I thought they sold Ammo but not guns. Maybe that’s a quirk of our Canadian gun control though.
Can you buy Rifles at Walmart south of the border?
MacFluffers
In the south, it’s pretty common, but in the north, it’s unheard of. I don’t think Rachel’s right about the implication.
Blal
The implication is that the regulars of Wal-mart are the type of people to drive a pickup with a well-stocked gun rack in the back. It’s a pretty well known stereotype even if it’s not technically correct for most of the country
gangler
Ah, that makes sense. I forgot about the Walmart consumer = Redneck trailer trash line of humor. I haven’t heard one of those jokes in three, four years easily.
I get it now. Sorry for needing the joke explained.
mpark6288
I’m not in the south, and I can buy rifles or shotguns at my Wal-Mart.
Do you mind if I ask a question that’s always bothered me now that I see the opportunity?
What’s the attraction to parking lots? I mean, they’re empty and featureless, provide no shelter against the elements, have no good places to sit down, and provide no privacy. Why on Earth do drive to a Walmart or grocery store parking lot and hang out there when they could go to someone’s house or yard or a park or *anything else*?
In part the attraction os all those things you describe. Because they are such an unattractive hangout the odds if getting caught are low. Nobody is supicious when they see a car there because, well, it’s a parking lot and cars are expected to be there. If the drivers are drunk no prob, the cars are parked already so no DUI.
Also, because the cars then become a welcome and huddled around part of the party, and many of the people who do those sorts of parties enjoy showing off their rides. Also, cars come with stereos, so a music selection is already handled, and because they are, well, cars, they can be sat in when cold or sat on when hot.
It’s a parking lot, so there’s not a ton of biting mosquitoes and ticks and such that you might get in a grassy yard, and it’s already clear so you don’t have to worry about tripping over stuff in the dark.
If the cops come ’round, you already have transport out, meaning a quick get away. You already have plenty of space so if someone rolls up late or has to leave early, you don’t need to find a parking space around the block or have the hassle of moving cars in the driveway to get someone out.
Did I miss something? After that almost phobic reaction to the holding on the motorcycle I’d almost expect “wear clothes at all times” to be writen into their roommate agreement.
Also I think there was a joke in the comments a few strips back about Joe’s “make out now” powers actually working on Billie and Sal without anyone realizing it.
Well, Sal’s a bit anti-social so I figure she kind of modified the standard. My dad grew up in rural Illinois and I’ve heard a lot about his high school days and how they hung out, hahaha.
I grew up in Iowa in the 60s and 70s. Dad raised Black Angus cattle, corn and soybeans. I have some expertise in midwestern rural parties myself. Back then there would typically be four or five kegs and about two hundred people involved, and the venue was usually a mowed hayfield, woodlot or someone’s barnyard.
109 thoughts on “Walmart”
Jen Aside
Roz and Billie WOOOOO
David Herbert
And thus began the fan fic writing.
nothri
Your statement implies that the fanfic writing ever stopped….
dchorror
Or that it wasn’t already in motion.
Henry
That’s Sal. Livin’ it up.
Jamal K.
Just like your avatar!
Blob Marley
FIFTY.
MCNUGGETS.
Plasma Mongoose
Walky’s idea of a party involves a Monkey Master marathon on a big screen, a couch and lots of McNuggets.
Eric
What is five folks? Does she literally mean five people?
Rikushadow5
Indeed.
Carapace (@Carabrains)
No, no- Five Folks. You know- Dwarves, Elves, Humans, Hob–er, Halflings, and Dryads Or Whatever. Sal only rocks out DnD style.
Shade
I know DnD is my idea of a party.
Plasma Mongoose
The only thing missing from Sal’s idea of a party are rifles and pickup trucks.
RachelEvil
Those were implied by “Wal-Mart.”
Plasma Mongoose
I am not too familar with the details of Wal-mart as I am not an American.
gangler
I thought they sold Ammo but not guns. Maybe that’s a quirk of our Canadian gun control though.
Can you buy Rifles at Walmart south of the border?
MacFluffers
In the south, it’s pretty common, but in the north, it’s unheard of. I don’t think Rachel’s right about the implication.
Blal
The implication is that the regulars of Wal-mart are the type of people to drive a pickup with a well-stocked gun rack in the back. It’s a pretty well known stereotype even if it’s not technically correct for most of the country
gangler
Ah, that makes sense. I forgot about the Walmart consumer = Redneck trailer trash line of humor. I haven’t heard one of those jokes in three, four years easily.
I get it now. Sorry for needing the joke explained.
mpark6288
I’m not in the south, and I can buy rifles or shotguns at my Wal-Mart.
Jimmy
I’m in the south and I can’t.
Jamal K.
Sam’s Club has ’em in bulk 😉
iSaidCandleja-
Sal’s party sounds like my after-party. You can see some “interesting” people going to and from walmart at 2am.
Mint
The question is what do those people think when they see you.
Zanosuke_Kurosaki
Just go to peopleofwalmart.com, save yourself the trip.
Rognik
That’s not a party, it’s an “intimate get together”.
I’m talking I to the N to the T-I-M-A-T-E get together!
BoringRocks
And if it were a party, it wouldn’t be Sal’s party, it would be MY party!
Valdrax
Do you mind if I ask a question that’s always bothered me now that I see the opportunity?
What’s the attraction to parking lots? I mean, they’re empty and featureless, provide no shelter against the elements, have no good places to sit down, and provide no privacy. Why on Earth do drive to a Walmart or grocery store parking lot and hang out there when they could go to someone’s house or yard or a park or *anything else*?
fellixe
In part the attraction os all those things you describe. Because they are such an unattractive hangout the odds if getting caught are low. Nobody is supicious when they see a car there because, well, it’s a parking lot and cars are expected to be there. If the drivers are drunk no prob, the cars are parked already so no DUI.
artemi
Also, because the cars then become a welcome and huddled around part of the party, and many of the people who do those sorts of parties enjoy showing off their rides. Also, cars come with stereos, so a music selection is already handled, and because they are, well, cars, they can be sat in when cold or sat on when hot.
It’s a parking lot, so there’s not a ton of biting mosquitoes and ticks and such that you might get in a grassy yard, and it’s already clear so you don’t have to worry about tripping over stuff in the dark.
If the cops come ’round, you already have transport out, meaning a quick get away. You already have plenty of space so if someone rolls up late or has to leave early, you don’t need to find a parking space around the block or have the hassle of moving cars in the driveway to get someone out.
Really, the list goes on and on.
Plasma Mongoose
Billie is still fully dressed? They clearly didn’t get past 3rd base then. 😛
Undrave
I don’t see a fully dressed Sal in that shot.
Plasma Mongoose
That is a very good point; hope springs eternal.
Undrave
Sal and Billie! My new OTP.
George
Your avatar today scares me for reasons I cannot fully comprehend.
Also, Ruth should totally be Dorothy’s second if Joyce gets talked out of it. Just because.
Plasma Mongoose
That is because a happy Ruth means that somewhere, there is a person dying from the violent removal of their femurs.
fellixe
Did I miss something? After that almost phobic reaction to the holding on the motorcycle I’d almost expect “wear clothes at all times” to be writen into their roommate agreement.
Plasma Mongoose
The inference we were drawing was that Billie and Sal did something MORE than JUST sign an agreement, that something naughtier.
47
Also I think there was a joke in the comments a few strips back about Joe’s “make out now” powers actually working on Billie and Sal without anyone realizing it.
Doctor_Who
But that would only be six beers per person. What kind of redneck is she?
Plasma Mongoose
A very cheap one it seems.
ryan
i thought the “each” was implied.
Plasma Mongoose
You are also assuming it will be CANS of beer not BOTTLES.
taekwondogirl
Sal’s party sounds like a typical rural midwest party.
Animal
Trust me. No honest rural midwestern party would get by with only five people or one case of beer.
taekwondogirl
Well, Sal’s a bit anti-social so I figure she kind of modified the standard. My dad grew up in rural Illinois and I’ve heard a lot about his high school days and how they hung out, hahaha.
Animal
I grew up in Iowa in the 60s and 70s. Dad raised Black Angus cattle, corn and soybeans. I have some expertise in midwestern rural parties myself. Back then there would typically be four or five kegs and about two hundred people involved, and the venue was usually a mowed hayfield, woodlot or someone’s barnyard.
Ridureyu
Billie: “Hey, Creepy Guy, wanna go to a party?”
Creepy Guy: “Does it involve flying bones and bursting eyeballs and screaming women drowning in seas of blood as dogs chew out their n-”
Billie: “Never mind.”
Graham S.
I’d party with Sal.
Kide
Yes. Yes I would too.
Rikushadow5
Hate beer, but I would also party with Sal.
Asuka L.S.
I bet she’d be cool to hang out with in general. Still, I think I look at her a little to similarly to Joyce to have a reliable, unbiased opinion…
Rikushadow5
Better to party with 4 good friends than 400 people you don’t know.
Zap Rowsdower
Unless its a party where they have to give you stuff, in which case quantity over quality.
Rikushadow5
But what if they all give you a penny?! Then you only have $4 to show for it.
ryan
that’s still $4 richer than before the party.
begbert2
Depends on who’s buying the beer.
Doom Shepherd
That greatly depends on your party goals. None of my close friends want me to Joe them.
Doom Shepherd
…and that statement is 40% funnier with this icon.
NF
Sal’s idea of a party is somewhat frightening to me.
parissyndrome
lol wrong window.
Looks like Sal’s idea of a good party is anything that involves steers and police showing up.
Undrave
So Sal and billie are friends now? They bonded over their common dislike of Ruth?
begbert2
I think Billie has bonded over beating Ruth at something, and Sal just doesn’t care enough either way to actively bother not being friendly.
Just for kix
How come she is not disappearing anymore?
Wackd
She and Billie made a deal that she stick around long enough to get the roommate agreement hammered out.
agentksilver
Yesssss. Billie in her element.
Alex
Sal’s idea of a party sounds like my town’s idea of a party
Vivvav
Sal sounds like a gal who knows how to have a good time.
Greg
I love Billie’s body language in the last panel.
Also, Sal has reminded me that it’s very hard to tell between hipsters and strange southerners.
Kaci