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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: 1

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  2. The entire showerthought must be in the title
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[–] [email protected] 0 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (2 children)

Gen Z, probably would know. Although most of them probably don't know what a floppy disk is

[–] [email protected] 8 points 4 months ago

Floppy disks are too iconic, even if as Save-buttons. Now try them not knowing early ones were actually floppy!

I'm talking about myself, my 1997 ass had only heard of, and saw pictures of, the hard ones

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 months ago

I drew a floppy disk as part of an online game of Pictionary and the youngest member of the team thought it was a Playstation 4.

Although he also tried to spell tarantula with a Q in it, so maybe there's something else going on there.