this post was submitted on 01 Apr 2025
246 points (98.0% liked)

Showerthoughts

33178 readers
869 users here now

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:

Rules

  1. All posts must be showerthoughts
  2. The entire showerthought must be in the title
  3. No politics
    • 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
  4. Posts must be original/unique
  5. Adhere to Lemmy's Code of Conduct and the TOS

If you made it this far, showerthoughts is accepting new mods. This community is generally tame so its not a lot of work, but having a few more mods would help reports get addressed a little sooner.

Whats it like to be a mod? Reports just show up as messages in your Lemmy inbox, and if a different mod has already addressed the report, the message goes away and you never worry about it.

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
 

They seem so good in the movies, but actually taste mostly just like straight vodka, which most people aren't going to enjoy.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments
[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 day ago (7 children)

I haven't read the books. Is there any background for choosing vodka martinis in particular? As opposed to, say plain vodka. Was it just a more socially acceptable dose of alcohol?

[–] [email protected] 43 points 1 day ago (5 children)

The Vesper is James Bond's personal invention, from the very first novel, Casino Royale. It's basically his own custom twist on the vodka martini.

He explains he only has one drink before dinner, but he prefers it's a large one, ice cold, and made very well. He drinks plenty of other types of alcohol throughout the books, but he's pretty particular about this one evening aperitif.

The movies kind of latched onto it and just made him drink vodka martinis in general. Although the 2006 film Casino Royale had him order his custom invention from a bar, almost word-for-word from the original novel. It's named after Vesper Lynd, the first girl Bond truly fell for in the novels.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 day ago (4 children)

i think one of the reason they simplified it is that the vesper martini can't be made anymore

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

one of the ingredients, kina lillet, stopped being produced 40 years ago

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

Although apparently Cocchi Americano is very close, and therefore a good choice versus the more common substitution of Lillet Blanc

I've yet to personally get my hands on a bottle though

[–] [email protected] 3 points 22 hours ago

Oh neat my Total Wine and More has this. I'll have to get some next time I go.

load more comments (2 replies)
load more comments (2 replies)
load more comments (3 replies)