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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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- Both “200” and “160” are 2 minutes in microwave math
- When you’re a kid, you don’t realize you’re also watching your mom and dad grow up.
- More dreams have been destroyed by alarm clocks than anything else
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I just consider it Yule internally but I'm not gonna bother correcting anyone wishing a happy whatever day it is.
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I think people in general need some sort of mid-winter holiday. Especially near the winter solstice, people need a distraction and something to feel excited about.
Moreover, I think that’s all Christmas really is. Any religious connection it has is just a tenuous excuse to have a holiday; it’s widely accepted that Jesus would have been born in the spring, but if you give people an excuse to have a holiday they won’t nitpick it… they just want any excuse.
I think that’s also why there are so many holidays during the winter. People want to distract themselves from the weather and reduced sunlight.
Same thing I thought. Is there a winter holiday that's popular in Oz?
I bet there's some sick barbecues going on 4th of July
Wrong continent.
How so?
Australia doesn't celebrate US independence day.
Having said that there is probably a sick BBQ happening somewhere on any given day of the year.
They don't skip from the 3rd to the 5th, do they? I didn't say US independence Day. The 4th happens to be a Saturday this year
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It's me, didn't grow up with Christmas so it's just another day.
In my (very personal) experience, people who boast about how rational and science-oriented they are tend to do some pretty irrational things, such as believing in amulets and marrying.
believing in amulets
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😆 yea. For instance, a former friend of mine, a hardcore psychologist and academic, always carried a green rune-like stone for 'positive energy and good luck'.
I wish I didn't have to but religious family won't take no for an answer. 😡
Fuck yeah! Presents baby!
Absolutely! Atheist here who absolutely loves secular Christmas - all the Santa++ and nostalgia-core stuff makes it a blast if you ignore the words in the songs, and the assholes bitching about there not being enough Jeeee-zus (io, saturnalia, bitches) But if you’re in the south make sure to fuck with everybody and wish them a happy Hanukkah the whole time, since none of them know when it is, and they can’t fathom anybody responding with anything but merry Xmas. We can all have a fun holiday season from Mid-October through the first week of January if we try. Saturnalia, Samhain, Kwanzaa… have fun!