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ariadne0614

(2,204 posts) Sun May 31, 2026, 06:59 PM Sunday

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In a 1991 cartoon, Mad Magazine "brutally mocked" *Rump as,

. . . The Wizard of Odds

From Google’s AI summary: “In a striking display of cultural clairvoyance, MAD placed Trump as the "Wizard" hiding behind the curtain, manipulating fame-obsessed characters. You can read more about the feature's legacy on Tom Richmond.”
https://www.themirror.com/news/us-news/trump-brutally-mocked-cheesy-conman-1861590?slide=2

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In a 1991 cartoon, Mad Magazine "brutally mocked" *Rump as, (Original Post) ariadne0614 Sunday OP

Good one to spread far and wide. blm Sunday #1

pic Celerity Sunday #2

Thanks for posting. ariadne0614 Sunday #3

you can use this: Celerity Sunday #5

Amazing. He was shit back then and he is worse now. Srkdqltr Sunday #4

"Pays all his debts with IOUs", that's the truth. KS Toronado Monday #6

blm

(114,790 posts)

1. Good one to spread far and wide.

Reply to ariadne0614 (Original post)

Sun May 31, 2026, 07:03 PM

Sunday

Celerity

(55,091 posts)

2. pic

Reply to ariadne0614 (Original post)

Sun May 31, 2026, 07:03 PM

Sunday

ariadne0614

(2,204 posts)

3. Thanks for posting.

Reply to Celerity (Reply #2)

Sun May 31, 2026, 07:11 PM

Sunday

I tried to make that happen, but my effort failed.

Celerity

(55,091 posts)

5. you can use this:

Reply to ariadne0614 (Reply #3)

Sun May 31, 2026, 07:22 PM

Sunday

https://imgbb.com/

Srkdqltr

(10,011 posts)

4. Amazing. He was shit back then and he is worse now.

Reply to ariadne0614 (Original post)

Sun May 31, 2026, 07:13 PM

Sunday

KS Toronado

(23,945 posts)

6. "Pays all his debts with IOUs", that's the truth.

Reply to ariadne0614 (Original post)

Mon Jun 1, 2026, 02:49 PM

Monday

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