tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post9133313703995910610..comments2024-03-25T12:21:56.752-05:00Comments on Sweethearts Of The West: FUN NAMES ABOUND IN TEXASCaroline Clemmonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14914658854159456335noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-34657764255607391072016-10-27T19:34:14.588-05:002016-10-27T19:34:14.588-05:00Well, my favorite is Mexia...joke: a couple drive ...Well, my favorite is Mexia...joke: a couple drive into the town of Mexia. She asks her husband, how do you pronounce that. He says he doesn't know. But they pull into a Dairy Queen for refreshments, and while there, the husband says, How do you pronounce the name of this place.<br />She answers, "Daaa-reee Queeeen." <br />Around her here we have:<br />Menchaca--locally pronounced Man-shack<br />There are others.<br />Thanks for this fun post. Loved it.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16272417114895975742noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-65787839832864378642016-10-27T18:07:26.412-05:002016-10-27T18:07:26.412-05:00Ohmagosh, this is so funny. Only in Texas! Great p...Ohmagosh, this is so funny. Only in Texas! Great post, Caroline.Sarah J. McNealhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17749991094677728042noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-67494849311734344192016-10-27T10:46:04.088-05:002016-10-27T10:46:04.088-05:00Few places can compete with Pennsylvania for odd n...Few places can compete with Pennsylvania for odd names. A sampling: Intercourse, Blue Ball, Bird-In-Hand, Ono, Gump, Scalp Level and Rough and Ready.jrlindermuthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09204855909246670628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1822452633282744192.post-83590240876323911692016-10-26T20:37:19.080-05:002016-10-26T20:37:19.080-05:00What a fun post! I was born and raised in Texas, s...What a fun post! I was born and raised in Texas, so those town names are familiar to me. Now I live in Washington State where we have lots of unusual Native American names. One that I've learned to say correctly is Sequim. It's pronounced "squim" -- one syllable. Among the more interesting names are Voltage, Concrete, and Tiger (which obviously wasn't named after fauna in the northwest corner of the state!)Sandra Nachlingerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16906884446237370105noreply@blogger.com