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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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With high speed internet coming out at exactly the same time as my sex drive developed, I have probably seen more nude women than every human in my direct ancestry.

If not combined, I definitely have the high score for now.

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[–] HuntressHimbo@lemmy.zip 263 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

By not having kids, you could cement your place as #1 titty seer of your bloodline

[–] hansolo@lemmy.today 53 points 3 weeks ago (5 children)

Turns out that there's a curse on humanity that if you see more than 800 boobs in your life, your chromosomes self-destruct. But we've never had data to figure out all out.

[–] HuntressHimbo@lemmy.zip 22 points 3 weeks ago

I wish it need not have happened in my time," said Frodo. "So do I," said Gandalf, "and so do all who live to see such times. But ~~that is not for them to decide. All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us.~~ it could be a lot worse than death by titties

[–] arin@lemmy.world 11 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Down syndrome people would love this trick

[–] 6stringringer@lemmy.zip 5 points 3 weeks ago

And the chromosome challenged absolutely hate it.

[–] Goodlucksil@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

800 boobs, even if only counting naked and from a real person (no AI, no drawings) is a low low number, and even skipping porn most pimps will have seen that number in their lives.

[–] errer@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago

I saw 800 boobs just last night. 800 is rookie numbers.

[–] Eq0@literature.cafe 9 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] hansolo@lemmy.today 13 points 3 weeks ago

Nope, only applies to boobs. A curse wouldn't seek to deny innocent people medical treatment.

Poor mamogram techs, though. Between the radiation and the boobiation... rip.

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[–] TheFunkyMonk@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago

Adding this to the list of benefits to being snipped.

[–] ceenote@lemmy.world 6 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Are you saying parents can't have porn addictions?

[–] PapaStevesy@lemmy.world 39 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I think they just meant that having a kid opens it up so you might not stay #1.

[–] FinjaminPoach@lemmy.world 26 points 3 weeks ago

Genuinely couldn't figure out what HuntressHimbo meant 😅

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[–] HuntressHimbo@lemmy.zip 14 points 3 weeks ago

No I more meant that OP could keep their lead perpetually by not having kids who could top them.

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[–] danciestlobster@lemmy.zip 78 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

I hear an alarming large number of people can trace their ancestry back to Genghis Khan and I am not sure you have him beat. Maybe though

[–] yermaw@sh.itjust.works 56 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Oh i forgot about that guy. Its a closer match-up than i thought.

[–] cenzorrll@piefed.ca 10 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Also, mammals evolved around 300 million years ago, and being generous, clothes were first used 3 million years ago. So the number of generations of your ancestors who didn't see tiddies everyday is a rounding error to the number who did. And they were ALL successful *vaguely waves in your direction*

[–] Squirrelsdrivemenuts@lemmy.world 7 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

But during the "walking around naked" times people tended to live in small communities, whereas we have access to thousands of naked people online everyday.

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[–] tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 13 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I dunno, even assuming Ghengis had sex every day and his proclivities leaned toward having multiple concubines sent to him at one time, that still doesn't necessarily equal the number of different people someone could cycle through during a session of flogging the bishop. Someone with a high libido could easily pass Khan these days.

[–] sukhmel@programming.dev 4 points 3 weeks ago

But he could've organised orgies to increase daily nudes views, optimisation

[–] ordnance_qf_17_pounder@reddthat.com 77 points 3 weeks ago (4 children)

We've seen more naked ladies, but touched less.

[–] 5ibelius9insterberg@feddit.org 72 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I only ever touched one naked lady. That was 16 years ago. I liked it so much, I never touched another one. She seemed to liked being touched by me too and never left.

[–] PapaStevesy@lemmy.world 40 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Really hoping this isn't a joke about your mom...

[–] 5ibelius9insterberg@feddit.org 117 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

Not at all, it’s a joke about your mom.

[–] PapaStevesy@lemmy.world 42 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] Viceversa@lemmy.world 19 points 3 weeks ago

So you two are father and son! So cute!

[–] usualsuspect191@lemmy.ca 15 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

In fairness, your mom's so fat it's difficult not to touch her

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[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 5 points 2 weeks ago

Especially if your grandparents were swingers.

I could have done without knowing that but there we are...

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[–] Hello_there@fedia.io 47 points 3 weeks ago (3 children)

Should have been a gynecologist.
30 min appointments.
40 hr weeks.
80 vaginas per week.
4160 vaginas per year.
Some repeats per year, probs, but not all. Maybe 3000 more per year?
20 year career.
61,000 vaginas.

Of course that probably ruins all joy out of seeing them. But that's a best in bloodline amount of puss.

[–] FlashMobOfOne@lemmy.world 34 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

As a working artist, can confirm.

Seeing nude people for work is less fun.

[–] TexasDrunk@lemmy.world 16 points 3 weeks ago

I had a part time gig DJing at a strip club for a brief time. It gets old much quicker than people think.

[–] GenosseFlosse@feddit.org 16 points 3 weeks ago* (last edited 3 weeks ago) (2 children)

Some of them will be from healthy, slim 20 year old girls, but some will be from the opposite end of the spectrum 😐

[–] Nastybutler@lemmy.world 16 points 3 weeks ago

Or speculum, you could say

[–] entwine@programming.dev 8 points 3 weeks ago

Blue waffles are a lot more common than you might assume

[–] jballs@sh.itjust.works 9 points 3 weeks ago

But that's a best in bloodline amount of puss.

Lmao I'm dying over here

[–] Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 26 points 3 weeks ago (2 children)

Counterpoint: We used to exist without any clothing and saw naked ladies all the time. And naked dudes. And even gasp naked children.

[–] danciestlobster@lemmy.zip 25 points 3 weeks ago

Yes but also probably not a ton outside relatively small tribes so might still be low numbers

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[–] PiraHxCx@lemmy.dbzer0.com 25 points 3 weeks ago (7 children)

But did you see them IN PERSON? How good is your score now, uh?

[–] yermaw@sh.itjust.works 44 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

I'm definitely tied for last place unless theres some blindness along the way...

[–] Eq0@literature.cafe 8 points 3 weeks ago

Or some ultra-Christian middle age stuff against nudity even in the bedroom

[–] johsny@lemmy.world 5 points 3 weeks ago

I live in a naturist resort, (nudist colony) so I still win, probably.

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[–] tinyvoltron@discuss.online 15 points 3 weeks ago

Are we talking 400 different women or just 800 total boobs in different situations? This is an important distinction.

[–] CarbonIceDragon@pawb.social 14 points 3 weeks ago

To be fair, any currently living but older relatives will have had the ability to access high speed internet for just as long as you, but also time with older forms of media as well.

[–] justsomeguy@lemmy.world 12 points 3 weeks ago (1 children)

In the yearbook of your bloodline after the entries for greatest warrior, wisest thinker, kindest soul and many others there will be you, top gooner.

A long unbroken line that dies in a million fruitless nuts.

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[–] paraphrand@lemmy.world 8 points 3 weeks ago

Men too :smart:

[–] abbadon420@sh.itjust.works 7 points 3 weeks ago

It's about quality, noy quantity

[–] skisnow@lemmy.ca 4 points 3 weeks ago

Magritte would like a word

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