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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:
- 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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At least one was kicked into a hole in Sparta
Well either they kicked a dude into a hole that was intended for some other purpose and then they had to fish out the remains to return it to its original purpose... or that dude had a soft landing (relative to rock) at the bottom of their "kicking people down" hole.
The hole could lead down to a ramp instead of a flat bottom. Something steep enough that anyone who falls down keeps going after the first impact.
Though my guess (if anyone ever actually used a kick to death hole) would be they had an access tunnel to get rid of the bodies so they wouldn't eventually make the kick to death hole stinky. Assuming they could even smell it over the usual classical/pre-classical age stink.