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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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Just in case for some reason you haven't heard the phrase 'Don't shoot the messenger'

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[–] Hegar@fedia.io 1 points 2 days ago

Messengers of state and embassadors were considered sacred, sacrosanct or had some kind of official immunity in most states throughout history.

It was a fairly common practise because it's just really hard to conduct affairs of state if anyone you send fears for their life.

When you want to provoke someone into war, killing their messengers is a tried and true method. I believe that was the goal of the khwarizmian shah when he killed those mongol messengers.