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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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[–] [email protected] 50 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (3 children)

I always assumed it was just grape kool-aid.

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

[–] [email protected] 22 points 5 days ago

Sugar. Water. Purple.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 days ago

Purplesaurus Rex to be specific

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 days ago

My favorite flavor: purple

[–] [email protected] 39 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Prune juice. A warrior's drink.

[–] GlassHalfHopeful 23 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] mp3 7 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] mysticpickle 4 points 5 days ago (2 children)

You're thinking about pee.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago

Ah, my mistake.

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

Aren't we all?

[–] [email protected] 15 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago

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

[–] [email protected] 25 points 5 days ago

Sugar, water, purple!

[–] [email protected] 18 points 5 days ago (1 children)

It's purple drank

basically grape flavored sugar water

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

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

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

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

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

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

[–] [email protected] 17 points 5 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 30 points 5 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago
[–] [email protected] 13 points 5 days 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 10 points 5 days ago
[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 days ago

It's a fine Cabernet.

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

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

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 days ago

Red 3 + Lead + Angel Dust = purple stuff

[–] [email protected] 5 points 5 days ago

It was purple drank, no doubt. Everyone knows that

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 days ago
[–] GlassHalfHopeful 3 points 5 days ago
[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago

Grape juice.