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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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(And thus perfectly acceptable to eat for lunch)

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[–] Zahille7@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (3 children)

I've never heard of anyone putting jelly/jam on cake and now I want to try it.

[–] Postmortal_Pop@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

My spouse makes one that way that everyone we know goes wild about. Literally just yellow cake, cooked strawberries, and homemade whipped cream. We're both baffled by how popular it is, but I guess the Midwest isn't used to real whipped cream.

[–] Zahille7@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

I'd say most Americans aren't used to real whipped cream in general lol. Just the other week, I went to a Harry Potter-themed birthday party for who is essentially my niece and my brother made a British recipe for whipped cream for the butterbeer slushies we made. It was thick as hell and pretty damn good.

[–] Postmortal_Pop@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] Zahille7@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

The butterbeer was literally cream soda with a small leveled spoonful of butterscotch per can. Then we had a slushie machine then we put it in and it came out perfect.

[–] Gerudo@lemm.ee 1 points 1 week ago

One of my favorite cakes is a chocolate traditional cake and frosting but the inner layer is raspberry jam. It's so good.

[–] AmidFuror@fedia.io 0 points 1 week ago

Congratulations on your sudden literacy (?).