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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:
- Both “200” and “160” are 2 minutes in microwave math
- When you’re a kid, you don’t realize you’re also watching your mom and dad grow up.
- More dreams have been destroyed by alarm clocks than anything else
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You can't exist without a smart phone now. I went to a baseball game and refused to install their app for the ticket (which couldn't be purchased with cash). They said they can text a link to a QR code. Printing it wasn't an option.
I should have asked what I could do if I didn't have a phone but I suspect their head would explode.
Yeah, I essentially can't go to most concerts anymore because of the "mobile only" ticketing.
Yeah I can't do tickets cause my Ticketmaster account broke and won't send me emails anymore. I can't get into the venue any other way or I have to spin up all new accounts for the monopoly machine
I was actually able to buy paper concert tix last November at a major arena. I wanted them for a gift. I had to go to the box office during a sporting event. He told me to keep it on the down-low because they are only supposed to print them if there is a very good reason like equipment failure or something. And he still said I had to give him my phone number. Not sure whose number I gave him though.
At Costco, you can't get in line at the optical center. unless you use a phone camera to shoot the QR camera. I hate that: for most of my life, I was phoneless, and now I am obligated to pay for a service and device that I don't care for.
Really? I haven't personally run into anything at Costco that needed a smartphone, though I admittedly haven't used their optical center.
Yup. Went there to get some new glasses a couple days back, had to figure out my smartphone's camera feature on the spot. An old lady also had to be taught by someone how to do the QR thing.
I don't like it. The haves and have nots of the world will be determined by smartphone status.
Welp, I guess I can never use their optical services then.