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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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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago

We've got ray traced ASCI before GTA 6

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

The Shredder was wearing a Covid mask

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 days ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

bed as seen from the side, BED from the top.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

That’s how you teach this letter to English speakers.

Some will tell you it makes a b sound at the start of the syllable like bed and a p sound at the end. Others will say it’s only a b in the middle.

I was taught b at the start

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago

“SONOS" is exactly the same if you rotate it 180 degrees.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

~~i'm not the one who's so far away~~

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 days ago (2 children)

58008 is boobs upside down

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago

58008618 like I

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (2 children)

I vaguely remember one of those joke story things where you're doing math on the calculator while telling this long story and eventually end up with the punchline of "55378008." (Boobless)

Don't remember the whole joke, tho. Just the punchline. 😮‍💨

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

I just saw that joke on Silicon Valley last night. It's on one of the episodes of the last season. It only shows the end of the joke as well, though.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

You could use the prime factors as you work your way through a story of work

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

If one were so inclined you could have many 5318008s on the screen back in the TI-84-85-86 days. Or write a graphing formula to draw them.. my teachers didn't appreciate that very much.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Instead of reading between the lines, the trick is to read above an imaginary line.

[–] [email protected] 40 points 2 days ago (2 children)

B88B88 is DOODOO with a reflection

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

DOODOO is nnnnnn with a reflection

[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 days ago (1 children)
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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 days ago

hell yeah 🐈🏄‍♀️🤙

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 days ago

Don’t put your dark magic on me.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 days ago
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