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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.

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[–] [email protected] 75 points 2 months ago (18 children)

Can someone explain the joke to the Europeans? We don't have either of those and I have no idea what this means. I know Best Buy is a electronics store and Home Depot is a hardware store, but I have no idea what the parking lots have to do with it. In Europe it's more common for shops to be all close together with a shared parking lot in between.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 2 months ago (3 children)

I'm not sure about Home Depot but Walmart is known for letting people camp in their cars on the parking lot where as many other stores don't so I assume this is a joke about IT people sleeping in their cars on the Best Buy parking lot.

[–] Pancito 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Letting people camp? What do you mean ?

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

Homeless and van-life people for example tend to favour these kinds of parking lots for when they need a place to park overnight and sleep in their vehicles. Some other stores send staff knocking on your window and telling you to go elsewhere.

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

Walmart sends the police after people who sleep in their cars. I know because it happened to me when I was homeless.

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