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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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[–] MantisToboggon@lemmy.world 77 points 1 month ago (3 children)

We all know it's your mom.

[–] d00phy@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] MantisToboggon@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Not as slow as your moms fatass.

[–] SirSamuel@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

I, too, nominate this person's mother

[–] muntedcrocodile@hilariouschaos.com 1 points 1 month ago (2 children)
[–] BradleyUffner@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

That's why she's the best in the business!

[–] atro_city@fedia.io 1 points 1 month ago
[–] NotASharkInAManSuit@lemmy.world 31 points 1 month ago

I would gladly nominate your mother.

[–] baggachipz@sh.itjust.works 29 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I got with a goat prostitute once, she was baaaaaaaaad

[–] makeshiftreaper@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

There's a documentary on these 2 Dutch sisters in their 70s who have been in the game for over 100 years between them. So they're probably up there:

https://www.theguardian.com/society/2012/sep/17/oldest-prostitutes-amsterdam-70-twins

[–] ChicoSuave@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago
[–] Wilco@lemmy.zip 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] Tiger@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 month ago

You could measure by how far it got you in life, so by some measures Melania could be considered a winner in that class. (First Lady, 40 million for a documentary, etc) I think she’s deplorable though.

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Well there's Caroline Lacroix.

She was a prostitute that caught the eye of King Leopold II, you know, the Belgian Congo guy. He ended up leaving her a pretty large portion of his blood money.

[–] LaLuzDelSol@lemmy.world 14 points 1 month ago (3 children)

I think you could also make a strong argument for Zheng Yi Sao, basically seduced a pirate king and took over his fleet and became the most powerful pirate of all time.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zheng_Yi_Sao

[–] jagermo@feddit.org 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Also, Lola Montez, who nearly brought down the bavarian monarchy.

Her ability to manipulate the king was so great that the Minister of State, Karl von Abel, was dismissed because he and his entire cabinet had objected to her being granted Bavarian nationality and the title of countess. The students at Munich University were divided in their sympathies, and conflicts arose shortly before the outbreak of the revolutions of 1848, which led the king, at Montez's insistence, to close the university.

Also, she is the subject of a great song by Volbeat

[–] LaLuzDelSol@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Haha are you trolling me? That's literally my favorite song, I posted about it just a couple days ago.

https://lemmy.world/post/41385078/21477362

[–] m4xie@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago

I came here to say this

[–] njm1314@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Well I mean she's not a goat at being a prostitute she's a goat at being a pirate Queen.

[–] phonics@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

If it's a business theyre keeping track. Data just isnt public or consolidated.

[–] GottaHaveFaith@fedia.io 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Technically Eve fucked all the men in the world

[–] village604@adultswim.fan 5 points 1 month ago

Her own sons included.

[–] wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I read that as "prostates" and was confused but intrigued

[–] everett@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 month ago

Reading this left me prostrate.

[–] atro_city@fedia.io 8 points 1 month ago (2 children)

We all know Trump is the real throatgoat.

[–] AngryCommieKender@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

I thought that was Nancy Reagan

[–] ViscloReader@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Nah I don't think this buffoon is good at anything. Especially sex

[–] TheRealKuni@piefed.social 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I understand that Nancy Reagan was the throat GOAT.

[–] ickplant@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

But did she charge? Guess we’ll never know.

[–] manuallybreathing@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Say sex worker instead of prostitute, and also people absolutely do rate and review sex workers, it's not exactly what you mean, but the review books and websites can trace their roots back to the late 1800s

unsurprisingly this thread reeks, the culture here is not as progressive and woke as people constantly whine about

[–] jayambi@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

I ask myself sometimes: if we use a new word for "something" what does change? ....surely there are words that were intended as insults from beginning on. But some words just become insults again if we switch the naming because the concept behind it is an insult rooted in soceiety no?. for example: 1980 "your mother is a whore" ,dont say whore its insulting say prostitute.... 2000 "your mother is a prostitute" dont say that... 2026 "yo mama is a sex worker" ... no matter how often we name it, the concept is causing it to end up as insult.

maybe a bad example here but anyways

[–] lemmylommy@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

Number four prostitute in all of Kazakhstan is Natalya Sagdiyev.

[–] slazer2au@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Because one is subjective the other is not.

[–] abbadon420@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That's why you keep stats and measure objective metrics. "I think this is the best player" or "I think this is the best whore" are both equally subjective. But one is backed up by statistics, the other is not, but could be and therbt negating the difference.

[–] thenoirwolfess@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

And then, if the scoring criteria can be subjective, that can lead to a similar issue with results. Kind of how those ice-skating competitions rely on 3 experts' opinions rather than the mathematical accuracy of moves or timing accuracy of music synchronisation.

I wonder what the criteria might be, so they don't rely on keeping partner stats too lmao

[–] Stern@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (2 children)

We could grade them like gymnasts or figure skaters. I'd watch competitive prostitution.

[–] crank0271@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

In a certain sense, I think many of us do.

[–] atro_city@fedia.io 2 points 1 month ago

Not "in a sense". It is prostitution.

[–] Pat_Riot@lemmy.today 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Pretty sure that's just called pornography.

[–] Stern@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Pornography is competitive prostitution like movies are competitive plays.

[–] Pat_Riot@lemmy.today 2 points 1 month ago

I'm not fond of the cinema, myself, but I hear about new movies. What I hear is how much money they made on opening day. So yes, your comparison sits right with me.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I am pretty sure that would be the woman that has the world record for having like 1000 dudes cum inside her in under 24 hours. A record I very much would like to beat. 😤

[–] deadbeef79000@lemmy.nz 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Eccentrica Gallumbits is #1.

[–] Dadifer@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

How far out do her erogenous zones start?

[–] GuyFawkes@midwest.social 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

A better question is what stats would you keep if they were kept?

[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago

Body count and total Net worth of johns divided by body count.

[–] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Gotta be Bonnie Blue she had a 1,000 man gangbang. Her body count is like 2k.

[–] Raiderkev@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

And has turned that into probably millions.

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