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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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Prices have inflated so much over the past 10 years that a $20 bill buys as much as $5 did back then.

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[–] over_clox@lemmy.world 23 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Also, make sure to bring your tape measure, shrinkflation is all too real..

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 30 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Subway argued in court that "Footlong" is a trademarked brand, and does not mean it's 12 inches. Then they argued that the average consumer would KNOW this, and not be confused by these terms.

Footlong is a subway branded term for their bigger sub. Foot long is a generic term that means one foot long.

Yes, that's real. I'm not joking. They legitimately did this. Just like Fox News argued in court that their station is NOT a news network. It is an entertainment network, presenting purely opinion based stories. As such, they have ZERO obligation for their stories to contain even a shred of truth or fact to their stories. And "Fox News" is a branded term, not relating to, or presenting factual news reports.

On a related note, would anyone like to buy "Bigger Penis Pills"? I mean, it's just condensed sugar in tablet form. But I've branded it as "Bigger Penis Pills", and selling it for $100 per pill.

[–] Scubus@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Didnt fox news have to change their name to fox entertainment?

[–] optissima@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 day ago

Fox News Entertainment I thought

[–] over_clox@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Okay, Subway trademarked the footlong, then they cut it in half if you order a 6 inch...

Did they fucking trademark the size of an inch too?

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

No. That was one of the things being sued over.

[–] over_clox@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

Good, fuck Subway, and that's even considering I used to work for them, in security camera maintenance, before this whole AI/enshittification era though..

[–] brooke592@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago

A group of business and law school people got paid to peddle that bullshit.

It's part of how our own money is used against us.

[–] Perspectivist@feddit.uk 1 points 1 day ago

In Finland there's a product called "Meter pizza" that's about 60 cm long, but then there's also a "centimeter pizza" that's way longer than a centimeter.