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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.

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Naming your kid Donald now a days is like naming your kid Adolf in the 1940s.

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[–] FiniteBanjo@feddit.online 3 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

Donald, Vladimir, Zedong, Jinping, Il, or Un

Also sort of shifty is Muammar and Hugo.

Joseph seems a little more benign by comparison, no?

[–] teft@piefed.social 4 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Small correction: Jong is Kim Jong Un’s given name, not Un. his father was Kim Jong Il whose given name was also Jong and his father was Kim Il Sung whose given name is Il.

[–] napkin2020@sh.itjust.works 6 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago)

You guys are both wrong.

Their given names are Ilsung, JongIl, and Jongun(I prefer Jeongeun). We do not have concept of middle name.

Ilsung and Jungil are not so common. Never seen anyone personally.

Jungeun: pretty common. It's a girl's name actually.

Source: am Korean.