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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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There are identical twins out there whose parents confused one with the other and now they living their life with the name of the other sibling, never noticing because it doesn't make any difference. (feddit.de)
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[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

My grandmother had this quirk where she'd start reaching for names of people she knew because she just couldn't remember your name right then. I like to think her brain was buffering.

They'd usually be in the vicinity of each other, like my brother or father's name, but sometimes she'd be way out there with a cousin or the neighbour.

I tell you though, it didn't feel great when she looked right at me and called me by the family dogs' names before she got to mine lol

[–] clockwork_octopus 3 points 2 years ago

My grandma did this too. She had eleven grandkids though, so she’d sometimes run through the whole list first