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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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[–] BBB_1980@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Already happened, but the guy was sober. That's why they stopped the wing ads, at least in Europe.

[–] NachBarcelona@piefed.social 10 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Are you really sure about that?

[–] markz@suppo.fi 5 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

They run those ads here too. Definitely not stopped.

[–] Dadifer@lemmy.world 5 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

It's wiiiiiiings, not wings to get around it

[–] markz@suppo.fi 1 points 16 hours ago

I don't think that would hold in court

[–] BBB_1980@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago

Nope, I shouldn't comment before my morning coffee. Because I just checked this and it was a class action lawsuit in New York:

"The defendant's prodigious advertising marketing and promotional spending has been used to mislead customers into believing that Red Bull is a superior product worthy of a premium price and has the ability to 'give you wings' and provide energy and vitality,"

Red Bull settled at a max. USD 13 million payout.

One thing is for sure, I haven't seen the cartoon ads ever since in Europe, but I recount my claim and don't make conclusions from my personal experience.

[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago

Well they're still playing in Canada and I assume in the Untied States too cause I saw them on an American network