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Old 03-16-2008, 07:04 PM
 
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Hey, can y'all help me out, I was trying to remember the folklore saying about how to measure the size of a town in Texas based on the prescience of a Dairy Queen, Whataburger, McDonald's, Jack In The Box...I think Dairy Queen is at the bottom...meaning one of those will be your smallest...Thanks
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Old 03-16-2008, 07:15 PM
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Well, for starters, and with my experience traveling Texas, Dairy Queen locations can be found anywhere. The other three chains are less likely to be found in towns with less than about 5,000 people. I've seen McDonald's restaurants in small towns, but it depends largely where you are. Sometimes a McDonald's can be found in a truck stop. Jack In The Box and Whataburger locations are rarely ever seen in towns with less than 10,000. In some really small towns, Dairy Queen is pretty much the only chain in town. If the population is less than one thousand, you're not likely to see a chain of any kind unless it's a gas station.
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Old 03-16-2008, 07:35 PM
 
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I think Sonic is the new Dairy Queen. Even the dinkiest towns have Sonics now.
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Old 03-16-2008, 07:37 PM
 
Location: Fort Worth, Texas
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I thought the presence of a Walmart was in there somewhere.

Dairy Queen is the bare necessity.
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Old 03-16-2008, 07:50 PM
 
Location: Garland Texas
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Whatever the case maybe it makes me miss the town I grew up in. Sadly like anything within an hour of Dallas its been gobbled up my suburban sprawl. We had one Brookshires supermarket, a Dairy Queen, a Burger King, and Braums. I remember going to DQ with my mom and dad as a kid and getting Blizzards. The DQ is now closed, and theres a Super Walmart, Super Target, about half a dozen grocery stores, and more restaurants than I can count. Plus hardly a tract of undeveloped land.
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Old 03-16-2008, 08:01 PM
 
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Whatever the case maybe it makes me miss the town I grew up in. Sadly like anything within an hour of Dallas its been gobbled up my suburban sprawl. We had one Brookshires supermarket, a Dairy Queen, a Burger King, and Braums. I remember going to DQ with my mom and dad as a kid and getting Blizzards. The DQ is now closed, and theres a Super Walmart, Super Target, about half a dozen grocery stores, and more restaurants than I can count. Plus hardly a tract of undeveloped land.
Where did you grow up?
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Old 03-16-2008, 08:02 PM
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Whatever the case maybe it makes me miss the town I grew up in. Sadly like anything within an hour of Dallas its been gobbled up my suburban sprawl. We had one Brookshires supermarket, a Dairy Queen, a Burger King, and Braums. I remember going to DQ with my mom and dad as a kid and getting Blizzards. The DQ is now closed, and theres a Super Walmart, Super Target, about half a dozen grocery stores, and more restaurants than I can count. Plus hardly a tract of undeveloped land.
I wouldn't despair, Mary. There's a time to tear down and also a time to build back up. You never know. DQ is talking of making a comeback. Stay tuned.
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Old 03-16-2008, 08:27 PM
 
Location: Texas
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yeppers....so true...and if you are lucky enough to live in Burnet, Lampasas and some towns around here, ya got Storm's Drive In...which i like better than Sonic!

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I think Sonic is the new Dairy Queen. Even the dinkiest towns have Sonics now.
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Old 03-16-2008, 08:34 PM
 
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yeppers....so true...and if you are lucky enough to live in Burnet, Lampasas and some towns around here, ya got Storm's Drive In...which i like better than Sonic!
Is that kind of like the drive-in featured in the movie "Varsity Blues"?
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Old 03-16-2008, 09:29 PM
 
Location: Central Texas
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McDonald's just opened up in Jarrell (population somewhere between 1200 and 1500). No blinking yellow light, even, (or a DQ) but we've got a McDonald's. Me, I'd prefer the DQ.
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