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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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  2. The entire showerthought must be in the title
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    • 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
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[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 days ago (7 children)

In English, my lips touch when I make the "f" sound at the start of four. I am also pretty sure they touch for one.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I'm not sure about this. The only way I can make my lips touch when saying that number is if I actually say pour.

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 5 days ago

I love this! It doesn't seem like it could possibly be true, but my 30 seconds of testing haven't debunked it.

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[–] [email protected] 14 points 5 days ago (4 children)

They do if you kiss yourself in the mirror, but only on the lips

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[–] [email protected] 15 points 5 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (2 children)

Portuguese (Brasil): 1 (um)

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago

In Belgian French it's 70, and in French² it's 1000

[–] [email protected] 11 points 5 days ago (3 children)

Egy, kettő, három

3 in hungarian

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 5 days ago (3 children)

Yup, I can't get past 5 in Norwegian.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago

pięć [guess the language]

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago

odin dva tri chetire Piat

5 in Russian

[–] [email protected] 11 points 5 days ago

Joke's on you, I'm Roman.
My lips already touch at 𝕄.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago

Its the m- like plosive thingy?

[–] [email protected] 15 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Oh shiiit thats trippy!

[–] [email protected] 10 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Un deux trois... Mille ! In French (France 🇫🇷) 1000 before lips touch.

... Soixante-neuf, septante ! In French (Switzerland 🇨🇭) 70! (in France it's soixante-dix 😂)

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago (2 children)

How to say 90 in Swiss French? In French French the (40x2+10) way drives me crazy

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[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Nonante!
And 80 is octante or huitante depending on the region
It is a little simpler than this base20 thing lol

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 5 days ago (2 children)

My lips touch when I say one.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 days ago

and how high did OP have to count before he touched somebody else's lips the first time?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 5 days ago

This is my favourite shower thought post so far.

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