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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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  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
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[–] superkret 11 points 1 day ago

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

[–] Diddlydee@feddit.uk 16 points 1 day ago (2 children)

My lips touch when I say one.

[–] plim@feddit.dk 3 points 1 day ago (1 children)
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[–] wieson 15 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] Drekaridill@feddit.is 4 points 1 day ago

5 fimm, bróðir

[–] Labna@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day 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 😂)

[–] Dicska@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

[OFF TOPIC]

TIL there are italic emojis. 🏠

[–] tired_n_bored@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (3 children)

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

[–] Hack3900@lemy.lol 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day 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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[–] Opinionhaver@feddit.uk 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Unless I do it in my native language, Finnish. Then I'll only get to three.

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[–] thedarkfly@feddit.nl 4 points 1 day ago

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

[–] oppy1984@lemm.ee 9 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Just counted out loud, one....lips touched.

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[–] ohwhatfollyisman@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago

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

[–] philthi@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

This is my favourite shower thought post so far.

[–] bizarroland@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

forget what number you're on and say, "um".

[–] tiredofsametab@fedia.io 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Nah, definitely happens at 300 with 三百

Edit: in japanese, but I didn't list my language since OP didn't bother.

[–] Tagger@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago

Un, dau, tri, pedwar. Nope, they touch at what you call four.

[–] lvxferre@mander.xyz 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

In a lot of Indo-European languages you're stopping right at 5, *pénkʷe. For example Greek (πέντε pénte) and Sanskrit (ञ्चन् páñcan).

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