*Updated*
Another item I could not resist as well was this humorous piece featured on The Spoof Website (here) [the link now only goes to the main Spoof page, as it appears the original article is no longer available for some reason; too bad, as the photo was great]:
Wal-Mart, the world's largest retailer, has decided to get tough on shoplifting and employee theft.Their new robotic anti-theft device, nicknamed "Sam" after Wal-Mart founder Sam Walton, will be gradually phased in at all Wal-Mart and Sam's Club's stores across the United States beginning this Fall.
"It's based on the ED-209 robot from the movie Robo-Cop," said Wal-Mart Media Relations Manager Ted Gentry, "but we can assure all those would-be Winona Ryder's out there that this is a fully functional version. Sam features two 20 mm cannons and two .50 caliber fully automatic machine guns putting out 5 thousand rounds per minute...enough firepower to discourage even the most dedicated shoplifter or union organizer. There are also a few surprises up Sam's titanium alloy triple armor plated sleeves, but we would like to keep those a secret at the moment. Let's just say that Sam won't be as easy a pushover as your typical 95 year old Wal-Mart greeter."
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Hmmm, it would not surprise me in the least if the folks at Wal-Mart Headquarters would think is a good idea and attempt to do something along these lines.
;->
Okay, I think I have managed to make up for not posting on the ALP blog for over a month's time and have gotten my quota of blog posts in, for the time being anyway.
Until next time ...
:-) [smile]
*Note*: last updated on Saturday, July 3, 2004 at 2:55 PM [EDT].
Posted by Morgan on June, 30 2004 at 02:02 PM
