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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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[–] [email protected] 4 points 9 months ago
[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Cinnamon and sumac are two common spices that are made from grinding up tree bark.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Also ginger.

And technically wormwood too, although that's more you drinking water that is soaked into wood.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Ginger is a root, maybe you’re thinking of something else?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Eh what is a root if not wood that is covered in dirt

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

So is a potato wood? A carrot?

Ginger is not a tree. It’s a flowering plant.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago

A potato is not a flowering plant it's a tuba, such as an onion. Totally different thing entirely to a bit of wood attached to a tree.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago (1 children)

It what? Who thinks wood smells edible?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

We burn different kinds of wood under our food to make it taste like that wood. Mesquite, apple, hickory, all come to mind. Wood smells really good.