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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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[–] halcyoncmdr@piefed.social 74 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Which itself is based on the true story of Mehran Karimi Nasseri who lived in Terminal 1 of Paris Charles de Gaulle Airport, France, from 1988 to 2006.

It is uncommon, but passports being invalidated during travel does happen.

[–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 1 points 6 hours ago

Didn't see the movie, I had no idea it was that long.

[–] SomethingBurger@jlai.lu 22 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Wikipedia says this guy was mostly responsible for what happened to him. He allegedly lost his passport, and refused any help from France and Belgium.

[–] mech@feddit.org 17 points 1 day ago* (last edited 14 hours ago)

He actually sent his passport away to Belgium while en route to London, refused to sign a new passport with his real name, demanding one with the name Sir Alfred and no mention of his Iranian citizenship, and returned to the airport even after he had left it once to go to the hospital.
Sounds to me like he got used to his life there, with the fame and not needing to work.
He also made $200k from the filming rights.