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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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[–] [email protected] 33 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Gen z here. I was not around in the 80's or 90's, but everything people describe as being from the 90's and some stuff from the 80's was just my life in the mid 2000's. I definitely know what pagers are. Like hell, we had a stack of floppy discs at home and my first computer had a floppy disc reader. I used to play duck hunt on my dad's nes and super Mario Land on my own Gameboy. That stuff doesn't just disappear at the turn of the decade.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 months ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 6 points 4 months ago

Yeah yeah you know what i mean

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

ok mr fancypants how about I call it a flopper? How bout that

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

Everyone knows they are called flippy flops. Gosh

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

2007 here, never used a pager. Honestly thought it was one of those clippy step counters at first.

I do however have a Gameboy and a stack of floppies.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

also gen z here, I also got a gameboy