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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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[–] TranquilTurbulence@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Oh you're absolutely right. These are just monsters that serve a purpose for the plot. Nothing more. You shouldn't overthink it.

Although... Overthinking it is kinda fun too, but the people who wrote the script were kinda hoping you wouldn't do that. The whole plot suddenly falls apart if you think about it more than 5 seconds. Well, at least that's on-brand.

[–] Clent@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Makes me wonder if anyone has tried a zombie story line that is preindustrial.

[–] TranquilTurbulence@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 month ago

I thought that the origin of the whole concept is rooted in Haitian magic and folk lore. These modern iterations deviate from the "evil magic zombie" origins and end up with all sorts of problems. The story has to rely on various silly contrivances because of it.

Just go with magic, go old-school. May not sound modern enough, but it totally works. There's no need to worry about the laws of physics when black magic is used to reanimate the corpse. The only way to deal with them is to break the spell. Who cares how dead and decaying the corpses are. They don't need water, energy or even muscles to move. It's pure magic. It just works.