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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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Hey, before you go start gaslighting strangers that their memories are false (I also remember hearing the phrase in school in the 80s), consider a few things:
First, while calculator watches may have existed, I don't remember seeing them in my childhood. They weren't universal.
Second, teachers are adults, kinda set in their ways. Brand-new 'toys' aren't going to change their thinking on a dime. I can very easily believe teachers continuing to use the phrase even after circumstances have changed (see also the other poster mentioning hearing it in the 00s).
Third, the fact that you can "prove" the saying wrong with your arguments doesn't mean that all of our teachers have thought it through the way you did (and I think all of us have had teachers where the response to this debate would be "Quit talking back! Detention for you, buster!" instead of "Oh, yeah, interesting thought...").
I never said I could "prove" anything, only that I wonder if it might be a likely product of the Mandela Effect given the circumstances.
I find the whole idea intriguing, and entirely not a bad thing in any way!
On the contrary:
Instead of something impressed on you from outside, it might be an entity-establishing tale a whole generation developed in a collective, subconscious way on their own, a strong joint image to mark their distinctiveness from the previous generation.
If anything, I am jealous because I am not sharing that common experience!
But, hey, at least I still have the "Fruit of the Loom" false memory. Not quite as cool and meaningful as your potential one, but fascinating nonetheless!