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-Homer J. Simpson

Wednesday, March 28, 2007

There is no Walmart in New York?

I always just assumed that New York city had a Walmart.

But I guess not.


Frustrated by a bruising, and so far unsuccessful battle to open its first discount store in the nation’s largest city, Wal-Mart’s chief executive said yesterday, “I don’t care if we are ever here.”

He went on to say:

Speaking about what he sees as snobbish elites in New York and across the country, Mr. Scott added, “You have people who are just better than us and don’t want a Wal-Mart in their community.”

You know what they need? More people like this: