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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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  1. All posts must be showerthoughts
  2. The entire showerthought must be in the title
  3. No politics
    • 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
  4. Posts must be original/unique
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[–] thatradomguy@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

I haven't heard swag in a long while and so I'm not sure how many of these words will actually be used enough later on.

[–] darkmarx@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago (16 children)

As an old person today, I have no clue what these words mean. Assuming cooking has nothing to do with food. I've never heard rizz. I've at least heard people use based, though I don't know its use.

[–] pelya@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

I consider 'based' an opposite of 'sour' or 'acidic'. That is, being alkaline and having high pH is considered socially desirable. Mixing based and sour personalities will naturally produce salt, that is, dried tears.

Cooking is a term for any time-consuming chemical reaction, which happens to include food preparation.

I have no chemistry-related explanation for rizz. Something to do with sparks?

[–] LadyButterfly@piefed.blahaj.zone 5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yep me too, I bet as it's young people it's mainly texted and in txt spk

[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago

txt spk

Ahh, the first Kid Pidgin.

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[–] rem26_art@fedia.io 10 points 1 day ago

in the nursing home talking about how I rizzed up the nurses (i didn't)

[–] CubitOom 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] Acamon@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

I was today years old when I relaised that "gag" in that phrase presumably means "make me vomit" not "silence me". I've spent many decades being confused about that...

Skibiddy Rizz YOLO my chat in Christ, based yeets.

[–] captainlezbian@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

memento te senescere

Woah, you lost me there with your hip young lingo, son

[–] abbadon420@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 day ago
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