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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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Sarah should consider herself very lucky she wasn't given a fox, a chicken, a bag of grain and a small boat. (lemmy.world)
submitted 2 months ago by FlyingSquid to c/showerthoughts
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[–] themeatbridge 36 points 2 months ago (1 children)

It always bugged me that the liar participates in explaining the rules. That, and they never explaing that saying "It's a piece of cake" is the reason she falls down to those creepy grabby hands.

As a kid, I always assumed she went through the wrong door despite solving the riddle because the rules of the game were explained by a liar, and that they were both liars.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

saying "It's a piece of cake" is the reason she falls down

Holy shit is that the reason why Jareth gets so pissy when Sarah says it again down in the tunnels and sends in the cleaners?

[–] TheRedSpade 18 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Since everyone in the comments seems to know, what's this a reference to?

[–] FlyingSquid 12 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I can't believe everyone knows such an obscure reference

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

This is not obscure, it's fucking David Bowie there

[–] Machinist 8 points 2 months ago

The movie starred David Bowie's cock, David Bowie was just a supporting actor.

[–] TheRedSpade 3 points 2 months ago (3 children)

I'm pretty sure they were being sarcastic. I've definitely heard of the movie. I just haven't seen it (and won't since it's apparently a musical).

[–] FlyingSquid 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

(and won’t since it’s apparently a musical).

A musical with music written and performed by David Bowie. With Muppets.

Why would you not watch such a thing?

[–] TheRedSpade 0 points 2 months ago (1 children)

David Bowie and Muppets don't really mean anything to me, and I can rarely tolerate a musical.

[–] FlyingSquid 12 points 2 months ago

David Bowie and Muppets don’t really mean anything to me

[–] AlpacaChariot 4 points 2 months ago

I don't like musicals but this film is amazing, truly one of a kind. Absolutely worth watching!

[–] fubbernuckin 2 points 2 months ago

I honestly never realized it's a musical. I knew there was music but it never felt like a musical to me.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

Is that movie not burned into everyone's childhood? David Bowie dancing around. Dance baby, dance. If you are in your 20s, you probably don't know about it.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 months ago

Take chicken to other side. Return and pick up the fox. Take the chicken back to the starting point and pick up the grain. Leave grain with fox and return for chicken.

Since you can only ever leave the grain and fox together, your hand is forced at every step. The order of the grain and fox is arbitrary.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago

If one of you always lies, can't I just assume the one to explain the premise is the one that tells the truth?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

The fox, the grain, and then the chicken

Edit: no wait, you're still leaving the grain alone with the chicken. So you take the chicken across, then go back for the grain. You drop the grain off, and take the chicken back with you, then drop the chicken off and take the fox and take it across, then go back for the chicken

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago

"You ever fuck that guys wife?"

[–] Zahille7 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Be careful, he lies!

[–] GraniteM 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

No I don't! I tell the truth!

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Now try this one.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

take your woodchipper, chip up guard A. point to guard b, then the woodchipper: ja or da. point to guard c, do the same. then tell them you are coming back with the woodchipper if you don't like what you find through the door, and ask them to point to which door you should go through. pointing doesn't require words.

edit: wait I know, don't ask questions, just open doors, throw the guards through and see what happens. whoever survives, take that door