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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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How is kindness a bad thing? I thought that was universally agreed to be a good message to have in a piece of media. I guess the excuse is they don't want media to have messages at all but like, how would you even have a movie where the hero has no values that they stand for?

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[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 37 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

People on Facebook are telling me he isn't an immigrant, he's from outer space. I'm so confused as to what they think an immigrant is

[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 5 points 12 hours ago* (last edited 12 hours ago)

"Strange visitor from another planet" is one of the first things most people learn about him, right after him being neither a bird nor a plane.

[–] Fluke@feddit.uk 21 points 21 hours ago (4 children)

Literally an illegal alien, and they refuse to see it.

[–] Valmond@lemmy.world 2 points 5 hours ago

No no no, you see he's white! /s

[–] hakunawazo@lemmy.world 4 points 10 hours ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (1 children)

illegal alien

So no Englishman from New York?

[–] GeeDubHayduke@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 5 hours ago

Does he like his toast done on one side..?

[–] 790@lemmy.dbzer0.com 21 points 18 hours ago

The most illegal alien. Smallville had an episode where Clark helped hide an undocumented migrant. His mom tried to chastise him and he had to remind her his own paperwork is shady as hell.

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 7 points 18 hours ago

illegal space alien.