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21 April 2009



Earth's Third Biggest Biggest

BBC World News compère to colleague for stocks update: "So, Tesco - earth's biggest retail store"

"Yep! After Carrefour and Wal-mart."

  • What the deuce does that mean?
  • Some feeble patriotic flag waving?
  • Can't let the Frenchies and Amer'cans beat us - that it?

  • Ah so - this is what it was about. Merely Britain 's biggest supermarché - not the frigging giant of the universe the idiot teleprompter had my compatriots all excited about.

    But still threatening to upsize.

  • And let's hear it for Kroger.
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    4 comments:

    1. American Shopper11:21 am

      England has Tesco.
      How does that compare with our Kroger?

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    2. Corfucius12:01 pm

      Do you know, i don't know. Theyre Cincinnati, Ohio, right? I'm more an HEB (San Antone) and Safeway (Seattle/Bainbridge island) man. anyway, I was only quoting this ludicrous exchange between the two reporters. The proper chat would have gone:
      Anchor: So, Tesco, earth's biggest retailer ...
      Reporter: you kidding? There's carrefour and wal-mart wayy above it-
      Anchor: ok, no need be like that - i'm just reading from this idiot ill-informed prompter
      Reporter: And dont get me started on that Kroger lot
      Anchor: They're Ohio based, i believe
      Reporter: Cripes, is that what your teleprompter says?
      Anchor: No way - the teleprompter would've placed the chain down in Hawaii or even Guantànamo
      Reporter: Dude! You even got the accent right. You, like, actually been there?
      Anchor: Kroger or Guantàna-wotsit?
      Producer: can we get on with the financial report and stop swapping shopping hints?

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    3. American Shopper8:01 pm

      Thanks for giving Kroger a mention!
      Yes, I think their Head Office is
      there. We are in PA.

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    4. Corfucius8:43 pm

      My very great pleasure to plug Kroger and, of course, it makes me look terribly worldly with my inter-continental familiarity with the best of shopping experiences.

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