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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:
- Both “200” and “160” are 2 minutes in microwave math
- When you’re a kid, you don’t realize you’re also watching your mom and dad grow up.
- More dreams have been destroyed by alarm clocks than anything else
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Some people here have a really huge effect. Guys like Stamets, The Picard Maneuver, and MicroWave, I see their posts all the time.
I apologize profusely.
We love you Stamets. Women want you, men want to be like you.
Sounds like everyone needs to change their priorities. Women ain't getting shit as I am notoriously homosexual and my knees are too terrible and my jokes too dry. Men. Find a better role model, I beg of you. As for all the non-binary peeps, sounds like you're all well adjusted at the moment so I'll leave that be.
When I first joined, I saw The Picard Maneuver so often that I thought it was a community, not just a single user.
That bastard and the rest of the Star Trek people here! They got me watching Star Trek because of their damn memes. They were often funny even without context, what can I say?
I had literally never watched it before. I've now gone through TOS, TNG, Voyager, Lower Decks (save the last season), and I'm over halfway through DS9. Mother fuckers assimilated me... and I'm ok with it
Genuinely? You have no idea how glad I am to hear that. I mean that's a whole lot of Trek to watch, damn. When you did fall to our invasive efforts?
Yup, got the wife on board too lol. We both love Sci-Fi, but neither of us ever watched it. And then suddenly, we had an enormous pool of great sci-fi to watch! We started probably around October, 2023
I had posted this on !risa@startrek.website around that time
So what you're telling me is that I had a hand in your infection... mwahahahaha. No but for real. I fucking love Star Trek and by now you clearly know why. You've seen everything the shows have to offer. And no matter whether they're "good" or "bad", they all have some hope to give or moral to tell or journey to go on. They're awesome. I'm glad that someone else has shared in the joy of that too. Just... give Discovery a chance despite what you've heard.. New shows, fans get salty... Make up your own mind on if you like it. But I will say that like every Trek show, first season is a bit rocky...
I do plan on watching Discovery, despite what I've heard, because I still love the premise of it all, at the end of the day. I already know the first season will be rough... but idk, if I can get through season one of DS9 (and let's be honest, season 2 as well), I think I'll get into it. Cause by season 3 of DS9, it started to slap and felt like good 'ol space again, and I started to love it for it's own flavor. So I'm optimistic and persistent enough lol
But yeah, it's the best thing Lemmy has given to me because I'm more than officially hooked. Hell, my text ringtone is the TOS intercom tone and my wife has a Janeway popsocket on her phone (There's a right way, a wrong way, and the Janeway). We have TOS on blueray and I'm planning on hitting up the library for the rest... y'all got us pretty good, to say the least lmao But we appreciate it
Yeah... basically every Trek show has a really rough start with the exception of Lower Decks and Strange New Worlds. Groundbreaking.
Hell yeah on the ringtones! Every notification tone on my phone comes from Trek in some fashion. The Voyager theme song is my ringtone <3 Discovery and Voyager constantly flip back and forth between who is my favorite.
Also Janeway did nothing wrong with Tuvix, I will die defending my queen
I'm so happy that you guys have found a new joy for you two to share together that has brought so many others the same joy. I hope your journey is long and fruitful, my friend <3
I can't wait to watch Strange New Worlds, but I'm saving it for now. And I love that the Voyager and Discovery themes are your go-to... because they're the best ones! Haven't even seen Discovery, but watched the intro and the theme song is excellent. And you're correct, Janeway was morally right to seperate Tuvix. "Keep your shirt tucked in, go down with the ship, and never abandon a member of your crew". Tuvix wasn't a crew member, and her priority was to the both of them, not him alone... I'll die on that hill too lol. But thank you, I'm excited that your excited for us! We've just been nerding out on it with no shame
Last bit that's an unpopular opinion: I hate Bones. I understand his merit as a balancing character and he occasionally does or says something that really makes you say, "hell yeah, good on ya McCoy!"... but fuck Bones. I'm sorry, I'm not sorry; I can't help it. He's just a dick as his whole personality, to the point that it seems like he was mean as an actual person, not just a character. "Fuck Bones" is a running joke between us at this point. I just need him to get off the bridge and go do his job for the love of god, you don't have to insert your hardline opinions about everything; nobody asked you. "You're a doctor damnit, not a command officer!"— End rant. But I've noticed I'm in the minority on that one lol. Bashir's the sweetest doctor by a landslide though
You and me both...
Oh shit. I thought it was a community until now!
Some of them have major baggage
I guess we are all human
Oh yea, MicroWave feels like a half-bot tbh, no offense. Like I never see this dude made a single comment, only post articles. No wonder why that username is so forgettable.
I've chatted with him before. I think he just likes posting.