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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:
- Both “200” and “160” are 2 minutes in microwave math
- When you’re a kid, you don’t realize you’re also watching your mom and dad grow up.
- More dreams have been destroyed by alarm clocks than anything else
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Because I know how much I am paying for smokers and drinkers.
Is the kink called sounding?
It is
And if you think it's causing a significant burden on the health system, then you're obviously rather hysterical
It is the behavior disregarding the common good I am against.
I cannot imagine something I never even knew existed to singularly cause a burden on the healthcare system.
You came out angry and unpleasant
Your first statement was to create a straw man of people who enjoy something being a burden on society
I feel sorry for you that anything new immediately takes your mind somewhere so frightened and small
Kinks are not new to me.
Given the crises some healthcare systems, including the one of my country, is facing, this is a very vivid concern of mine, and yes, I am angry about that.
I worked in emergency medicine, a lifetime ago
And I'm telling you that you need to pull the stick out of your arse, because you're more interested in beating people with it while it's jammed in there than actually doing anything meaningful
Nobody's kinks are any burden on the health system, let alone significant ones
You're looking for an excuse to be antagonistic while pretending that it's about the greater good
Grow up.
Okay doc. You didn't even read any of my replies probably. Let's close it here.
Thanks for teaching me a new word, although I will probably use it to describe interacting with people like you.
Jesus, you're boring...
Jesus is boring, though it is odd to mention them in this context.
If you never knew it existed, that's sad on your face.
How many people do you think get admitted for sounding? Or vacuum cleaner blowjobs? Or whatever other kink that has the potential to cause harm? It's not a high number.
Do you go into the sun without putting on sunblock? Speed while driving? Go to the beach? If so, you should be angrier at yourself for the burden on health care. Stop being a moron.