Grandpa Pudding Brains says airplanes didn't exist during his father's lifetime
The United States Moron in Chief, also known as Grandpa Pudding Brains, made a statement that airplanes did not exist during his father's lifetime. However, this claim is incorrect as his father lived through two world wars, the jet age, and the rise of mass commercial aviation. The statement has been met with criticism and ridicule, with many pointing out the obvious error in his claim.
- ▪The United States Moron in Chief's father lived through two world wars and the jet age.
- ▪The Moron in Chief's brother was an airline pilot, contradicting his claim about airplanes not existing.
- ▪The statement has been met with criticism and ridicule due to its obvious inaccuracy.
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| Publication time | Tue, 28 Jul 2026 19:07:09 +0000 |
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Grandpa Pudding Brains says airplanes didn't exist during his father's lifetime Jason Weisberger 12:07 pm Tue Jul 28, 2026 Mugshots of Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump The Orange Menace's father lived through two world wars, the jet age, the moon landing and the rise of mass commercial aviation. "There weren't airplanes in those days, I don't think," says the United States Moron in Chief. He's right about one thing: he doesn't think. His brother was an airline pilot. Previously:• Grandpa Pudding Brains encounters the concept of elapsed time• Grandpa Pudding Brains sizes up Elvis for a fistfight at Graceland• Grandpa Pudding Brains pauses Memorial Day tribute to workshop a joke about dead soldiers named Donald COMMENT ON SUBSTACK dummy Watch: Marjorie Taylor Greene complains that January 6…
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