Talk:Walla Walla, Washington

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The changes to the Demographics section back in November (here) don't seem to be authoritative. I beleive that the edit, and the attemtps tofix it, should be rolled back to the generic section. -Willmcw 23:49, 20 Dec 2004 (UTC)

As a person living in this town I can assure you that they are factual. The local population is mostly farm workers and illegal workers (<--so wrong), and due to there illegal status they can not eb counted in any official cesus as they fear by makign themselves known they would then be cought and exported in the smallest chicken crate possible. Belgarath TS 22:30, 29 August 2005 (UTC)

I might be willing to believe that Walla Walla's immigrant population grows to almost 50% at times, however I do take objection to the idea of a large number of them working on mushroom farms... in the 19 years I've lived in Walla Walla, I can't think of a time I've even heard of a mushroom farm in the area. Im.thatoneguy 01:37, 21 February 2005 (PST)

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[edit] Little things

Uhh yeah, the winter is too cold and the summers are too hot and dry for anyone to want to farm mushrooms here.

Also, I removed the word "volcanic" from the description of the valley's soil, as it is not volcanic. The soil is very fertile but is not volcanic, or actually "native," so to speak, to the area: some was blown into the area by the wind, and some was carried in by massive floods.

[edit] Noteworthy Residents

Added Eric O'flaherty to the list of noteworthy residents he was added to the Mariners roster tuesday 8/16/06 [1]

[edit] lame

This article reads like a tourist guide. Everett3 18:15, 3 September 2006 (UTC)


This article is a tourist guide. It was probably created by some city official or business owner.

Please improve it then. Pfly 08:16, 14 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Mention in popular culture

According to the Manual of Style, "Mention in popular culture" sections should not be included in WP articles. Unless I hear otherwise, I'm going to remove the "Mention in popular culture" section from the main article and add it to the talk page in 1 week. Jacobko 15:44, 24 July 2007 (UTC)

After hearing no objections, I've removed the "Mention in popular culture" section from the main page. If you have any questions or comments, please list them here before moving the section back! --Jacobko 16:16, 1 August 2007 (UTC)

  • The Offspring have a song called "Walla Walla" about going to the State Penitentiary located in Walla Walla. One of the lines reads "I'll see you in...Walla Walla". It can be found on their album Americana.
  • The film "Stakeout," with Emilio Estevez, includes a lengthy conversation about criminals who did time in Walla Walla's state penetentiary.
  • The film "Dancer in the Dark," with Björk, ends with the main character on death row at the Walla Walla penetentiary.
  • In A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court[2] (1949) Bing Crosby's character says "Walla Walla, Washington" along with other funny place names like "Saskatoon, Saskatchewan" to "make" the sun disappear.
  • The "Looney Tunes" series has also mentioned this town in a couple of its episodes; "Wishie-Washie-White-Washing Machine Salesman from Walla Walla Washington", or "The Little Giant Vacuum Clear Company, Walla Walla, Washington". In one episode, Bugs Bunny uses it as a magic word to transform a vampire.
  • Comedian George Carlin uses the city's name in his Wonderful Wino skit; "Wonderful WINO, in western Walla Walla".
  • In the Pogo comic, a spoof of "Deck the Halls" contains the lyric: "Walla Walla, Wash., and Kalamazoo."
  • In Captain Underpants and the Wrath of the Wicked Wedgie Woman, reporters are stationed in Walla Walla. The city is also a base for the company that manufactures the 3-D Hypno-Ring.
  • In the Three Stooges episode Cash and Carry, the trio uses a map of Walla Walla to dig for treasure, inadvertently breaching the fictional Walla Walla Federal Depository.
  • The book "Headlock" by Edgar Award winning author Burl Barer takes place primarily in Walla Walla, Washington. Barer was a resident of Walla Walla when he wrote this novel. It was the best selling book in Walla Walla during the first year of its publication, according to Amazon.com, outselling Harry Potter.
  • Mentioned in an episode of the Disney Channel series Hannah Montana entitled "Oops! I Meddled Again". Hannah Montana receives a fan e-mail from a fan who lives in Walla Walla Washington.
  • In an episode of the PBS cartoon Arthur, Dora Winnifred (DW) exclaims, "what's Walla Walla, who's Walla Walla, where's Walla Walla"
  • In The Simpsons episode entitled "Homie the Clown," Walla Walla is one of the so-called ridiculous city names listed by Krusty the Clown during a class at clown college. Seattle is also listed.
  • In the comic strip Zits, Jeremy exults that his favorite band's new CD, "Gingivitis Live in Walla Walla," has just reached number seventeen on the charts. [1]

I think you need to reread the MOS section you cited, as it says in the first sentence under "Guidance:"

Do not simply remove such sections; instead, find ways to improve the article so that this form of organization is no longer necessary. It may be possible to integrate some items into the article text.

Especially for a relatively small town with relatively modest article content, I think notable popular culture references are perfectly good content, as they illustrate what influence the place has had on culture (for whatever reason). This wouldn't make sense for Seattle or Los Angeles etc., but I think it does for smaller locations. - Keith D. Tyler 18:30, 1 August 2007 (UTC)