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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:

Rules

  1. All posts must be showerthoughts
  2. The entire showerthought must be in the title
  3. No politics
    • 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.
    • A good place for politics is c/politicaldiscussion
  4. Posts must be original/unique
  5. Adhere to Lemmy's Code of Conduct and the TOS

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[–] lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network 5 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] SaharaMaleikuhm@feddit.org 4 points 5 days ago (1 children)
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[–] tiredofsametab@fedia.io 8 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Nah, definitely happens at 300 with 三百

Edit: in japanese, but I didn't list my language since OP didn't bother.

[–] philthi@lemmy.world 7 points 5 days ago

This is my favourite shower thought post so far.

[–] bizarroland@lemmy.world 6 points 5 days ago

forget what number you're on and say, "um".

[–] thedarkfly@feddit.nl 4 points 5 days ago

In Belgian French it's 70, and in French² it's 1000

[–] inclementimmigrant@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

3 before my lips touch.

[–] Tagger@lemmy.world 5 points 5 days ago

Un, dau, tri, pedwar. Nope, they touch at what you call four.

[–] lvxferre@mander.xyz 5 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

In a lot of Indo-European languages you're stopping right at 5, *pénkʷe. For example Greek (πέντε pénte) and Sanskrit (ञ्चन् páñcan).

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