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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:

Rules

  1. All posts must be showerthoughts
  2. The entire showerthought must be in the title
  3. No politics
    • If your topic is in a grey area, please phrase it to emphasize the fascinating aspects, not the dramatic aspects. You can do this by avoiding overly politicized terms such as "capitalism" and "communism". If you must make comparisons, you can say something is different without saying something is better/worse.
    • A good place for politics is c/politicaldiscussion
  4. Posts must be original/unique
  5. Adhere to Lemmy's Code of Conduct and the TOS

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Whats it like to be a mod? Reports just show up as messages in your Lemmy inbox, and if a different mod has already addressed the report, the message goes away and you never worry about it.

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[–] AdamEatsAss@lemmy.world 42 points 3 days ago (1 children)

"Atomic bomb"... All bombs are made of atoms.

[–] db2@lemmy.world 34 points 3 days ago (3 children)
[–] Davel23@fedia.io 20 points 3 days ago

Take? Taaaaaaaaake!

[–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 3 points 3 days ago

Brab cattle

[–] actionjbone@sh.itjust.works 16 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Technically, everything about those games is stupid. Aside from the fact they are fun, I mean.

[–] bamboo@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I don't think I've ever laughed harder in a video game then climbing a seemingly endless ladder and a random song playing.

[–] Quetzalcutlass@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago

What a thrill...

[–] Chozo@fedia.io 4 points 3 days ago

I know people are tired of them, but I think an anime adaptation of Metal Gear would actually go really hard. I honestly think the story would be better-told as an anime than as a video game.

If I ever see a trailer that starts off with "KOJIMA X TRIGGER" I may nut

[–] yuriRO@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 3 days ago

A guy for japan thinking the combination sounds cool and don't caring about the meaning it's kinda respectful considering the plot also doesn't make sense

[–] 4am@lemmy.zip 7 points 3 days ago

All the names of everything are stupid, but when you realize that the reality of American imperialism the game is mocking is just as fucking dumb - in name and in over the top execution - it’s kinda on point.

[–] fleem@piefed.zeromedia.vip 6 points 3 days ago (2 children)
[–] LuigiMaoFrance@lemmy.ml 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] JakoJakoJako13@piefed.social 5 points 3 days ago

LA LI LU LE LO!!!

[–] OmegaMouse@pawb.social 2 points 3 days ago

Psycho mantis?

[–] sad_detective_man@sopuli.xyz 4 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

I like when ultimate weapon names understate their function or design 😡 fight me, pissant