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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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  2. The entire showerthought must be in the title
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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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[–] Wilco@lemm.ee 84 points 3 days ago (2 children)

LOL, libs are trying to ban asbestos! They want us all to catch fire! Asbestos causing cancer is a conspiracy, do your own research. Besides, Ivermectin will cure any cancer caused by asbestos.

/s (because the USA is crazy and someone would really post this and mean it)

[–] viking@infosec.pub 25 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Post it on reddit, and that will end up as a google AI recommendation next week.

[–] AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Asbestos is a great way to prevent the glue on your pizza from catching on fire !

[–] BeardedGingerWonder@feddit.uk 10 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I can see them railing a line of asbestos just to own the libs. Better than vaccine denial I suppose, at least it limits the damage.

[–] Raiderkev@lemmy.world 6 points 2 days ago

A guy I went to HS with definitely did this one time on a dare. A piece of insulation fell out of the kiln in shop class n another kid smashed it n told this kid he'd give him $5 to snort it. No one thought he would, but this dude absolutely railed it. Someone asks the shop teacher later what the tiles were made of and he says asbestos mostly, but it's fine as long as you don't mess with it. 💀

I keep checking on his Facebook every couple of years to see if lung cancer got him. So far, he's still kicking lol.