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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: 1

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[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago (3 children)

I bet a zip drive could blow their minds. The mini disc and nes cartridge wouldn’t even phase them. Stuff like that are too iconic.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (3 children)

I bet a zip drive could blow their minds.

Show the Blue Yeti streaming generation the old boom mics we had. The ones that looked like refueling probes.

[–] peopleproblems 7 points 4 months ago

Lol I remember my dad being so excited when he got one of these for our windows 95 PC that he had us record something for it and told us all about how advanced it was.

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

It's crazy how ubiquitous those were. Anyone with a mic for their PC had that exact mic.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Back when all that existed for online voicecomms was ventrilo, i took one of those boom mics and taped it to one of the ear muffs of an analog headset meant for cd players, as I could not actually afford a mic+headset combo.

Worked for years rofl.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago

taped it to one of the ear muffs of an analog headset

MacGuyver would be proud.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

Spelling it this way is just a phase.

[–] SpaceNoodle 3 points 4 months ago

I barely knew that minidiscs were a thing when they were contemporary.