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Showerthoughts

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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

Here are some examples to inspire your own showerthoughts:

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    • If your topic is in a grey area, please phrase it to emphasize the fascinating aspects, not the dramatic aspects. You can do this by avoiding overly politicized terms such as "capitalism" and "communism". If you must make comparisons, you can say something is different without saying something is better/worse.
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[–] SuperLallarn@aggregatet.org 1 points 6 hours ago

The forbidden city in china?

[–] Sanctus@anarchist.nexus 47 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Im sure someone has been awake in the Vatican for a long time.

[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 40 points 1 day ago

c/oneSentenceHorror

[–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 2 points 13 hours ago (1 children)
[–] treadful@lemmy.zip 6 points 12 hours ago (1 children)
[–] schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 11 hours ago* (last edited 11 hours ago)

What do we want?

Autocorrect that doesn't make mistakes!

When do we want it?

Nor! Not! North! I mean…

[–] Corporal_Punishment@feddit.uk 22 points 22 hours ago

The Vatican is a good shout. Also the Tower of London which has had a castle in its current location since 1068 and has been occupied continuously ever since.

[–] AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world 32 points 1 day ago

There are churches where people have had round-the-clock vigils for over a century.

[–] Noel_Skum@sh.itjust.works 13 points 23 hours ago* (last edited 23 hours ago) (1 children)

Any… Train station? Airport? Police station? The White House? Emergency call handling centres? Hotel reception? etc etc

And that’s just for the young country of the US.

[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 8 points 23 hours ago

Surely there's been a period for like, a fire drill or something. The Pentagon wouldn't do that, at least not fully.

[–] Sibbo@sopuli.xyz 14 points 1 day ago (3 children)

How can USAians be so dense? How old is the pentagon? How old is the USA? Do you really not know anything about history outside of the USA?

I'm sure the London government district, or some government or religious building in China, Japan or Russia easily beats it.

[–] 1984@lemmy.today 2 points 7 hours ago

Americas president made his best attempt to describe the closest neighbour outside their continent, and came up with "piece of ice".

Thats what we are working with.

[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 45 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Bro I'm so stoned I barely thought the sentence up.

[–] psx_crab@lemmy.zip 7 points 1 day ago
[–] Stormy@thelemmy.club 17 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Humans didn't have building 250 years ago. Trumps family made the first building for George Washington in DC, thats how he found real-estate to be his passion, actually buildings really speak to him, and he can listen to them like no one else can. Build me into a great tower don, the trump tower in new york said to him and look at what its become. Its literally dripping in gold. Greatest building that ever existed, tons of people are saying it. Then what happened with George's house was, all you shithole counties stole our tech! Incredible just stole the building buildings power and tech from trump. The books you might have about buildings before trump are all part of a radical hoax by the democrats. You know why they call themselves that right? Because their demons. Everyone's saying it.

[–] FriendOfDeSoto@startrek.website 3 points 20 hours ago

I don't find it credible any more unless rambling like that is delivered on a white house balcony with a man in an Easter Bunny costume standing alongside.