Wow, what a great showerthought
this post was submitted on 27 Feb 2026
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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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- If your topic is in a grey area, please phrase it to emphasize the fascinating aspects, not the dramatic aspects. You can do this by avoiding overly politicized terms such as "capitalism" and "communism". If you must make comparisons, you can say something is different without saying something is better/worse.
- A good place for politics is c/politicaldiscussion
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I'm not sure you know what whitewash means
Whitewash is a paint-like covering that was used to make a surface look nicer.
I think unfortunately we’ve lost a lot of that older meaning as it’s been crowded out by a more racially charged usage.
I don't think the intention of sarcasm is to elevate the target. At least, it's not when I'm using it. It's more of a way to either poke fun without being directly confrontational or a way to highlight the absurdity of an argument.
I think if the intention is to make someone happy, sarcasm is probably not the best tool.
The word sardonic used to mean what we now use sarcastic for — verbally ironic. Sarcasm comes from the Greek "to tear flesh, bite the lip in rage, sneer" and meant “bitterly cutting or caustic” when it first entered English. For me, although I understand that hypothetically you could have sarcasm that doesn’t have this inherently negative bent to it, the word still retains a fair bit of its original connotation for good reason.
Well it is the lowest form of wit
I hate that saying.
Impersonations are the lowest form of wit
That, or Micheal McIntyre
Prop comics gotta be below impressions.
Micheal McIntyre is decent. It's hip to hate him, but he's good at what he does and The Wheel is entertaining. Sure, I prefer Frankie Boyle & Stewart Lee, but generally McIntyre is alright - and a fuck sight better than the shite that passed for entertainment on Saturday night in the 90s