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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. A showerthought should offer a unique perspective on an ordinary part of life.

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[–] givesomefucks 28 points 1 month ago (3 children)

You think that's fucked?

The inability to pronounce "R" is called Rhotacism.

If you have it you're literally unable to say the name of it

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Relevant XKCD

18 across says “every third letter in the word for “inability to visualise””.
You'd need to figure out what word this is, and then visualise every third letter of it. Which you can't do if you have it!

The word isAphantasia

[–] LemmyKnowsBest 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

So the answer for 18 across was aaaa?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago

Yep, the whole crossword puzzle is like that.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 month ago

The fear of long words is called "hippopotomonstrosesquippedaliophobia."

[–] Xeroxchasechase 1 points 1 month ago

That's awefull and hilarious at the same time!

[–] DontTreadOnBigfoot 20 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I suffer from a very sexy learning disability.

What do I call it Kif?

[–] spankmonkey 13 points 1 month ago

sigh

Sexlexia.

[–] QuarterSwede 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

From Oxford Languages (what Google uses):

late 19th century: coined in German from dys- ‘difficult’ + Greek lexis ‘speech’ (apparently by confusion of Greek legein ‘to speak’ and Latin legere ‘to read’).

[–] Xeroxchasechase 5 points 1 month ago

Good to know, in general, but the irony of this term is still funny to me.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

What's this got to do about my Dyson?

[–] Xeroxchasechase 2 points 1 month ago

I don't want my son to dy!

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

all those kinds of imparements are puns. like haveing a lisp. or to stutter. all speech and reading imparements are words that are hard to pronounce or read by the people affected. no idea why. just saying its the rule and no exception.

[–] Xeroxchasechase 2 points 1 month ago
[–] LemmyKnowsBest 4 points 1 month ago