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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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    • 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.
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12/06/24

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[–] [email protected] 118 points 9 months ago (14 children)

Wrong, the date is 2024-06-12.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 9 months ago (8 children)

2024, June 12.

Why isn't the long form like this as well? Especially since the year is the most important info anyway when it comes to things like studying history.

Actually, on second thought, computers would organize things by alphabetical order this way which would seem weird.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 months ago (2 children)

I figure it's because the year can be seen as an optional appendage if you're talking about dates from the current year. Like, I can say "that happened on May 5th," or "I'll be there June 18th," and you can reasonably assume I mean in 2024 unless I specify "June 18th, 2063."

Now, as for why you can say "I'm going on the 18th," but Americans don't say 18th of June, 2024, I haven't a clue. We really only seem to have logical explanations for the way we do things about half of the time.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago
[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

April 5th, 2063, Bozeman, Montana

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

I will be there.

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