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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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Just based on how often I notice someone mispronounce a word without realizing it (or have done so myself and realized it later). Statistically I'm probably still doing it with some word.

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[–] SonnyVabitch 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Sequel server grinds my gears.

[–] AlmightySnoo 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

Wait until you hear stuhd, that's how we agreed to pronounce std because "ess tee dee" would have been awkward.

[–] agent_flounder 6 points 1 year ago

Well fsck that.

[–] waz 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I like pronouncing numpy so that it rhymes with lumpy just to make people uncomfortable.

[–] Malfeasant 2 points 1 year ago

That's how I've always read it...

[–] Malfeasant 2 points 1 year ago

Lol at my job someone referred to "E T C" and I was completely baffled until he actually typed it out, /etc... I just call it "ets" because it's short for "et cetera"...

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

Squeal server even more