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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:

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  2. The entire showerthought must be in the title
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    • If your topic is in a grey area, please phrase it to emphasize the fascinating aspects, not the dramatic aspects. You can do this by avoiding overly politicized terms such as "capitalism" and "communism". If you must make comparisons, you can say something is different without saying something is better/worse.
    • A good place for politics is c/politicaldiscussion
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[–] WoodScientist@lemmy.world 34 points 1 week ago (4 children)

No, they would turn into a normal bird. The extra mass is shunted into z-space where afterwards it can be called back to return the shifter to their previous form. Just don't stay a bird for more than two hours.

[–] Griffus@lemmy.zip 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)
[–] rants_unnecessarily@piefed.social 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Did he ever manage to turn back in later books? It really stuck with me.

[–] Griffus@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I only read the first 34, and he got the power to morph again, but not his human form. I learned how it all ended and stopped reading in anger.

Thanks. That's so sad.

[–] rockerface@lemmy.cafe 18 points 1 week ago (2 children)

The real issue is remembering you're not a bird once you have a bird brain

[–] WoodScientist@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago (1 children)

That's easy enough. But for the love of god, don't morph into colony insects like ants or bees!

[–] rockerface@lemmy.cafe 2 points 6 days ago

NOT THE BEEEES

Very Inkspell/Inkdeath.

[–] Haquer@lemmy.today 7 points 1 week ago

Animorphs was literally my first thought as well

ctrl-f “z-space”

Aww, yeah.