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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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[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 1 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I've never goten this meme. Was the astronaut on the left supposed to gave been kept away from any windows or views of earth the whole time?

[–] TheFogan@programming.dev 22 points 1 week ago

The actual history of the meme... it started as an MS paint sketch where they were looking to a flat earth. With just the first saying "WTF it's flat" one behind saying "sorry fam". The more popular follow up was one where they were looking, except the only land mass on earth was a giant state of ohio, and second astronaut responded with "always has been".

Oh as far as the idea that they didn't look at it in transit, no idea... though I suppose it's more reasonable that this is the first spacewalk or whatever. Would imagine most the trip up, you'd be looking ahead rather than back at earth. Also I suppose depends on the subtletly or lack there of of what earth is "all".

[–] techt@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] LodeMike@lemmy.today 3 points 1 week ago (2 children)

That doesn't answer any of my questions.

[–] tischbier@feddit.org 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I think the origin being that the earth is flat means that the astronaut on the left not only thought the earth was round but that they had also never seen the real earth.

Memes fall into different genres. This one is absurdist. It’s not meant to be totally logical.

[–] techt@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

My b, I thought you wanted to know the origin of the meme.