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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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    • 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
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[–] too_high_for_this@lemmy.world 3 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

I once convinced a co-worker that the opposite was true for napkin, that they were apkins before.

Also told him pockets were pock-ettes and pants used to have giant pocks that hung outside like saddlebags.

[–] my_hat_stinks@programming.dev 2 points 5 hours ago

That's surprisingly not that far off, modern pockets evolved from bags tied to belts and the word comes from "poke", meaning pouch.