position to actually know where bin Laden might be?
		BTFSPLK: If the old saying about "an army traveling on its stomach" is correct, then these sources - members of a highly specialized unit which is trained in the food service area - are perfectly placed to be well-informed.
		They are telling us that bin Laden is now in Argentina where he is being hidden by a group known as al-Odessa.
	www.mullings.com /12-19-01.htm (611 words)

	Al Capp's Joe Btfsplk: Comic Book Art - Underground Comix
		This web site still accepts orders, but they will not be processed until we reopen.
		Though well-meaning and gentle, his reputation inevitably precedes him, so Joe is a very lonely and feared little man.
		He is also a character with an apparently unpronounceable name, but creator Al Capp pronounced Btfsplk with a "raspberries" sound, also known as a "Bronx cheer."
	www.deniskitchen.com /Merchant2/merchant.mvc?Screen=CTGY&Category_Code=bios.joe.btfsplk (132 words)

	EWU Eagles football :: Ongoing coverage from The Spokesman-Review
		Believe it or not, if you slip on those rose-colored glasses, drink from a half-full glass and send Joe Btfsplk home, all is not lost.
		Sure there is a rain cloud hovering over their heads, like Joe Btfsplk in the old Lil' Abner comics, after the Eagles laid an egg in front of the second-largest crowd in Woodward Field history, losing to Weber State 28-23.
		In the wake of the Weber debacle it may be difficult to imagine this team running the table but there is nothing wrong with thinking positive.
	www.spokesmanreview.com /sections/eagles/?ID=97933 (1229 words)

	The NFL's Parity Perplex - By Steven E. Landsburg - Slate Magazine
		The example of the Giants points up another important truth: Contrary to popular belief, the threat to parity comes not from the richest teams but from the teams with lots of fans who are willing to pay high premiums to see good players.
		If quarterback Joe Btfsplk adds $5 million to the revenue of the Chicago Bears, then the Bears will offer him up to $5 million (and no more) regardless of whether the owner is rich or poor.
		This analysis assumes that NFL owners are rational profit-maximizers, and, of course, there is room to question that assumption.
	www.slate.com /id/84859 (1071 words)

	Vincent K. Walsh Crew
		(POW/KIA) 1 May 1943 B-17F #41-24610 Joe Btfsplk II (427BS) GN-T to Saint Nazaire, France.
		Flew as a Utility Waist Gunner with five different Pilots.
		Events of the crash of 427BS Joe Btfsplk II - Vincent K. Walsh Crew
	www.303rdbg.com /427walsh.html (500 words)

	Editorial for February 2005
		Remember the Joe Btfsplk character in the Li’l Abner comic strip?
		Mike Easley hopes he won’t be remembered as North Carolina’s Joe Btfsplk.
		But if his second term is anything like his first, Easley might be remembered that way.
	www.nccbi.org /NCMagazine/2005/mag-02-05editorial.htm (526 words)

	College Relations
		I am beginning to feel a bit like Joe Btfsplk.
		When I mentioned Joe Btfsplk to my staff, I was greeted with blank stares.
		I used to think that the only thing I had in common with Joe was a last name that was hard to spell and pronounce.
	www.keene.edu /cro/archive/2002/cn020130.cfm (2723 words)

	Btfsplk Does It \| TIME
		Bong" from the sound of a sledge hammer bopping his skull.) At the start of the marriage ceremony last Sunday, Li'l Abner was confident that something would happen to stop it.
		After all, Joe Btfsplk, the world's worst jinx, was standing by and when he was around, "somethin' awful," like an earthquake, always happened to disrupt things.
		Sadistic Cartoonist Al Capp left his readers to bite their nails over that for another week.
	www.time.com /time/magazine/article/0,9171,799332,00.html (329 words)

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