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| From | "bob" <segarini@sympatico.ca> |
| Subject | Re: Wal-Mart |
| Date | Wed, 3 Dec 2003 17:58:25 -0500 |
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Here it is, all spelling and pronunciation corrected...
bob
Fust of all yo' muss larn t'say it co'reckly. It's "th' Wal-Marts". Fo'
example, Bubba an' me was down at th' Wal-Marts havin' a co'n houn'dog an'
we sar Billy Joe Bob. Well bust mah britches an' call me streaker. Good
t'see so menny varmints hyar hate them as much as ah do. ah have t'agree wif
Stewart thet Wal-Mart didn't kill downtown South Car'lina, it was th'
shoppin' center in juneral, ah reckon. Wal-Mart put th' final nails in th'
coffins of th' local businesses thet managed t'survive the initial urban
sprawl, ah reckon. Our downtown died in 1976 when th' fust trimenjus
shoppin' center opened on th' expan'in' east side of town an' the downtown
drug sto'e moved out thar. Luckily it's been revitalized an' is now a
mixture of antique shops, cafes an' office space. ah have a theo'y thet,
t'most varmints, shoppin' is as much a social event as it is a necessity.
Gwine t'town on Saturday was as trimenjus as it got in th' fine old days on
account o' ev'rythin' an' ev'ryone was thar. Now it's at Wal-Mart, but ah's
not.
Ed
----- Original Message -----
From: "Ed Murrill" <emurrill@earthlink.net>
To: <audities@smoe.org>
Sent: Wednesday, December 03, 2003 6:03 PM
Subject: Wal-Mart
> First of all you must learn to say it correctly. It's "the Wal-Marts".
> For example, Bubba and me was down at the Wal-Marts having a corn dog
> and we saw Billy Bob. Good to see so many people here hate them as much
> as I do. I have to agree with Stewart that Wal-Mart didn't kill downtown
> America, it was the shopping center in general. Wal-Mart put the final
> nails in the coffins of the local businesses that managed to survive the
> initial urban sprawl. Our downtown died in 1976 when the first big
> shopping center opened on the expanding east side of town and the
> downtown drug store moved out there. Luckily it's been revitalized and
> is now a mixture of antique shops, cafes and office space. I have a
> theory that, to most people, shopping is as much a social event as it is
> a necessity. Going to town on Saturday was as big as it got in the good
> old days because everything and everyone was there. Now it's at
> Wal-Mart, but I'm not.
>
> Ed
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