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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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"snitches get to glue their own wounds shut and hope it doesn't get infected" just doesn't have the same ring to it.
Hey, uh, don't glue deep wounds. If it's going past the subcutaneous fat--and you should be able to see the fat layer if it's a deep cut, assuming you can slow the bleeding enough--use staples. You can get a cheap, disposable, sterile, pre-loaded surgical stapler off Amazon, or lots of other, more reputable sites. Glue seals everything in, and when you finally get medical attention, it's going to be a bitch to remove if the wound needs to be irrigated or debrided. Staples pop off quickly and with minimal discomfort.
If it's actually spurting/spraying blood, get a tourniquet on as high and tight as possible, pack the wound with gauze (or a t-shirt), put direct pressure on it, and get to an ER immediately, regardless of the cost.
Whoa slow down there!
An ER costs you money.
An arterial wound costs you your life.
It's your choice, but medical debt doesn't even go on your credit report.