Dave Chappelle is going to be big mad if he sees this.
this post was submitted on 08 Feb 2026
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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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“Satire is meant to ridicule power. If you are laughing at people who are hurting, it’s not satire, it’s bullying.” - Terry Prachett
Because...?
Like, if you have to be aggressive or violent, don't do it to those below you or less capable than you.
Oh metaphorically speaking, got it.
I just got confused because I'm quite tall so it seemed unfair.
No, not metaphorically. What they are saying is that you have to get in there with knees and elbows when dealing with the ~~lilliputians~~ normal people. There are so many more of them than us they will overwhelm you if you don't take them down hard and quick.
They will one day be a part of our infantry and help us behead the masters that once manipulated us.
You shouldn't punch children. Unless they're above you on a staircase. Theb it's fair game.
You can't pull off a sweet uppercut by punching down.
But then I need to be sitting down to punch somebody in the dick…
Could do a split instead.
That's a good personal rule, sir.
That assumes the punch-deserving party is always "upwards" from you.
If you punch down, towards people that are less influential or less capable than you, someone “upward” of you is probably benefitting from the lower people fighting each other instead of themselves.
You're absolutely right, and I agree.
When I started learning the craft of roast comedy, this was drilled into me. You never ever ever punch down. Not under any circumstances. That makes you a bully. But punching up? That makes you a fucking hero. If you're going to roast someone, first you have to acknowledge that they are better than you in some way, and if you can't do that, you don't touch them.
~Of course it's easy for me, I'm nobody~
Nowhere to go but up!
What if they're shorter than me?
You gotta crouch