New gum for those who want to have coffee breath, rather than get rid of it
stan posted this at 12:04 PM, and
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Who thought that this was a good idea????
(Spotted in the Wal-Mart the other day.)
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At November 13, 2006 at 11:04:00 PM CST,
Krista said...
Stan, do you usually put a "the" in front of Wal-Mart??! Next you'll be calling it Wal-Marts!
At November 14, 2006 at 8:40:00 AM CST,
stan said...
I think I do that because it's the only one in town. If there were more than one, I'd probably say, "I'm going to Wal-Mart," or, "I'm going to the south-side Wal-Mart."
Or, it's because it sounds more natural to say "the" than with other stores. I wouldn't say that I was going to the Safeway, the Papa Murphy's or the Costco, but I would go to the Plaid Pantry, the Home Depot or the Holiday Inn.
I'd only say "Wal-Marts" if I was going to more than one in an outing.
This reminds me of the scene in O Brother, Where Art Thou?, when Everett and Delmar get kicked out of Woolworth's, and the guy says, "...and stay out of the Woolsworth!"
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