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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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Just to watch confused looks on customers faces.

"Our soup of the day is Chunky chicken noodle. Be careful. It's very hot, and also very wet. You won't be able to use a fork and knife on this soup. You'll need a spoon for sure! Did you bring your favorite spoon? No? I'll get you a spoon. It is a very basic spoon. Just made of metal. No gps navigation on this one though I'm afraid. You will have to navigate to your mouth manually."

And just watch as their faces try to hold a poker face of normality. They don't want to be rude, but also, this waiter is insane.

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[–] phorq@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

The key is to really make it sound like you're telling a story, offhand jokes aren't normally formatted like that.

"Be careful, a table accidentally lost their forks in the chicken, and I really used to like them... "

Do not give any details because in your mind it's self explanatory what you mean. If they ask how that happened, that's when you respond: "turns out soup is hot and wet."

[–] yakko@feddit.uk 4 points 2 weeks ago

Exactly. You gesture at a truth that is out of reach, build and release tension in rising waves, foster an ambiguous apprehension of threat.

Horror is put to much rubbish by the fine arts, but crafting a real sense of horror is an exceedingly subtle art.