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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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Can you give me an idea of where in the world you live, because I think I want to live there.
While I don't disagree with your conclusions, I am not sure about your assumptions that got you there. Even if we agree that we are talking about a very limited population group like: people living in North America, You assumptions seem to be based upon a fairly young group of sexually active people without children. I am not taking a swipe at women, gays, or marriage here, I am merely pointing out that there is a real divergence in the life styles and priorities of people who are actively having/trying to have kids versus those that are not. Yes, it is also the same for gay couples trying to adopt or do the surrogacy thing. But I am not sure that group is big enough yet to effectively skew the numbers. I guess what I am getting at is that are a lot stresses and time factors that effect how often you have time and energy to dive or have some dive face first into your genitals.