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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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[–] D_C@lemm.ee 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

I'm not a kid and haven't been for many decades. I've never watched nickolodeon. Can someone explain why slime is a thing?

[–] JoMiran@lemmy.ml 9 points 1 week ago (1 children)

One of Nickelodeon's first staple show was a program from the early 1980's called 'You Can't Do That On Television'. One of its recurring gags was when people got slimed whenever they said "I don't know".

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/You_Can%27t_Do_That_on_Television

It has remained a trademark of the network ever since.

[–] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Funnily enough outside of the US (at least that was my impression as a German kid) Nickelodeon was first and foremost a company that made slime. You could buy that stuff here long before the TV channel made it over.

Even funnier is Nickelodeon bought the broadcasting rights to a Canadian kids program that did the slime gag. Slime wasn’t even “their” thing.