“A backyard barbecue draws two things ... flies and relatives”

“A backyard barbecue draws two things…flies and relatives” was popularized by a list of “Truisms” that has been on the Internet since 2003. The saying has been put on T-shirts.
 
   
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A backyard barbecue draws two things…flies and relatives. - Funny Printed T-Shirt [BLK3051]
         
The Mornin’ Mail
Monday, March 31, 2003 Volume IX, Number 200
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A backyard barbecue draws two things…..flies and relatives.
 
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Date: 15 Apr 2003 12:35:51 GMT
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A backyard barbecue draws two things….flies and relatives.
   
Pawprints: JCHS Alumni Newsletter (June 2003)
Truisms
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A backyard barbecue draws two things….flies and relatives.
 
1 June 2004, Anniston (AL) Star, “Truisms” submitted by Bessie Certain, Huntsville:
A backyard barbecue draws two things ... flies and relatives.
 
Quotes Find (January 26, 2012)
A backyard barbecue draws two things…flies and relatives.