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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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    • 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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[–] schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de 94 points 1 week ago

wait until you find out that if the same happens to Elon Musk, Elongate will be really drawn out

ba dum tss

[–] justsquigglez@leminal.space 38 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Nah, it's gonna be the Gatesgate

[–] squirrel@piefed.kobel.fyi 5 points 1 week ago

If it involves a gator at a gate it's gonna be Gates Gator Gate Gate

[–] jcorvera@quokk.au 26 points 1 week ago (3 children)

We really need to stop affixing -gate on to every conspiracy and scandal.

[–] Kacarott@aussie.zone 13 points 1 week ago

That's outrageous. What you are suggesting is gategate!

[–] SanctimoniousApe@lemmings.world 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You can't just take it away - ya gotta come up with a good replacement that'll catch on even better so people will switch.

[–] rockerface@lemmy.cafe 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

-slop seems to have already caught on

Gates-slop. Sounds like a mess made in the bedroom.

[–] ZoteTheMighty@lemmy.zip 12 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The problem isn't the -gate suffix, it's that we've had a once-in-a-decade scandal each month for the last 10 years.

[–] jcorvera@quokk.au 1 points 1 week ago

Thing is, the most recent findings go back almost 15 or more...

[–] mycodesucks@lemmy.world 24 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Have an upvote.

Now dadjokes is over there.

[–] 5PACEBAR@piefed.ca 3 points 1 week ago (2 children)
[–] squirrel@piefed.kobel.fyi 9 points 1 week ago

!dadjokes@lemmy.world

[–] some_kind_of_guy@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

Under there

[–] hungryphrog@lemmy.blahaj.zone 18 points 1 week ago

I want it to be named Gatesgate.

[–] Arcane2077@sh.itjust.works 15 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] expatriado@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

i guess has to be one that stands out above the others, so could be referred as the gates' gate, or the gatest gate, or the mother of all gates

[–] ik5pvx@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago
[–] SanctimoniousApe@lemmings.world 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

*Throws angry up-vote at OP & stomps off.*

[–] devolution@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

No. Blowing bubba is a billgate.

It'd be the Gategate. It would only be called Billgate if Bill was a woman.

Only if it happened at the Billgate hotel. Otherwise it's a 9/11

[–] FreddiesLantern@leminal.space 2 points 1 week ago

Thing that’s starting to irk me is the bigger picture. To some degree we kinda present the “-gates” as the next thing in the media. Like as if you’re following a television series waiting for the next episode to drop. And that creates this feeling that it’s just a temporary thing that has no impact. Once it’s out of the news cycle it’s resolved and life goes on as usual.

I think we all know rationally speaking that with everything that’s going on, it’s quite the opposite. It’s not just Epstein/Trump/…-gate. It’s fucking “everything is connected and everything is fucked”-gate.

[–] Railcar8095@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

For you, the day a billionaire is involved in a scandal is a big thing. For me, it's a Wednesday.