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MineralMan

(151,478 posts)

11. Exactly.

Reply to eppur_se_muova (Reply #7)

Fri Apr 17, 2026, 09:53 AM

Apr 17

He has not experienced anything like a typical life. Not to know what a corner store is means he has no experience of life n a typical city neighborhood.

Many of the corner stores that used to exist are closed now, but in some cities, they remain the heart of commerce in people's real lives. In suburban America, they have been replaced by the convenience stores at gas stations, though.

In the cordoned-off high end residential areas, the corner store neve existed. People had servants to do the shopping.

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Grampy: " What is a corner store? I've never heard that term. I know what a corner store is. Who the hell wrote that?" [View all] Miles Archer Apr 17 OP

The mental decline is speeding up ornotna Apr 17 #1

When does the physical decline catch-up? nt newdeal2 Apr 17 #9

UNFORTUNATELY (in this case) that usually takes MUCH longer. Maru Kitteh Apr 17 #14

So he doesn't read through his speeches first he just goes out there and says whatever they tell him to? Walleye Apr 17 #2

That's a mistranscription that's been spread widely, and makes even less sense than Trump usually does Emrys Apr 17 #3

I've never heard of a quarter store... (I had to look it up...Yes, I've been to thrift stores) LeftInTX Apr 17 #8

There's a million of them in NYC newdeal2 Apr 17 #10

And the next mysterious for the oblivious term will be... Zambero Apr 17 #4

He is married to a strip moll, so he certainly will be confused displacedvermoter Apr 17 #5

Name the... Lion, Rhinoceros, Corner Store. C_U_L8R Apr 17 #6

He has no idea what ordinary, daily life is like for most Americans (or most people). He pays to have everything done .. eppur_se_muova Apr 17 #7

Exactly. MineralMan Apr 17 #11

To add edhopper Apr 17 #12

He's more into corner ballrooms. RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Apr 17 #13

MaddowBlog-Baffled by his own 'corner store' reference, Trump's problems with groceries persist LetMyPeopleVote Apr 17 #15

The only New Yorker who never was in a bodega Maeve Apr 17 #16