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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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- All posts must be showerthoughts
- The entire showerthought must be in the title
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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.
- A good place for politics is c/politicaldiscussion
- Posts must be original/unique
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Aint no way, they spoke fake Mandarin 🤣
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L-wbpZ7-5gQ
I watched like 2 clips and I already cringed the fuck out
Nah bruh, I went to 2 years of elementary school in China and watched a lot of Mandarin cartoons and TV shows, aint no way they did this...
So butchered...
I can feel the host cringing
This sounds like how American teachers tried to pronounce my name... 💀
(Okay it's not fake-fake, just so awful you need a PhD in Chinese Language to understand it)
You may enjoy fireflychinese.com: Translating the Chinese in Joss Whedon's Firefly and Serenity. With video clips of each scene, notes on word usage, and in-depth (over)analysis of Malcolm Reynolds's heroic quest to butcher the Chinese language—one curse at a time.
see also https://gamerant.com/firefly-most-common-mandarin-phrases-translation-meaning/
Yeah well, that's sad to know.