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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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  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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[–] cattywampas@lemmy.world 40 points 1 day ago (3 children)

You have discovered homonyms

[–] orenj@leminal.space 4 points 11 hours ago

Homonyms should not exist, get a new sound. i am the #1 homophobe

Wait, not like that

[–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 2 points 22 hours ago (2 children)

This bothers me. I looked it up and it's right, but I want it to be wrong for words that have the same root meaning. It's not like skate (the fish) and skate (the activity). You're an alcoholic because your blood is alcoholic. They're so closely related.

Does this mean every second definition of a word in the dictionary is also a homonym? How different does it need to be?

I hate English.

[–] icanbrewmushrooms@lemmy.world 2 points 14 hours ago

You're an alcoholic because your blood is alcoholic.

This is false, that's not what the noun 'alcoholic' means.

[–] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 3 points 21 hours ago

Does this mean every second definition of a word in the dictionary is also a homonym? How different does it need to be?

"homonym" == "same-name", so, yes by definition. it has the same name as another definition.