How come when I go to Wal-Mart - Democratic Underground

ironflange

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Tue May-25-04 11:43 PM
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How come when I go to Wal-Mart

I never see the smiley face guy flying around slashing them prices like they shows on the teevee? Nobody is all happy-lookin' either.

That makes me mad.

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HEyHEY

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Tue May-25-04 11:44 PM
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1. Avoid that shitpit

Please

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Kadie

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Tue May-25-04 11:45 PM
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2. False advertising by Walmart.

maybe you should sue them....

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TroubleMan

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Tue May-25-04 11:45 PM
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3. It's not prices he's slicing ... he's slashing wages

nt.

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Birthmark

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Tue May-25-04 11:47 PM
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4. Smiley dude only does that in commercials.

He had stop doing it in stores after inadvertantly slashing a Mr. Nathan Price in an Onondaga, NY Wal-Mart about three years ago. Hey! He's stupid smiley face. They told him to slash prices...

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david_vincent

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Tue May-25-04 11:52 PM
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5. Hey, the National Trust

just named my entire state endangered because Walmart wants to build seven more stores here. No joke! this was all over the news today. You have dumbasses in places like St. Albans and St. Johnsbury writing to Walmart and asking them to build there... for the jobs!!!!!! Why don't they just invite the federal gov't to build a radioactive waste site here -- that would provide jobs too...

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billybob537

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Tue May-25-04 11:55 PM
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6. Yeah

but the jobs at the waste site would be high paying union jobs.

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Lisa0825

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Tue May-25-04 11:55 PM
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7. who is that in your sigline?

what a beautiful face!

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david_vincent

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Wed May-26-04 12:11 AM
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9. Phil Ochs

If you're not familiar with his music, you should definitely check him out. Supposedly Sean Penn was going to make a movie based on his life, but for some reason it's been shelved even though apparently a workable screenplay was developed for the project.
Only a few days ago there was a DU thread asking everyone what his/her
favorite Ochs songs are.
A legend and, in times like these, very sorely missed.

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Lisa0825

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Wed May-26-04 12:27 AM
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10. Thanks! I'l look him up!:-)

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Don_G

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Tue May-25-04 11:57 PM
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8. Maybe You're Not Drinking Their Milk

Or buying into the smiley face crap "as seen on TV."

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JCMach1

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Wed May-26-04 12:29 AM
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11. Please, Please don't go... it's a ripoff...

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scottcsmith

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Wed May-26-04 03:23 AM
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12. Smiley guy is in Malaysia

He's sewing together shirts and shoes, according to Human Rights Watch. It seems Smiley wanted to join up with the Screen Actor's Guild, and since Wal-Mart is not pro-union, ole' Smiley got his ass booted off to make those shoes. The new Smiley is a scab.

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ironflange

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Wed May-26-04 11:34 AM
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17. You take thet back!

He ain't no scab, he's a secret agent man. Pay attention to the teevee ad.

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skippysmom

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Wed May-26-04 08:04 AM
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13. They cut his hours

He was dangerously close to qualifying for health insurance.

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thebaghwan

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Wed May-26-04 08:30 AM
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14. Wal-Mart sucks, our family doesn't shop there.

n/t

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jburton

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Wed May-26-04 10:53 AM
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15. He's in line at the welfare office

Wal-Mart won't pay him enough to feed his family, so (like many Wal-Mart "associates") he qualifies for state assistance.

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cheezus

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Wed May-26-04 11:04 AM
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16. which amounts to the taxpayers subsidizing wal mart

they could pay their employees a living wage, but choose to put that burden on the american taxpayer.

talk about your welfare queens....

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