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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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because eating men's meat is gay, and so on

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[–] vatlark@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I don't love the second half of this post, it seems like bait to bring out the worst in people, but so far all of the comments seem to be keeping things civil and avoiding the bait.

Thanks all.

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[–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

I'm guessing it's hard to tell what color the skin is once it's cooked, so they'll insist on picking the cut with the skin on, like choosing a lobster out of a tank, and then watching it be prepared to ensure "purity". And, of course, to choose gender, they'd need to see the important bits intact. Also, no tattoos, and as few moles or other imperfections as possible.

This is why our meat sources need to be raised in clean, controlled conditions from birth, you want to know what you're eating. After all, you are what you eat.

(Holy crap, people are fucked up.)

[–] hexagonwin@lemmy.sdf.org 3 points 2 weeks ago

how do you even get ideas like this

[–] lordveng@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

I'll have some of that human veal please

[–] AmidFuror@fedia.io 2 points 2 weeks ago

A man eating another man's meat is gay. Not that there's anything wrong with that.

[–] Demdaru@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

I honestly don't get what the big deal with cannibalism is. Like I found it appaling few years back, some vegan pointed out that if we eat animals, why not humans, and I actually gave it thought and...

No, really, why not? So many people die every day. So much meat goes to waste. So many organs which could aave so many lives. Wtf.

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[–] daannii@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

I would only eat humans that had a net worth of 100 million and up.

[–] emeralddawn45@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 2 weeks ago

I mean women's meat would probably just be better. There's a reason we don't eat bulls or roosters generally. But yeah there's probably a lot of people who would prefer it for stupid reasons.

[–] Perspectivist@feddit.uk 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I prefer my humans grass fed and finished.

[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago
[–] Pat_Riot@lemmy.today 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] ripcord@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

I've been to that restaurant.

[–] Tattorack@lemmy.world 0 points 2 weeks ago

That's... Certainly a strange and oddly specific thought...

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