tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991047531354058511.post2659943189323600307..comments2024-01-31T17:32:52.052-06:00Comments on whilldtkwriter site 4 ayes: Spoken Outwhilldtkwriterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00461639705305459417noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1991047531354058511.post-23765852723359242292011-05-05T12:34:57.122-05:002011-05-05T12:34:57.122-05:00Ok, on the subject of the pronunciation of Texas t...Ok, on the subject of the pronunciation of Texas towns...<br /><br />Mexia.<br /><br />My dad tells this great story about the pronunciation of the town's name.<br /><br />These two guys (truckers, I think they were, or, as you would say, "chruckers") were passing through the town, and stopped at a restaurant to get a bite to eat.<br /><br />The got into a discussion about how to pronounce the town's name. One wanted to call it MEKS-ee-uh, the other insisted it was Meh-HAY-ya.<br /><br />So they decided to settle the question by asking a restaurant employee "Could you tell us, slowly and carefully, the name of the place we are?"<br /><br />The employee responds: "Daaaaaay-reeeeee Kweeeen"Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com