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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 best ones are thoughts that many people can relate to and they find something funny or interesting in regular stuff.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The Learning Channel changed their name to TLC when they stopped carrying educational content.

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

Which stands for Totally Lacking Content

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago

There is no war in Ba Sing Se

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Minitrue, Minipax, Miniplenty, Miniluv

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Not being 14 doesn't make it not true

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I've heard it said, lawyers and police create criminals, doctors create sick people, politicians create corruption.

Don't know how true a sentiment that is, but I can see some true aspects to it.

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

It's only anecdotal, but it seems to me whenever the cops show up it gets worse.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 month ago

Pure ignorance helped a lot.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 month ago (2 children)

There's little to no British content on BBC America.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Your not missing much. Last time I looked at it there wasn't much more than reality and chat blocks aka cheap lower common denominator stuff

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

That's odd, I didn't know that.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

No Turner on the Turner Broadcasting System (TBS)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

There's no Nick's on Nickelodeon.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Nick Cannon used to have a show on Nickelodeon

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

If you watch enough shows, they'll eventually be nickelodeons on average.

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

Travel channel and Food network switch content sometimes

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

It's the same here in the UK, multiple BBC channels all disappointing

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Well that sucks

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)

advertising is the most corrosive poison

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

Yes, they have people I don't know trying to sell me things I don't want and can't afford just so some bigwig could buy a second yacht.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago

There is no Mötorhead on Lemmy

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago

Its all simple minded commercial fodder. Geared to hold the attention of the slow witted emotion driven masses long enough to throw ads down their psychological throats

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

There is no democracy in a democratic country.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 month ago

The Democratic party is running a candidate without a primary.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I remember when The Learning Channel had learning on it. Now watching it actively depletes your intellect.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Remember flipping through the channels and stopping on TLC, what's that? Oh just some open testicle surgery. Ugh

[–] [email protected] 31 points 1 month ago

Reminds of an observation my dad made once about how neighborhoods are named after what had to cleared away to build there. Oakwoods. Rolling hills. Pleasent view. Etc etc

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

What are these, tv channels ? youtube ? they seem badly named

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

USA cable crap

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