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dem4decades

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1. Battleships became outdated once the aircraft carrier became prominent.

Reply to LetMyPeopleVote (Original post)

Fri Dec 26, 2025, 07:13 PM

9 hrs ago

The jury is still out if the aircraft carrier is out of date yet but it soon will be too. Grandpa Trump would love the battleship, his time is over too, they are perfect together.

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Battleships became outdated once the aircraft carrier became prominent. dem4decades 9 hrs ago #1

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Uh oh! Wet magnets! 2MuchNoise 7 hrs ago #4