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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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[–] cattywampas@lemmy.world 14 points 4 days ago

I always interpreted the phrase "after midnight" to mean "after midnight and before dawn."

[–] one_old_coder@piefed.social 10 points 4 days ago (1 children)

The biggest flaw in the Gremlins movie.

[–] snooggums@piefed.world 4 points 4 days ago

Pretty sure there is an lmplied 'after midnight and before dawn'becsuse bad stuff happens at night. It would have taken a half second to make it clear.

Midnight is a terrible point in time for magic creatures anyway. Do they follow time zones or daylight savings time?

[–] webghost0101@sopuli.xyz 6 points 4 days ago

Midnight isn’t even the mid of the night most days.

[–] amio@lemmy.world 3 points 4 days ago

After some midnight, anyway. When you say "midnight" you're usually referring to a particular one, implied by context. Or spelled out for that matter.

[–] enchanted@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

Everyone goes to sleep after 2pm

[–] bizarroland@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

Insomniacs for the win