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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.

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Not like, a poisonous ant or anything, I mean how many times has a singular ant domino effected itself into killing a human. Like knocking a napkin off the table that someone then slips on.

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[–] bamboo@lemmy.blahaj.zone 43 points 20 hours ago (3 children)

I'm not 100% sure, but my Aunt Carly probably killed her ex on holiday in 2014. They were engaged and she came back alone afterwards, and no one ever heard from the boyfriend and she refuses to talk about it to this day.

[–] billwashere@lemmy.world 3 points 10 hours ago

Ok this made me chuckle. I read it in Chris Pratt’s voice for some reason.

[–] CluckN@lemmy.world 3 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

She inherited the rights to the ski mountain he owned right? She turned that laid-back cozy mountain into an exclusive expensive resort?

[–] bamboo@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 10 hours ago

Hah, nope. Nothing like that. She's actually very homely. She had all these books on myrmecology, but got rid of them after the trip. I think she may have put a fire ant in his food to cause his throat to swell up and asphyxiate him.

[–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 15 points 18 hours ago

An ant not an aunt 😂