Walmart + Twitter + Google Voice = Comedy
No matter how many people complain about Walmart, the parking lot is always packed when I go there. I always seem to wait in line at the checkout. Their stores are popping up everywhere. So instead of complaining, I'd like to propose a social experiment.
My wife and I are a big fan of people watching. Not creepy people watching behind bushes aided by binoculars. It's entertaining to simply be aware of the diversity of humans that we encounter. A prime location for interesting specimens seems to be Walmart. Inspired by a recent tweet of mine that described someone I saw walking into Walmart as I was walking out, I would like to see other people get involved. Here is my proposal:
- For those of you on Twitter, I would like to propose a new hashtag: #wms When you experience a new Walmart Sighting, simply update your status, being sure to add #wms to the end of it. This will ensure that it shows up for others when they search for it.
- For those of you who fancy your feed reader, subscribe to the RSS feed I have created for the above Twitter search. Here's a link. After subscribing, you should begin to receive updates when people tweet with the Walmart Sighting hashtag.
- For those of you who cannot restrict your sighting report to a mere 140 characters,
I would like you to call me. As a former Grand Central user, I am now the proud owner of a fancy new Google Voice account. Click the button below to leave me a voicemail describing what you've seen at Walmart. (Upon clicking the button, it will ask you to enter your name and phone number. I won't spam your number. Promise.) The best voicemail messages will be posted on this blog periodically.
So there you have it. My three-pronged approach to adding a little humor to the world. Stop being so depressed about the stock market, and start letting us know about the freak shows that you've spotted at Walmart.
