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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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[–] Mbourgon@lemmy.world 80 points 2 years ago (4 children)
[–] sgibson5150@slrpnk.net 37 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] Pronell@lemmy.world 14 points 2 years ago (1 children)

You had what we call a shower epiphany.

[–] sgibson5150@slrpnk.net 8 points 2 years ago

Is that what the kids call it these days? 🤭

[–] electro1@infosec.pub 8 points 2 years ago* (last edited 7 months ago)
[–] Raiderkev@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (3 children)

"was erected in 1892; removed from the site in 1964,[1] and restored and re-erected in 1981"

WTF were they doing that took 17 years to restore?

[–] bitwaba@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

He's old okay. It takes a little longer to re-erect than it used to.

[–] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago

refractory period

[–] Sizzler@slrpnk.net 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Corrupting him

There is a rhyming couplet Apology for Summer Time signed "J.W.R." affixed to the body of the clock:

"My hands you may retard or may advance my heart beats true for England as for France."

Not on my watch you don't.

"The couplet is a reference to the plan that the clock be permanently on Daylight Saving Time leading to the time being correct for France during the winter months and correct for the UK during the summer. However this policy was either changed, or never implemented, since recently it is on GMT in winter and BST in summer like all other clocks in Great Britain."

Hurrah, those cheese-eating surrender-monkeys have been fought back from the bally-old British shores once again.

[–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

My hands you may retard

Even the clocks are calling me names!

[–] hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 2 years ago

damn ableist clocks

[–] Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social 14 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Not just Little Ben, but also Medium Ben and Not-Quite-As-Big-As-Big-Ben Ben

[–] sgibson5150@slrpnk.net 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It's raining Bens! Hallelujah! It's raining Bens!

[–] nickwitha_k@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 2 years ago

Yeah, not no more it ain't.

[–] MeatsOfRage@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Let's not forget...

[–] whyrat@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Same question, but for Big Red soda...

[–] sgibson5150@slrpnk.net 7 points 2 years ago

We are asking the tough questions today. I'm proud of us and I think we should take the rest of the day off.

[–] xia@lemmy.sdf.org 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

It's near the small hadron collider.

[–] sgibson5150@slrpnk.net 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

To paraphrase Professor Farnsworth, "That would require tiny hadrons. Do you know how much those things cost? I'm not made of money."

(This comment was edited.)

[–] ech@lemm.ee 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] sgibson5150@slrpnk.net 3 points 2 years ago

I appreciate your definitiveness. Happy Friday my friend. ✌️

[–] Resol@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

No, but it does imply the existence of a Talking Ben.

[–] sgibson5150@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

"It's five o'clock and all is well, you cunts." 😄

[–] Resol@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I was referring to the cartoon dog called Talking Ben, you know, the guy we used to make phone calls with and he always replies with "ho ho ho"

But this is also a very good description.

[–] sgibson5150@slrpnk.net 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Ahh I'd never seen that! How adorable.

[–] Resol@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago
[–] Sam_Bass@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

Little Ben mighta been the town crier

[–] BruceTwarzen@kbin.social 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] sgibson5150@slrpnk.net 4 points 2 years ago

There's no need for insults! 😄

[–] Thorny_Insight@lemm.ee 0 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

It's the name of the bridge, not the tower

EDIT: nvm, I apparently made that up. Please proceed.

[–] sgibson5150@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 years ago

LMAO have an upvote. Happy Friday!

[–] breadsmasher@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

new fact acquired - big ben is now also a bridge

[–] sgibson5150@slrpnk.net 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I took their comment as a joke. Please be nice to @Thorny_Insight@lemm.ee. ✌️

[–] breadsmasher@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

oh so did i! i was jokingly learning a new incorrect fact