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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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[–] P1nkman@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (1 children)

A mechanic in Denmark has Adolf has his middle name. He's about 50. I only went there once...

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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.

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[–] FosterMolasses@leminal.space 2 points 3 weeks ago

Real dude... I was writing a story a while back, and usually when naming characters I just pull one from the noggin that "feels right", and I fell on "Donnie" for a young delinquent that was meant to bite off more than he can chew picking a fight with real criminals. When I revisited it a bit later in time, I internally cringed and had to pick a different name altogether lol

Shame because I felt like the name suited him so well that I wound up not continuing the story much after that.

[–] NegentropicBoy@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

Can Cyril make a return then?

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 weeks ago

I see the throught process but I doubt most people care

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