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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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  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

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[–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe 33 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Lol, enjoy the upvote.

But that would be a trident, no?

[–] Davel23@fedia.io 29 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Then why isn't a four-tined fork called a quadent?

[–] owenfromcanada@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 month ago

I think we've found the real solution to this problem.

[–] TranquilTurbulence@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 month ago

Or a “frident”.

[–] Mothra@mander.xyz 1 points 1 month ago

A giant three pronged fork is a trident

[–] rem26_art@fedia.io 17 points 1 month ago (11 children)
[–] Admetus@sopuli.xyz 16 points 1 month ago

A backscratcher

[–] SolacefromSilence@fedia.io 11 points 1 month ago

Septork of course!

[–] ___@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 1 month ago
[–] arrow74@lemmy.zip 9 points 1 month ago

That's a rake

[–] wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

A monstrosity

I don't know but I want to burn its owner at the stake upside down so he has to scream through the drippings of his own rendered fat.

[–] SkaveRat@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 1 month ago

Annoying to use

[–] Quilotoa@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 month ago
[–] Mechanite@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago
[–] netvor@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago
[–] Azrael@reddthat.com 15 points 1 month ago

No, a three tined fork is a tiny trident

[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 month ago
[–] mcqtom@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

We've been calling them that for decades. Where have you been?

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

Sheldon was right, it's a Trident.

[–] wewbull@feddit.uk 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

So chop-sticks are "Oneks"

[–] doctorspike@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago

What about a “thork”?

[–] queerlilhayseed@piefed.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

That thing you use to poke at stuff on the grill is called a toque. A spear is a onek (pronounced "wunk")

[–] owenfromcanada@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 month ago

Instructions unclear, I now have a grill poker stuck into my head and my head is still cold.

Only if the fork can be called a fourk.

[–] M137@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

A threk*

It's "fork" not "fourk", so removing a letter should be a rule.

[–] kugel7c@feddit.org 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] hakunawazo@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Kommentarsektion... Eigentum... Bundesrepublik... usw.

[–] winkly@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

A fork in the streets…

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 3 points 1 month ago

it would be a rake if its more than 4.

[–] Onyxonblack@piefed.social 2 points 1 month ago
[–] webp@mander.xyz 2 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Fish (plural) should be fiish/feesh

[–] thermal_shock@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

The meese and moxen did not agree to that.

[–] Hupf@feddit.org 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

What about a school of fish?

[–] webp@mander.xyz 1 points 1 month ago

Fiish flock

[–] BananaPeal@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago

We have two-pronged campfire sticks that we call twoks.