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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.

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[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 51 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (4 children)

I always assumed it was just grape kool-aid.

"What the fuck is juice? We got grape drink. It's purple!"

[–] metaStatic@kbin.earth 22 points 10 months ago

Sugar. Water. Purple.

[–] ZephyrXero@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago

Purplesaurus Rex to be specific

[–] ArcaneSlime@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 10 months ago

More like a step down from even that, purple flavor-aid (without the diphenhydramine, promethazine, chlorpromazine, chloroquine, diazepam, chloral hydrate and cyanide) or some other knock off. But yeah basically that.

[–] Ensign_Crab@lemmy.world 40 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Prune juice. A warrior's drink.

[–] GlassHalfHopeful@lemmy.ca 24 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] mp3@lemmy.ca 7 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io 3 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] mysticpickle@lemmy.ca 4 points 10 months ago (2 children)

You're thinking about pee.

[–] FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io 4 points 10 months ago

Ah, my mistake.

[–] RedditRefugee69@lemmynsfw.com 2 points 10 months ago

Aren't we all?

[–] Whiskey_iicarus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 25 points 10 months ago

Sugar, water, purple!

[–] FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io 18 points 10 months ago (1 children)

It's purple drank

basically grape flavored sugar water

[–] 01189998819991197253@infosec.pub 4 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Not basically. That's exactly what it was lol. Water, sugar, artificial colors and flavors.

[–] Dkarma@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

That's all fruit juice is. All the vitamins are gone there, too.

[–] 01189998819991197253@infosec.pub 1 points 10 months ago

They may be, but there aren't any traces of fruit in these. These are just dyed sugar water lol

[–] ToffeeIsForClosers@lemmy.world 17 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Always assumed it was grape juice, specifically Welch’s which was a popular item in the 80s/90s.

[–] ReanuKeeves@lemm.ee 30 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Oh hell nah. Welch's is grape juice made from actual concord grapes. Purple drink is made of purple.

[–] FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io 4 points 10 months ago
[–] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 15 points 10 months ago (1 children)
[–] samus12345@lemm.ee 4 points 10 months ago

It was in a pitcher. Definitely grape Kool-Aid or a knockoff of it.

[–] Blackout@fedia.io 14 points 10 months ago

Back then everyone was drinking promethazine like it was water. Children at school, high on the lean, making thanksgiving turkeys with hand prints. No one ever coughed tho.

[–] GlassHalfHopeful@lemmy.ca 11 points 10 months ago
[–] Proprietary_Blend@lemmy.world 8 points 10 months ago

It's a fine Cabernet.

[–] HowAbt2morrow@futurology.today 6 points 10 months ago

Red 3 + Lead + Angel Dust = purple stuff

[–] DrFistington@lemmy.world 5 points 10 months ago

It was purple drank, no doubt. Everyone knows that

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 4 points 10 months ago
[–] GlassHalfHopeful@lemmy.ca 3 points 10 months ago
[–] Default_Defect@midwest.social 2 points 10 months ago

Left over Flavor Aid gifted from the neighbors that seem to have disappeared...

[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

Grape juice.