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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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[–] twelvefloatinghands 12 points 1 year ago (10 children)

It's also a good substitute for "you guys"

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[–] kinther 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I actually have been using y'all in this manner for about a decade. I found some women didn't appreciate being called "you guys" when I addressed a group of people.

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[–] Hazdaz 10 points 1 year ago (2 children)

If y'all spent as much time and energy on useless pronouns as y'all spent on advocating for universal healthcare, y'all could have gotten that last doctor visit paid for by y'alls gob'ment and not having to dip into y'alls savings.

Y'all need to check your priorities.

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[–] fubo 10 points 1 year ago (9 children)

Y'all oughtta distinguish "y'all" from "all y'all".

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[–] scarabic 9 points 1 year ago

I find it’s also singular and plural.

[–] Rusticus 8 points 1 year ago (8 children)

The definition of woke: “the belief there are systemic injustices in American society and the need to address them.”

-Ron DeSantis chief counsel

Anyone that would argue woke is bad is a racist, sexist, bigot

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago (9 children)

You lot? I use you lot in place of y'all, because I can't bring myself to contract you and all together.

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

Checkmate, nobody

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I'm not even in America amd I use y'all. So it's clearly not Texan.

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[–] sorchist 7 points 1 year ago

OK then when you get out of the shower you go

oh, duh, only third person singular pronouns are ever gendered in English. why would I ever think a second person pronoun would be gendered?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Shit, if ungendered pronouns make it woke, then I should ditch my native language.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 year ago

English is the wokest language. In Spanish, all nouns are gendered. That means when Trump wanted to build a wall, he was actually being woke AF.

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