To all Jocks - can this be true ?

[RichardCranium]

EO, have you suddenly gone thick?

An American friend has just told me that the term 'hillbilly' is derived from the Scottish imigrants who settled in the mountains and were invariable called Billy.

Then WTF is this thread entitled "To all Jocks - can this be true ?" and not the logical "To all Billies - can this be true ?"?

[daviejones]

In America hillbilly was first attested only in 1898, which suggests a later, independent development."[2]

[DaveB]

That'd be duellin' pipes, ya heathen!

Followed by the Badmoon Rising Reel