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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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[–] FreddiesLantern@leminal.space 1 points 8 hours ago

Thing that’s starting to irk me is the bigger picture. To some degree we kinda present the “-gates” as the next thing in the media. Like as if you’re following a television series waiting for the next episode to drop. And that creates this feeling that it’s just a temporary thing that has no impact. Once it’s out of the news cycle it’s resolved and life goes on as usual.

I think we all know rationally speaking that with everything that’s going on, it’s quite the opposite. It’s not just Epstein/Trump/…-gate. It’s fucking “everything is connected and everything is fucked”-gate.

[–] schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de 57 points 1 day ago

wait until you find out that if the same happens to Elon Musk, Elongate will be really drawn out

ba dum tss

[–] hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone 13 points 23 hours ago

I want it to be named Gatesgate.

[–] justsquigglez@leminal.space 33 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Nah, it's gonna be the Gatesgate

[–] squirrel@piefed.kobel.fyi 3 points 1 day ago

If it involves a gator at a gate it's gonna be Gates Gator Gate Gate

[–] jcorvera@quokk.au 19 points 1 day ago (3 children)

We really need to stop affixing -gate on to every conspiracy and scandal.

[–] SanctimoniousApe@lemmings.world 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You can't just take it away - ya gotta come up with a good replacement that'll catch on even better so people will switch.

[–] rockerface@lemmy.cafe 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

-slop seems to have already caught on

[–] SanctimoniousApe@lemmings.world 4 points 23 hours ago

Gates-slop. Sounds like a mess made in the bedroom.

[–] ZoteTheMighty@lemmy.zip 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

The problem isn't the -gate suffix, it's that we've had a once-in-a-decade scandal each month for the last 10 years.

[–] jcorvera@quokk.au 1 points 1 day ago

Thing is, the most recent findings go back almost 15 or more...

[–] Kacarott@aussie.zone 6 points 1 day ago

That's outrageous. What you are suggesting is gategate!

[–] mycodesucks@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Have an upvote.

Now dadjokes is over there.

[–] 5PACEBAR@piefed.ca 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)
[–] some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.world 4 points 21 hours ago

Under there

[–] squirrel@piefed.kobel.fyi 6 points 1 day ago

!dadjokes@lemmy.world

[–] Arcane2077@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] expatriado@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

i guess has to be one that stands out above the others, so could be referred as the gates' gate, or the gatest gate, or the mother of all gates

[–] ik5pvx@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

It'd be the Gategate. It would only be called Billgate if Bill was a woman.

*Throws angry up-vote at OP.*

[–] Battle_Masker@lemmy.blahaj.zone 1 points 22 hours ago

Only if it happened at the Billgate hotel. Otherwise it's a 9/11

[–] Railcar8095@lemmy.world 1 points 22 hours ago

For you, the day a billionaire is involved in a scandal is a big thing. For me, it's a Wednesday.

[–] devolution@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

No. Blowing bubba is a billgate.