# Ooh, fajitas! **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [December 12, 2002, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ooh-fajitas/142201 "2002-12-12T04:41:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![cuauhtemoc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecb155/32.png) [@cuauhtemoc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cuauhtemoc)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2002, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ooh-fajitas/142201/1 "2002-12-12T04:41:37Z")
The scene: A city street on a busy weekday afternoon. A young man is walking along eating some crap stuffed into a soft flour tortilla. He walks past an outdoor cafe, where a waiter is bringing some people their food. Waiter: Ooh, fajitas! Customer #1: Ooh, fajitas! Customer #2: Ooh, fajitas! Our hero walks a little further, past a residential block. Two prostitutes stick their heads out the window of their one-bedroom hovel. Prostitute #1: Ooh, fajitas! Prostitute #2: Ooh, fajitas! When he reaches the corner, he encounters two homeless drug addicts channeling Beelzebub. Homeless Drug Addict #1: \ _COCKSUCKER!!! MOTHERFUCKER!!! CHRIST FUCK_… Ooh, fajitas! Homeless Drug Addict #2: MmmmmAAAAAAAUGH!!! They beat him and take his fajitas, leaving him bleeding in the street. In short: Fuck you, Taco Bell. Bring back the chihuahua. ---
**Author:** ![ijustdontcare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c57346/32.png) [@ijustdontcare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ijustdontcare)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2002, 4:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ooh-fajitas/142201/2 "2002-12-12T04:43:11Z")
I really love your ending. Picturing that happening brightened up my night. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Neurotik](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/91b2a8/32.png) [@Neurotik](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Neurotik)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2002, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ooh-fajitas/142201/3 "2002-12-12T05:05:37Z")
If you really want some fun, pronounce them faj-eye-tas in public. Good times. That’s all I really have to contribute, except that I sometimes get offended that people somehow believe that fajitas, tacos and burritos are the only types of Mexican food out there. For instance, freshman year in college, I had stated that I was thinking of making some Mexican food (imaging some simple enchiladas if I was feeling lazy or maybe mole poblano if I was feeling really serious) and a girl nearby overheard and stated “Oh, are you going to make enough fajitas for all of us?” Yeah. Um…there ARE other types of Mexican food out there. I understand it’s a matter of exposure, but still… And yes, it was five years ago. And yes, I’m over it. ---
**Author:** ![Creaky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e68b1a/32.png) [@Creaky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Creaky)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2002, 6:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ooh-fajitas/142201/4 "2002-12-12T06:04:08Z")
Dude, that was funny, but did I miss something? Was that a spoof on a commercial or something? (Even if it was, I think the bit is funny enough to stand by itself, in an absurdist sorta way.) ---
**Author:** ![Jester](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jester/32/8223_2.png) [@Jester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jester)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2002, 6:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ooh-fajitas/142201/5 "2002-12-12T06:17:09Z")
**cuauhtemoc** , I just wanted to thank you for literally making me giggle like a schoolgirl. It pains me to admit that I am capable of giggling like a schoolgirl, but there we go. Favorite part, by far: [quote] Homeless Drug Addict #2: MmmmmAAAAAAAUGH!!![/quote[Ahhhh, sweet. And Ooh! Fajitas! ---
**Author:** ![Jester](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jester/32/8223_2.png) [@Jester](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jester)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2002, 6:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ooh-fajitas/142201/6 "2002-12-12T06:18:26Z")
Figures. I knew I’d manage to screw the coding up on that one somehow. It should read: > [@](#): > > Homeless Drug Addict #2: MmmmmAAAAAAAUGH!!! Ahhh, sweet. And Oooh! Fajitas! Oh, and **Neurotik** , I am so going to have to pronounce it like that from now on. ---
**Author:** ![ijustdontcare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/c57346/32.png) [@ijustdontcare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ijustdontcare)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2002, 7:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ooh-fajitas/142201/7 "2002-12-12T07:01:10Z")
I already have a friend who says Faj-eye-tas. It is funny. He even orders them that way to be funny. And trust me, it is funny. Cause people always give him this look like they can’t figure out if he’s goofing around, or he really can’t say it. ---
**Author:** ![cuauhtemoc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecb155/32.png) [@cuauhtemoc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cuauhtemoc)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2002, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ooh-fajitas/142201/8 "2002-12-12T14:16:34Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Creaky \* > \*\*Dude, that was funny, but did I miss something? Was that a spoof on a commercial or something? > > (Even if it was, I think the bit is funny enough to stand by itself, in an absurdist sorta way.) \*\* There’s an incredibly annoying Taco Bell commercial that runs every five minutes where the guy is walking down the street stuffing a fajita into his face and everyone he passes says “Ooh, fajitas!” But I admit, the rant would have been funnier if there were no such commercial. ---
**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2002, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ooh-fajitas/142201/9 "2002-12-12T14:16:36Z")
I like the fact that on that commercial, one woman seems to be saying, “_eeewww_, fajitas!” P.S. Why does that _Lord of the Rings_ promo start with some man intoning, “A new pie is rising?” ---
**Author:** ![apotheosis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ba8739/32.png) [@apotheosis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/apotheosis)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2002, 2:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ooh-fajitas/142201/10 "2002-12-12T14:28:19Z")
Have pie? \ ---
**Author:** ![Robb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/a183cd/32.png) [@Robb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robb)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2002, 2:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ooh-fajitas/142201/11 "2002-12-12T14:47:54Z")
Lately, I’m fond of the commercial that begins, “Here at Chili’s, we’ve found the recipe for a really great stank.” I don’t even know what that means. ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2002, 3:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ooh-fajitas/142201/12 "2002-12-12T15:03:01Z")
**Frodo** : I must cast this ring into Mt. Doom! **Gandalf** : When come back, bring pie! ---
**Author:** ![Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2002, 4:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ooh-fajitas/142201/13 "2002-12-12T16:07:30Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Neurotik \* > \*\*If you really want some fun, pronounce them faj-eye-tas in public. Good times. > \*\* Don’t know but my friends and I prefer the pronounce them fudge-eaters, but maybe we’re just wierd. Cheers, Keithy ---
**Author:** ![cuauhtemoc](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/ecb155/32.png) [@cuauhtemoc](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cuauhtemoc)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2002, 4:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ooh-fajitas/142201/14 "2002-12-12T16:12:58Z")
I once told some dumb people that “fajita” is the Spanish word for “vagina”. And they believed me! Ha! ---
**Author:** ![Demise](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/34f0e0/32.png) [@Demise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Demise)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2002, 4:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ooh-fajitas/142201/15 "2002-12-12T16:24:55Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Derleth \* > \*\ ***Frodo** : I must cast this ring into Mt. Doom! > **Gandalf** : When come back, bring pie! \*\* I usually don’t snort coffee, but when I read this, I had no choice. Damn you. ---
**Author:** ![Enderw24](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ba9def/32.png) [@Enderw24](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enderw24)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2002, 4:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ooh-fajitas/142201/16 "2002-12-12T16:33:33Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Neurotik \* > **a girl nearby overheard and stated “Oh, are you going to make enough fajitas for all of us?” Yeah. Um…there ARE other types of Mexican food out there. I understand it’s a matter of exposure, but still…** Dude, the correct response here is "yes, I will make enough fajitas for you. Come on over, say, 7 o’clock? ---
**Author:** ![Macro\_Man](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f19dbf/32.png) [@Macro\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Macro_Man)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2002, 5:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ooh-fajitas/142201/17 "2002-12-12T17:52:13Z")
Damn, I thought this was going to be a general rant about fajitas. Here’s mine: Must they bring the fucking things out smoking like Saddam’s bunker in about a month? The smoke/stench permiates everything I wear, and I wind up stinking to high-heaven the rest of the day. And I never even order the damn things. It’s usually the yahoo next to me ordering them. ---
**Author:** ![My\_Darn\_Snake\_Legs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f14d63/32.png) [@My\_Darn\_Snake\_Legs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/My_Darn_Snake_Legs)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2002, 7:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ooh-fajitas/142201/18 "2002-12-12T19:28:24Z")
As one of the yahoos who brings out the damn things, I agree! Sure, hot food is better, but come on! You think you stink? My whole car stinks like enchiladas and fajitas and ribs! Not that any of those things stink all that bad… Come to think of it, there are many things that stink far, far worse. Like burning tires…I guess we’re both pretty lucky to not smell like burning tires. ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2002, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ooh-fajitas/142201/19 "2002-12-12T19:50:25Z")
Sure, mock my burning-tire bodily funk! I can’t help it!