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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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[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 18 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

once they get diptheria, wooping cough, measles, mumps, rubella, as adults they will be even more scared. also you dont want chickenpox as an adult either.

[–] RememberTheApollo_@lemmy.world 7 points 19 hours ago

Will they, though? I mean, the people who directly contract it might realize some regret and the error of their choices, some will be like smokers dying of emphysema that just keep smoking. Nothing will change them. The worst will be the kids that die, they never had a say in their medical treatment. There should be a lot of regret from the parents, but as we’ve seen, there’s plenty of stubbornness and mental gymnastics even then.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I'm still pissed my insurance won't cover the shingles vax. Took over my right side and hurt like hell for, uh, six years now.

[–] yyyesss@lemmy.world 8 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

we've been begging for the shingles vaccine for years now. they won't even let us pay out-of-pocket. we're five years "too young" despite both my wife and i having already had shingles.

[–] ChexMax@lemmy.world 4 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Too young? My sister got shingles in highschool! Anyone can get it.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 1 points 20 hours ago

congrats child. you're at least ten years younger than me

[–] MrFinnbean@lemmy.world 2 points 19 hours ago

I get you are pissed, but shingles generally is not contagious (exept for people who havent had chickenpox), nor dangerous (for healthy people), so i get that its pretty low on the priority lists.

Alltough if its lasted that long i would be worried why. Getting shingles usually is telltale sign for weakened immunity system, or mark off high stress and both of those are bad things.