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

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[–] AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world 8 points 2 days ago

They realized it was a mistake after they killed the first messenger to show how badass they were, and then couldn’t get any volunteers to carry that message back to the original party.

[–] Flying_Penguin@lemmy.zip 9 points 2 days ago
[–] Melobol@lemmy.ml 6 points 2 days ago

It was pretty common to take the anger out on the messengers in dark ages and medieval times, even later on.
This is why it was really dangerous to be a representative for a country in the past: ambassadors were actual targets. For the same reason as messengers.

[–] CarbonIceDragon@pawb.social 2 points 2 days ago

Wasnt "messengers sent by one country being attacked by rival they were sent to" a source of a number of historical conflicts? I seem to recall the mongols destroying some empire in revenge over that, at the very least.