Really good BBQ in Mexia

I once stopped at the former DQ in Mexia, with my husband and his friend, on the way to Dallas for a concert. Did it just because Anna-Nicole Smith had worked there.

Then they told me they never heard of frozen hot chocolate and didn't believe me when I said it was on their menu board.

That is why Anna was hired.
Boobs not brains.

My mom's family is all from Mexia. I went there often as as kid. At first I thought you were going to tell the classic Mexia joke I've heard all my life -

This older couple was driving East on 84 out of Waco, and kept seeing the signs for Mexia. Being that they were old and married and argued about everything, they got into an argument about how to properly pronounce "Mexia."

As they pulled into town they decided they needed to settle the debate once an for all. They immediately saw the sign for Dairy Queen and pulled into the parking lot. They walked up to the counter where a bright-eyed young high school girl was manning the register, and they asked, "How do you say the name of this place?"

The girl got a confused look and said back very slowly... "DAI-RY QUEEN."

I've told a similar variation of that one for years. Always gets laughs.

TxLawDawg said:

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My mom's family is all from Mexia. I went there often as as kid. At first I thought you were going to tell the classic Mexia joke I've heard all my life -

This older couple was driving East on 84 out of Waco, and kept seeing the signs for Mexia. Being that they were old and married and argued about everything, they got into an argument about how to properly pronounce "Mexia."

As they pulled into town they decided they needed to settle the debate once an for all. They immediately saw the sign for Dairy Queen and pulled into the parking lot. They walked up to the counter where a bright-eyed young high school girl was manning the register, and they asked, "How do you say the name of this place?"

The girl got a confused look and said back very slowly... "DAI-RY QUEEN."

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Beat me to it. Benny can add this to his repertoire.

TxLawDawg said:

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My mom's family is all from Mexia. I went there often as as kid. At first I thought you were going to tell the classic Mexia joke I've heard all my life -

This older couple was driving East on 84 out of Waco, and kept seeing the signs for Mexia. Being that they were old and married and argued about everything, they got into an argument about how to properly pronounce "Mexia."

As they pulled into town they decided they needed to settle the debate once an for all. They immediately saw the sign for Dairy Queen and pulled into the parking lot. They walked up to the counter where a bright-eyed young high school girl was manning the register, and they asked, "How do you say the name of this place?"

The girl got a confused look and said back very slowly... "DAI-RY QUEEN."

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One of my favorite Aggie jokes

That's not an Aggie joke

TxLawDawg said:

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My mom's family is all from Mexia. I went there often as as kid. At first I thought you were going to tell the classic Mexia joke I've heard all my life -

This older couple was driving East on 84 out of Waco, and kept seeing the signs for Mexia. Being that they were old and married and argued about everything, they got into an argument about how to properly pronounce "Mexia."

As they pulled into town they decided they needed to settle the debate once an for all. They immediately saw the sign for Dairy Queen and pulled into the parking lot. They walked up to the counter where a bright-eyed young high school girl was manning the register, and they asked, "How do you say the name of this place?"

The girl got a confused look and said back very slowly... "DAI-RY QUEEN."

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So there's three pronunciations.those not from Texas...Mex e ah Those from Texas but not the city itself...Me hay ah. Those from there...Ma hair

I don't know if I have ever heard that joke

It's awesome.

Some friends made fun of me the first time I said Nevada.and Auxvasse
It's pronounced Nah-vay-da and Of-oz

So I asked them to pronounce Mexia, Boerne, Refugio,.and Buda

Made fun of them right back.

halfastros81 said:

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That's not an Aggie joke

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It is when you substitute two Aggies (not gay) for the married couple

Mexia was also home of middle-class printer Dickie Flatt whose children graduated from Texas A&M University and who was the namesake for United States Senator Phil Gramm' "Dickie Flatt Test" used to identify when to vote for against a bill based on how it might impact the middle class.

WSJ: "Where Have You Gone, Dickey Flatt?"

TPPF: "Bring Back Dickey Flatt!"

The Baltimore Sun: "Politics Today; the Case for Dickey Flatt"

The Washington Post: "The Dickey Flatt Test"

What were the odds of two threads about Mexia on Forum 16 in one day?

https://texags.com/forums/16/topics/3138979

One Louder said:

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What were the odds of two threads about Mexia on Forum 16 in one day?

https://texags.com/forums/16/topics/3138979

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I didn't even think to check the first page

TxLawDawg said:

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My mom's family is all from Mexia. I went there often as as kid. At first I thought you were going to tell the classic Mexia joke I've heard all my life -

This older couple was driving East on 84 out of Waco, and kept seeing the signs for Mexia. Being that they were old and married and argued about everything, they got into an argument about how to properly pronounce "Mexia."

As they pulled into town they decided they needed to settle the debate once an for all. They immediately saw the sign for Dairy Queen and pulled into the parking lot. They walked up to the counter where a bright-eyed young high school girl was manning the register, and they asked, "How do you say the name of this place?"

The girl got a confused look and said back very slowly... "DAI-RY QUEEN."

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Actually had something similar happen to my brother and I in Ennis. We were driving back to CS after Spring Break and got caught in a torrential downpour coming out of Dallas. A semi going like 30 mph had us blocked out of passing because the backwash off his trailer literally made it impossible to see long enough to get past him. We spotted the golden arches off to the left and decided to grab a bite and let that truck get down the road some before trying again. My brother had just asked me where we were as the girl handed me my food and since I didn't know I asked her "Where are we?" She broke into a big, beautiful smile and very dramatically gestured with her arms spread wide and said, "Why - you're at McDonald's!" It genuinely confused her when I said I meant what city are we in. Maybe it was because my brother was laughing his ass off, I dunno...

Tanya 93 said:

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I once stopped at the former DQ in Mexia, with my husband and his friend, on the way to Dallas for a concert. Did it just because Anna-Nicole Smith had worked there.

Then they told me they never heard of frozen hot chocolate and didn't believe me when I said it was on their menu board.

That is why Anna was hired.
Boobs not brains.

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I thought Anna Nicole WAS the Mexia joke.

Rattler12 said:

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TxLawDawg said:

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My mom's family is all from Mexia. I went there often as as kid. At first I thought you were going to tell the classic Mexia joke I've heard all my life -

This older couple was driving East on 84 out of Waco, and kept seeing the signs for Mexia. Being that they were old and married and argued about everything, they got into an argument about how to properly pronounce "Mexia."

As they pulled into town they decided they needed to settle the debate once an for all. They immediately saw the sign for Dairy Queen and pulled into the parking lot. They walked up to the counter where a bright-eyed young high school girl was manning the register, and they asked, "How do you say the name of this place?"

The girl got a confused look and said back very slowly... "DAI-RY QUEEN."

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So there's three pronunciations.those not from Texas...Mex e ah Those from Texas but not the city itself...Me hay ah. Those from there...Ma hair

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Grandad was from Falls County. Never heard it pronounced anyway other than Ma hair!

Tanya 93 said:

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I once stopped at the former DQ in Mexia, with my husband and his friend, on the way to Dallas for a concert. Did it just because Anna-Nicole Smith had worked there.

Then they told me they never heard of frozen hot chocolate and didn't believe me when I said it was on their menu board.

That is why Anna was hired.
Boobs not brains.

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Is that a bad thing?