corner store
(Canada, Australia, New Zealand) A convenience store, whether or not it is on a corner.
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On the way back from DFW on Sunday, I was lucky enough to find a gas station north of Waco that had $3.50 gas. Last night, the neighborhood corner store gas station (which is usually the cheapest in this zip code) had…
In my lifetime I've watched gambling in America move from Casinos and backrooms to the corner store, but this shit is different.
Playing outside on the block with my cousins while my grandma and great aunt are watching us from their windows. They talking to each other between floors, while smoking cigarettes. They toss a sock us with money, so…
If you’re called names by a cretin, it really doesn’t matter. The source is all of the names they call others. I literally laugh when he says ‘low IQ’ … that guy can’t even read. Remember his riff on corner store. W…
never fixed a meal never been in a corner store never even witnessed childcare never honored the constitution never experienced remorse or regret never experienced empathy
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(Canada, Australia, New Zealand) A convenience store, whether or not it is on a corner.
“On the way back from DFW on Sunday, I was lucky enough to find a gas station north of Waco that had $3.50 gas. Last night, the neighborhood corner store gas station (which is usually the cheapest in this zip code) had gas at $4.19. Definitely not great, Bob!”
— Bluesky· May 2026“In my lifetime I've watched gambling in America move from Casinos and backrooms to the corner store, but this shit is different.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“Playing outside on the block with my cousins while my grandma and great aunt are watching us from their windows. They talking to each other between floors, while smoking cigarettes. They toss a sock us with money, so we can go to ice cream truck or corner store.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“If you’re called names by a cretin, it really doesn’t matter. The source is all of the names they call others. I literally laugh when he says ‘low IQ’ … that guy can’t even read. Remember his riff on corner store. What a total moron.”
— Bluesky· May 2026“never fixed a meal never been in a corner store never even witnessed childcare never honored the constitution never experienced remorse or regret never experienced empathy”
— Bluesky· May 2026
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