The young Tennesseean came running into the store and said to his buddy, "Bubba, somebody just stole your pickup truck from the parking lot!"

Bubba replied, "Did you see who it was?"

The young Tennesseean answered, "I couldn't tell, but I got the license number."
 

Tennessee's worst air disaster occurred when a small two-seater Cessna 150 plane, piloted by two University of Tennessee students, crashed into a cemetery earlier today. Search and rescue workers have recovered 300 bodies so far and expect the number to climb as digging continues into the evening.

The pilot and copilot survived and are helping in the recovery efforts.
 

A Tennessee State trooper pulled over a pickup on I-81 The trooper asked, "Got any ID?"

The driver replied, "Bout whut?
 

A Tennessean had a flat tire, pulled off on the side of the road, and proceeded to put a bouquet of flowers in front of the car and one behind it. Then he got back in the car to wait. A passerby studied the scene as he drove by and was so curious he turned around and went back. He asked the fellow what the problem was.

The man replied, "I gotta flat tar."

The passerby asked, "But what's with the flowers?"

The man responded, "When you break down they tell you to put flares in the front and flares in the back. I never did understand it neither"