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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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  2. The entire showerthought must be in the title
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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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[–] snausagesinablanket@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

If hamburger was not eaten then its not hamburger?

[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Well technically hamburgers were never actually hamburgers, it's an abbreviation for hamburg steaks.

[–] TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Well technically that is not an abbreviation. That is a portmanteau.

[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world 0 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

No, silly, between ham and burger.

[–] finitebanjo@lemmy.world -2 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Lmao, no, Hamburg is a place. Check the etymology of hamburger yourself to see.

[–] Rivalarrival@lemmy.today 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Technically, its only a hamburger if it comes from the hamburg region of Germany. Anywherr else, it is sparkling beef.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] baggachipz@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago

Hamburg is a port town and specializes in fish. Ever eaten a burger in Hamburg? I have, they’re fucking terrible. People from Hamburg are called “Hamburgers” in German. More likely is that an immigrant from Hamburg (port cities were the gateway for emigration) created sandwiches elsewhere (probably the US) and the name came from that.

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

What what? Inda butt!

[–] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

It comes from hamburg steaks. Adding -er to the end of a city name in German and English (now to a lesser extent) forms an adjective meaning from that city or a noun meaning someone or something from that city. Another example is frankfurter, which comes from frankfurter Wurst.

[–] griff@lemmings.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

Is that a Schrödinger’s hamburger then?