As you know, or maybe you don’t know, I am from Texas. There are things that are only understood by Texans and these things are held to be equal to the word of God. For example, Dr. Pepper – Texans have some kind of addiction to Dr. Pepper and chicken fried steak with cream gravy and I am also a victim to these addictions. Yes, I know, I am vegan, so to stay true to my Texas ways I have created a vegan version of chicken fried steak and cream gravy – but that is a completely different post. 
The purpose of this post is the top 10 Last meal request for people who were sitting on Texas death row list. Dr. Pepper to the end, seriously…
10. Double meat cheeseburgers, double order of french fries, Dr. Pepper and a pint of banana nut ice cream – Johnny James
9. Ribs smothered in onions and gravy, rice with butter, ice water and Dr. Pepper. – Charlie Livingston
8. None. Last minute he decided to eat a hamburger at his Mother’s request. – Delbert Teague, Jr.
7. Chicken fried steak with white gravy, french fries with white gravy, lots of salt and pepper, and sweet ice tea. Ricky McGinn
6. 3 beef enchiladas with onions, 3 cheese enchiladas with onions, Spanish rice, bowl of jalapenos, french fries, cheeseburger all the way, bowl of mayonnaise, bowl of ketchup, bowl of pico de gallo, 3 Dr. Peppers, pitcher of ice, banana split ice cream, and 4 quesadillas. – Miguel Flores
5. Chocolate birthday cake with “2/23/90″ written on top, seven pink candles, one coconut, kiwi fruit juice, pineapple juice, one mango, grapes, lettuce, cottage cheese, peaches, one banana, one delicious apple, chef salad without meat and with thousand island dressing, fruit salad, cheese, and tomato slices. – Miguel Richardson
4. 12 pieces of chicken (thighs and drumsticks), 2 double-meat cheeseburgers on toasted buns, 1 large place of brown french fries with ketchup, 2 large onions (cut in slices), 2 large tomatoes (cut in slices), 6 sweet pickles, salad dressing, 5 sliced jalapeno peppers, peach cobbler with extra crust, and milk. – Vincent Cooks
3. Two chili cheese dogs, two cheeseburgers, two orders of onion rings with French dressing, turkey salad with French fries, chocolate cake, apple pie, butter pecan ice cream, egg rolls, one peach, three Dr. Peppers, jalapeno peppers, ketchup, and mayonnaise. – Williams Richard
2. Twelve beef ribs, three enchiladas, chicken fried steak with cream gravy, crisp bacon sandwich, ketchup, a loaf of bread, cobbler, three Cokes, three root beer, French fries, and onion rings. – Crawford Hilton
1. French fries, five pieces of fried chicken, and three Dr. Peppers – Tony Walker
October 9th, 2008 at 5:22 pm
I am pretty speechless. Leave it to you to write this post!
I remember your love of Dr. Pepper. It’s strange to think of this as people’s last beverage.
October 9th, 2008 at 6:12 pm
Wonder what the big deal is about the last meal – where did this come from? The last request thing? Most asked for a meal so why not make it a last meal?
October 9th, 2008 at 6:17 pm
google pulled up this — In pre-modern Europe, the ritual of granting the condemned a last meal has its seeds in common superstition: a meal was a highly symbolic social act. Accepting food, which was offered freely, meant to make one’s peace with the host – the guest agreed tacitly to take an oath of truce and symbolically abjured all vengeance. Consequentially, in accepting the last meal the condemned was believed to forgive the executioner, the judge, and the witnessing mob. The ritual was supposed to prevent the delinquent from haunting those people, who were responsible for his or her killing, as a ghost or a revenant. The meal was therefore mainly a superstitious precaution and – following that logic – the better the food and the drinks, the safer the condemned’s oath of truce. Last meals were often public and all parties which were involved in the penal process took part.
October 10th, 2008 at 4:33 am
Mine is chicken fried “steak” and Dr. Pepper. Not friggin question. That would also be my last breakfast, last lunch, last brunch and last snack, if given the option…
October 15th, 2008 at 5:18 pm
Miguel Flores knows what’s goin’ on! Delicious! HA!
i’m going to kill you!!!
November 23rd, 2008 at 4:52 pm
As someone who’s been to the Dr Pepper museum in Waco, you do know that there’s no period (.) after Dr, right?
November 23rd, 2008 at 5:03 pm
oh damn, Catherine – you totally busted me!
I did know about the period, but I never catch myself when I write it.
I will not correct it in this post – just to prove to everyone that no matter how much you love Dr Pepper, there is someone out there who will always one up you.
Thanks for catching that.
*trying to redeem myself* Have you been to the Dr Pepper Museum in Dublin, Texas?
November 30th, 2008 at 7:03 am
There is no purpose to feed someone who has killed someone for the last time.
interesting sites from around the world.
December 1st, 2008 at 7:20 pm
my last meal would be a massive tbone steak, lobster, rack of ribs, baked potatoe, keg of beer, and a glass of milk
December 3rd, 2008 at 4:23 am
There is no purpose to feed someone who has killed someone for the last time.
December 13th, 2008 at 1:18 am
It’s wierd to think about what I’d pick if I were in that situation. I’d probly just ask for some Hot and Readys for Little Caesars.
January 26th, 2009 at 9:31 am
How about a McDonald’s filet-o-fish (which is quite delicious due to the steamed bun)
January 31st, 2009 at 9:09 pm
Can you order twat as your last meal?
March 31st, 2009 at 9:07 pm
Your a vegan? and from Texas??? You must not of been born here.
March 31st, 2009 at 11:07 pm
hahaha – I was born in Texas and grew up there.
April 15th, 2009 at 11:40 am
My friend on Orkut shared this link and I’m not dissapointed that I came here.
April 20th, 2009 at 7:13 pm
we just got a new teacher and she made us write wat we would like for our last meal, but it had to be vegetarian lol…but isnt it true they grant ur last wishes as well, lke that happen to this one dude on his last day he went to disney world with his daughter, but some of these people have the worst last meals lol
May 8th, 2009 at 7:58 am
Top 10 Death Row Last Meal Requests from Texas. http://zombie-popcorn.com/?p=317 (notice the irony behind some requesting Dr. Pepper?)
May 31st, 2009 at 12:17 am
“the lords last supper”
thats the connection ya dafties…………..with what mr baylis said and its in a nutshell
May 31st, 2009 at 12:38 pm
Drinking Dr Pepper right now. I would def choose french fries, vegan fried chicken and dr pepper as my last meal.
May 31st, 2009 at 1:04 pm
mmm..dr pepper – mmm vegan fried chicken…mmm death row? I am with you Drew – I think I am going to eat some now!
May 31st, 2009 at 3:04 pm
@JSCarroll Texans on death row seem to enjoy Dr. Pepper with their last meal http://zombie-popcorn.com/?p=317
June 5th, 2009 at 10:54 pm
what would your death row last meal be? http://zombie-popcorn.com/?p=317
July 6th, 2009 at 4:05 am
they should get a bowl of nothing, or maybe with the meal they have to have a picture or pictures of the victims (dead) placed in front of them. Their victims get no chicken or ribs or Dr. Pepper. Its bullshit.
July 14th, 2009 at 5:34 pm
Dude, they’re are going to be dead in 24 hours anyway! WHO CARES WHAT THEY EAT?!?!
September 19th, 2009 at 1:58 am
My Death Row Meal would be a jar of Nutella http://bit.ly/FO0Ok
October 3rd, 2009 at 8:42 pm
holy crap, i’m drinking dr pepper right now
December 12th, 2009 at 12:23 am
I agree with giving them their choice of a last meal. Why? I think it shows our humanity towards them right up to the end when we could have just put a bullet in their head way back.
March 19th, 2010 at 10:01 pm
… Anyway.. I hope.. all of us never have to do that.. last meal…
I really wonder is it still taste great.. If we know we will die by a head shot or even else…
In Indonesia my country.. there is last meal also..
Peace .. condemption.. prayer.. asking for forgiveness to those we’ve done wrong is absolutely the best to do before that..
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March 25th, 2010 at 5:15 pm
Fried Bald Eagle in a red wine reduction sauce, with poached Condor eggs, a cucumber from Michelle Obama’s white house garden and (what the hell) french truffles wrapped in edible solid gold for dessert. No question, theee best way to grub before you croak.
April 18th, 2010 at 10:30 pm
Hmmmmmmmmm… I would choose CHEESEBURGERS with Dr. Pepper, and lots and lots of alcohol so I would be soooooo drunk I would not realize what was going on and the BAM IM DEAD
May 31st, 2010 at 1:33 am
you guys are so funny now that is what i get for lol. Me personally i would not want a last me i would be to choked up to eat and not to mention so nervous that everytime i move or someone says anything to me i would just pee on my self thats how nervous i would be. But on the reali would request that i would like coronas so that i wont feel the execution that is put upon me and especially the pain.
May 31st, 2010 at 1:35 am
sorry guys for some of the misspelled words i get the chills just thinking about getting executed.
June 16th, 2010 at 2:49 am
As a former Death Row guard I can tell you that all alcohol requests are refused. Even near beer is still refused I think.
Keep in mind unless the inmate orders something special like from McDonalds or KFC all of the food is prepared in the prison kitchen. Your Momma is not the one doing the cooking, and it shows…
By the way that explanation is dead on as to why we offer a last meal, and sometimes the Warden will share the meal with the inmate.
June 16th, 2010 at 5:24 pm
I think I may have lost my appetite at this point:(
July 26th, 2010 at 2:36 pm
Wow. Lots of really unhealthy deep fried foods and sugar. That stuff’ll kill ya.