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I recently read a story on CNN.com about a mini-website gone viral. The “People of Wal-Mart” was highlighted for being the little website that could. In actuality, this little website went so crazy with buzz, it brought in visitors by the drove and eventually crashed their servers. While I love any story that showcases the power of the Internet, I wasn’t overly thrilled with the idea of one that made fun of other people.

I’ve been to Wal-Mart and I’ve witnessed some of the oddest people in my local area shopping for food, clothes, and toiletries. My Wal-Mart does offer some entertainment, but I try not to notice and feed off of it. I even scold my kids for pointing it out. Not everyone is graced with high levels of intelligence or just good old fashion common sense. You take what you’re given and you work with it.

That being said, it was like a car crash, I had to review the website. If CNN reported on it, it had to be good. I tried to peek at the website, but again, the server was overloaded and no more visitors could gain access. I forgot about it until this morning when I checked CNN for the news of the day and saw the article again.

I admit I went and I laughed. Not necessarily at the people, but at the goat and the monkey who apparently also like to shop for low cost goods. I recently saw a woman at my grocery store with a dog in her purse. Obviously, this occurs not just at a Meijer store in Michigan, but also at Wal-Mart stores across the country. The best part of this morning’s entertainment was the fact that these young men are making money on this website through ads and they are giving back to charity. One idea that took off and most likely happened in an instant is now an income and a service to the community.

While the website does feature overweight people in skimpy clothes, I’m trying to look past this and focus on the positive aspects of the charity they are passing on through their visitors and advertisements. After all, these two young men are living the American dream of get rich quick! Our parents always told us “get rich quick schemes” didn’t happen, but this was well before the days of social media, Facebook, and MySpace.