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magicarpet

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82. Indeed.. Stealing is the source of all his acquisitions. He has little need to go shopping like regular folk..
Fri Apr 17, 2026, 01:27 PM
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He says he knows what a quarter store is. What is that? Irish_Dem 15 hrs ago #1
Maybe an inflated "Five and Dime"?? bucolic_frolic 15 hrs ago #5
This is what I think. He was thinking Five and Dime. Irish_Dem 14 hrs ago #21
Maybe he was trying to picture an office with wnylib 12 hrs ago #51
He would probably think a store in one corner of the room is a gift shop? Irish_Dem 12 hrs ago #53
But he's a man of the people... COL Mustard 4 hrs ago #97
He is a man of the crime syndicate people. Irish_Dem 4 hrs ago #98
I'm a few years younger than Chump, and I remember "dime stores" from the 1950s FakeNoose 9 hrs ago #75
Two things: Dementia and his entire life with servants. Irish_Dem 9 hrs ago #77
We called it the 10 cent store in the mid-50s, in the Pac. NW. Dixiegrrrl 6 hrs ago #91
Mr. ShitsInHisPants is part of the privileged elite. magicarpet 9 hrs ago #80
Yes steals, not shops. Irish_Dem 9 hrs ago #81
Indeed.. Stealing is the source of all his acquisitions. He has little need to go shopping like regular folk.. magicarpet 8 hrs ago #82
He basically takes what he wants. Irish_Dem 8 hrs ago #83
That must be it. LisaM 13 hrs ago #49
Yeah, but in the 1950's when he grew up, corner stores were ubiquitous. Wednesdays 11 hrs ago #68
He probably... GiqueCee 14 hrs ago #25
Good point, he thought people were saying "quarter" and never realized anything different. Irish_Dem 14 hrs ago #28
Sadly... GiqueCee 13 hrs ago #30
Outstanding! displacedvermoter 13 hrs ago #40
A high end five and dime? displacedvermoter 13 hrs ago #38
Maybe it is a kinky sex shop? Irish_Dem 13 hrs ago #45
Peep Show! BumRushDaShow 11 hrs ago #60
Exactly what he means. Peep shown for a quarter. Irish_Dem 11 hrs ago #63
It's where you buy bitcoins and other types of rare coins. ECL213 13 hrs ago #43
A coiner store, that's the ticket! yorkster 13 hrs ago #47
Anybody who still believes he is cognitively okay BlueKota 10 hrs ago #71
Most people don't seem to care. Irish_Dem 9 hrs ago #73
There are Dollar Stores. TomSlick 3 hrs ago #105
Yes, but his associations are so loose and tangential. Irish_Dem 2 hrs ago #106
Only heaven knows what what is rattling around in what might have once been his brain. TomSlick 2 hrs ago #107
Whatever is rattling around is not good. Irish_Dem 2 hrs ago #108
Next time, try Bodega C_U_L8R 15 hrs ago #2
Too ethic. Squaredeal 14 hrs ago #17
There isn't one damn ounce of ethics in anything he says... sarchasm 13 hrs ago #46
And we know he's ethically challenged. yorkster 13 hrs ago #48
"Corner store" is a term that's likely 150 years old bucolic_frolic 15 hrs ago #3
He is so completely out of touch with the folks that pay for all the fun he is having. Trueblue Texan 14 hrs ago #24
The Orange Anus... GiqueCee 13 hrs ago #29
And he's from NYC, probably the place with more corner stores than anywhere else. AKA grocery stores. (n/t) thesquanderer 13 hrs ago #33
f you''ve driven through his neighborhood, Forest Hills, Queens... there are no corners stores. 3Hotdogs 13 hrs ago #42
There are Corner Stores in Douglaston, Queens were it was dumped. dave99 11 hrs ago #58
A corner store is, obviously, a store that sells corners. D'uh! Intractable 15 hrs ago #4
Really frustrating to get trapped into a corner store. Onthefly 15 hrs ago #9
Oh no, I have painted myself into a corner store. ECL213 13 hrs ago #44
You really got yourself in a pickle barrel. Onthefly 8 hrs ago #86
Wrong. It is a store that Bluetus 13 hrs ago #32
He is demented Blues Heron 15 hrs ago #6
This phrase is so ingrained EYESORE 9001 15 hrs ago #7
He's a man of the people. Harker 15 hrs ago #8
Perfect twodogsbarking 14 hrs ago #14
"These are simple folk. The salt of the earth.., Squaredeal 14 hrs ago #18
Welll. It's true as he's been bribed by many people and blackmailed many people. cstanleytech 11 hrs ago #65
Yes, he's also man of the people who give him what he wants. Harker 11 hrs ago #67
Just proudly showing off his ignorance. mwmisses4289 15 hrs ago #10
Its like a corner B2 bomber, except its a store Blues Heron 14 hrs ago #11
The man is an imbecile. Ray Bruns 14 hrs ago #12
"Twelve million small "FLIERS" paid ...... AZ8theist 14 hrs ago #13
Not long ago Trump said the same about groceries!! riversedge 14 hrs ago #15
FYI, he also doesn't know what a "days work" means or feels like. Ferrets are Cool 14 hrs ago #16
He's never heard of frogmarch 14 hrs ago #19
"Says a lot about the ignorance of this country that there are millions of people who look at this decrepit lying sack o riversedge 14 hrs ago #20
That is the dementia advancing Easterncedar 14 hrs ago #22
Jesus, what an idiot. mwb970 14 hrs ago #23
Out of touch. Who could have guessed. AllyCat 14 hrs ago #26
I think that was before everyone had a car Racygrandma 14 hrs ago #27
He lacks inhibition, which often proves his ignorance. Martin Eden 13 hrs ago #31
The only reason EuterpeThelo 13 hrs ago #36
The cruelest punishment for Diaper Donald Martin Eden 12 hrs ago #52
But EuterpeThelo 11 hrs ago #62
It seems he's getting worse. He has no inhibition anymore. BradBo 13 hrs ago #41
He grew up mgardener 13 hrs ago #34
I doubt he has ever set foot in any kind of store that sells groceries. Diamond_Dog 13 hrs ago #35
The hero of the common MAGAt..... SergeStorms 13 hrs ago #37
Holy crap he's an idiot. He proved it everyday. He has no filter anymore. BradBo 13 hrs ago #39
He grew up in NYC...and Dems are out of touch JT45242 13 hrs ago #50
Out Of Touch Clouds Passing 12 hrs ago #54
Someone please work the word "bodega" into his next speech. eppur_se_muova 12 hrs ago #55
He'll flub that worse than the time he grunted "yo-smite... yo-sah-mite" (for Yosemite) QueerDuck 12 hrs ago #56
I'm thinking "BAH-duh-gah." 3catwoman3 6 hrs ago #92
I like yours better than mine! That sounds about right. QueerDuck 5 hrs ago #93
I want to hear how he pronounces it IronLionZion 5 hrs ago #95
Tell the paranoid jerk the corner store is where people buy the National Enquirer Attilatheblond 12 hrs ago #57
new yorkers call them "bodegas" rampartd 11 hrs ago #59
I can't stand Trump, yall know that, but I've never heard the term "corner store" before. Must be a regional term. raccoon 11 hrs ago #61
It's an "urban" term and he was born and raised in the most populated city in the U.S. BumRushDaShow 11 hrs ago #64
Outside of campaign photo ops, Wednesdays 11 hrs ago #66
How he became the man of working people is beyond me. nt City Lights 10 hrs ago #69
It's a store where they sell corners! Duh, everybody knows that. Rob H. 10 hrs ago #70
... eppur_se_muova 6 hrs ago #90
Ha! Love it nt Rob H. 45 min ago #111
Ficking moron. Martin68 10 hrs ago #72
MaddowBlog-Baffled by his own 'corner store' reference, Trump's problems with groceries persist LetMyPeopleVote 9 hrs ago #74
It's like the Poppy Bush revelation BumRushDaShow 7 hrs ago #87
In a writing workshop, I reviewed works by college seniors nuxvomica 9 hrs ago #76
Plus, I don't think the idea of franchises had been invented by 1920 FakeNoose 9 hrs ago #79
This message was self-deleted by its author 3825-87867 9 hrs ago #78
Any thing he thinks, goes out the mouth tonekat 8 hrs ago #84
Just don't ask him what a quarter horse is. LudwigPastorius 8 hrs ago #85
Why is a person with such low menality young_at_heart 7 hrs ago #88
What a maroon! Danascot 6 hrs ago #89
It's where we purchase corners for buildings, of course. Unless it's a round building with no corners. IronLionZion 5 hrs ago #94
They're so freaking insanely rich they don't know the basics of shopping. SidneyR 5 hrs ago #96
JFC Lemon Lyman 4 hrs ago #99
Trump has probably never 'shopped' in a store for himself or anyone Dave Id 3 hrs ago #100
Does he know what a cornerback is? milestogo 3 hrs ago #101
Dumbass doesn't know thats where you get corners. nt doc03 3 hrs ago #102
I'll bet Jilly_in_VA 3 hrs ago #103
I wonder what he thinks Dollar Tree or Dollar General is? doc03 3 hrs ago #104
While I know what a corner store, I never heard of a quarter store Polybius 2 hrs ago #109
What I posted upthread - the "Peep Shows" BumRushDaShow 1 hr ago #110
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