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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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[–] newbeni 3 points 1 year ago

I got Linux wrong for a while

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (3 children)
  • genre
  • only
  • gif
  • croissant
  • Aloysius
  • Edinburgh
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[–] felixwhynot 3 points 1 year ago
[–] linearchaos 2 points 1 year ago

Contiguous. Didn't find out about that one till I got to college... That was embarrassing as f***.

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

At some point in my life I started enunciating every syllable of the word "comfortable," where as most Americans opt for "kuhmf-tr-bl." I don't remember when or why I started doing otherwise, but I can't go back now.

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

Likely to be “schedule”

[–] GladiusB 2 points 1 year ago
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