NO "BUTS" ABOUT IT

How many occurrences of the consecutive letters B - U - T
can you find in the paragraph below? Ignore any spaces
and punctuations.
The answer is at the bottom of the page.

Bob, a bubba from Old Knob, Utah stole butter from a butcher

and was sentenced to jail.  "I made a booboo," Bob uttered to

the judge, but the judge said, "Bob, Utica is the prison for thieves

like you."  But, But!" stammered Tab, underpaid attorney for Bob.

"Utica is bad for butter thieves."  "No its, ands, or buts," rebutted

the judge.  "Bob, Utica awaits your debut as a prisoner tomorrow."

Bob, turning to his beautiful gal Bab, uttered, "Buh-bye."

ANSWER

There are 15 occurrances of B-U-T in the paragraph
See them below ...

Bob, a bubba from Old Knob, Utah stole butter from a butcher

and was sentenced to jail.  "I made a booboo," Bob uttered to

the judge, but the judge said, "Bob, Utica is the prison for thieves

like you."  But, But!" stammered Tab, underpaid attorney for Bob.

"Utica is bad for butter thieves."  "No its, ands, or buts," rebutted

the judge.  "Bob, Utica awaits your debut as a prisoner tomorrow."

Bob, turning to his beautiful gal Bab, uttered, "Buh-bye."