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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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[–] FiniteBanjo@feddit.online 26 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

"A Wake" existed for a good reason, lol.

[–] Klear@piefed.world 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

The only remedy

[–] purplemonkeymad@programming.dev 21 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

At one point they would tie string to the foot of the person, then connect it to a bell above ground. If they woke up their panic would ring the bell.

[–] Gumus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 2 weeks ago

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

I don't think they were actually used. Or at least never saved anyone.

[–] dihutenosa@piefed.social 16 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Don't worry, they stayed buried alive only for a very short time.

[–] TranquilTurbulence@lemmy.zip 8 points 2 weeks ago

That’s the kind of problem that solves itself very easily. After a while, you’ve got a cadaver inside a coffin, and both parties have fulfilled their end of the contract.

[–] ValiantDust@feddit.org 13 points 2 weeks ago
[–] Zephorah@discuss.online 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] TranquilTurbulence@lemmy.zip 3 points 2 weeks ago

One of the more interesting books was Our home doctor: Domestic and botanical remedies simplified and explained for family treatment. With a treatise upon suspended animation, the danger of burying alive, and directions for restoration, by Moore Russell Fletcher (1890).

Gotta love those old book titles. Who needs to read the back of the book when the title already contains half of the table of contents and all of the major spoilers? Come to think of it, titles like that are also very good for SEO. Paste the full name into a search engine, and you can’t go wrong.