At Walmart, 'Chilled Pasta' Is Code For Wine

In an alternative universe in which both the internet and Walmart existed during the 1920s, we would have leaped to the conclusion that this shot by Eric signified a rogue rack of moonshine that was on the flipside of one of those rotating walls you see on Scooby-Doo.

But since this is just the regular universe, Eric’s photo is just a sign of overworked employees who forgot to double-check that the wine didn’t match the “chilled pasta” sign above. Either that or “chilled pasta” is just the slang those wacky youngsters are using for booze these days.

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