WAL MART AGAIN

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Wal-Mart announced that, sometime in 2007, it will begin offering

customers a new discount item ---- Wal-Mart's own brand of wine. The

world's largest retail chain is teaming up with Ernest & Julio Gallo

Winery of California to produce the spirits at an affordable price, in

the $2 - $5 range.

Wine connoisseurs may not be inclined to put a bottle of Wal-Mart brand

into their shopping carts, but "there is a market for inexpensive wine,"

said Kathy Micken, professor of marketing at the University of Arkansas.

"But the right name is important."

Customer surveys were conducted to determine the most attractive name

for the Wal-Mart wine brand. The top surveyed names in order of

popularity were:

10. Chateau Traileur Parc

9. White Trashfindel

8. Big Red Gulp

7. World Championship Riesling

6. NASCARbernet

5. Chef Boyardeaux

4. Peanut Noir

3. I Can't Believe it's not Vinegar

2. Grape Expectations

1. Nasti Spumante

The beauty of Wal-Mart wine is that it can be served with either white

meat (Possum) or red meat (Squirrel).

P.S. Don't bother writing back that this is a hoax. I know possum is

not a white meat.

[DeadPoolX 9]

That's great! I think I'll send that to my father, whose become a real wine connoisseur the last few years. He even has a subscription to a magazine that's all about wine, called Wine Spectator. That almost seems a little silly to me, but if it makes him happy, who am I to rain on his parade?

Edited October 17, 2007 by DeadPoolX

[NavarreMan 10]

Classic!!!

Thanks for the info. I'll make room for it in my cellar. Can it be stored or does it have an expiration date?

[Nessa 23]

and I thought you were serious for a moment

[Ladylethal 12]

I could use something like that to marinate my pot roast overnight.

[Sinergy 3]

[pedroh 21]

I could use something like that to marinate my pot roast overnight.

yea you can use cheap wine for cookings.. nothing wrong with that

[Ladylethal 12]

And even then I try not going too cheap, and only use it for marinate. If I'll pour wine directly onto the pot in the stove for a sauce or something, then I use the same wine I drink.

[natty bumppo 297]

And even then I try not going too cheap, and only use it for marinate. If I'll pour wine directly onto the pot in the stove for a sauce or something, then I use the same wine I drink.

Is there any other way to cook ?

[one...two...tree 2,762]

E & J "there's no market we won't cater to, including wino's"....they've been making Thunderbird for years...

[Ban Hammer 13,346]

And even then I try not going too cheap, and only use it for marinate. If I'll pour wine directly onto the pot in the stove for a sauce or something, then I use the same wine I drink.

Is there any other way to cook ?

and if you drink enough of the wine, who cares how the food turns out

[DeadPoolX 9]

This entire thread reminds me of the Leisure Suit Larry series, particularly the first game, which came out in 1987. If anyone here has played it, then you probably know where I'm headed with this.

In the game, you can purchase some really awful wine at the Quick-E-Mart that's extremely cheap, but once you do, you've got a problem. You can't take a cab. If you try, the taxi driver will grab the wine and drink it, he'll apparently get drunk and you'll both crash, dying instantly. This is solved, however, when a homeless man comes walking by and you give him the wine. He downs it all in one giant gulp and in appreciation, hands you a pocket knife.

Some other "fun" tidbits from that game (without revealing too much, in case anyone ever plans on playing it) is that there's a sex hotline you can call and type in information (i.e. lover's name, favorite sex act, etc) and then the woman on the other end will have phone sex with you, using the information you supplied. Also, if you stand in one place too long while outside, a small dog (I think it's a schnauzer) walks up to you and pees on your leg.

There's a whole lot more to the game, but it's still rather short by today's standards. It was developed in 1987, after all. There are two versions -- the original EGA (16 colors) copy and the remake in VGA (256 colors). The EGA version uses a parser interface (so you need to type everything in) and the VGA remake uses a point-and-click mouse driven interface.

Anyway... I know I went pretty far off topic with this, but the whole "cheap wine" thing just reminded me of this game.

[natty bumppo 297]

This entire thread reminds me of the Leisure Suit Larry series, particularly the first game, which came out in 1987. If anyone here has played it, then you probably know where I'm headed with this.

They made him into a game ??

They should have let him die peacefully with the 70's

[almaty 19]

The beauty of Wal-Mart wine is that it can be served with either white

meat (Possum) or red meat (Squirrel).

i like possums and fox squirrels.....

[natty bumppo 297]

The beauty of Wal-Mart wine is that it can be served with either white

meat (Possum) or red meat (Squirrel).

i like possums and fox squirrels.....

tastes like chicken ??