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The Wal-Mart Effect 

The natural phenomenon that occurs when one enters any Wal-Mart Superstore needing nothing, yet somehow ends up leaving with a full cart.

This is probably due to their low costs, extended store hours, and poor employee benefits.

See: Wal-Mart
Victim: Dude, help me unload my cart.

Victim's Friend: I thought you said you didn't need anything?

Victim: ...They did it again! It's The Wal-Mart Effect, Gets me every time.

Victim's Friend: Ah, I see what you did there. Very well played, Wal-Mart.
The Wal-Mart Effect by Justin121121 September 25, 2010

The Wal-Mart Effect 

When you've become a permanent employee of Wal-Mart - where you've paved your destiny by binding yourself to work there for the rest if your life, it is inevitable that you will become a fatty, a super fatty fat fatty, some could even argue morbidly obese fatty. This comes from the depression and misery & rollercoaster of negative emotions that comes with being employed with Wal-Mart. Every employee that works their way up in the store, undoubtedly, experiences The Wal-Mart Effect. Fattys.
Friend 1: Hey buddy, you've gained some weight since I seen you last!
Friend 2: Yeah, I got hit with the Wal-Mart Effect when I became a customer service manager.

Friend 1: Wow, our manager sure is a wide load!
Friend 2: Well yeah, every manager falls victim to The Wal-Mart Effect.

Manager: Go wash the windows.
Employee: Whatever you fat loser, if you don't kill yourself, The Wal-Mart Effect will claim you, fat ass.
The Wal-Mart Effect by OGPAPI69 July 29, 2018

The Great Wal of Mart 

(n.) A slang term for the discount store that has consumed America as we know it, demolishing our economy of free enterprise and putting many small corporations out of business. Also known as Wally World, The Great Wal (Wall)
Jim Bob!!! No playing in the toy section with the youngins when we get to The Great Wal of Mart!
The Great Wal of Mart by chas.co. November 5, 2004

writings on the wall 

When something becomes made clear, usually something bad. Signifys specifically figuring something out by reading between the lines of the situation. A realization that - once made - would be foolish to ignore.
After that last financial meeting I can twll that the writings on the wall that they were going bankrupt. So I chose to find a new job as soon as I could.
writings on the wall by AKJDT October 25, 2015

Paint the walls red 

Being in a depressive state ready to blow your brains out onto the wall.
“Dude this final is gonna make me paint the walls red”
Paint the walls red by Nleooon January 25, 2022

first against the wall 

'First against the wall'. Refers to an outgoing elite who will face the firing squads 'when the revolution comes'.
"When I am king, you will be first against the wall" Radiohead - Paranoid Android
first against the wall by Parkaboy November 6, 2015
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Brent: he just tossed me a slop grenade
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