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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] 21 points 5 days ago

Following the Watergate scandal, ‘-gate’ became the suffix to name subsequent scandals.

I propose stories associated with Trump, and other stupid scandals, be encrusted with the suffix ‘-a-Lago’.

I think there’s scope for dedicating an entire community to them, like c/MAG_a_Lago.

As for Elongate, Musk explicitly requested it be used, which should be reason enough to not.

[–] masterofn001 18 points 5 days ago (1 children)

The next scandal involving musk should be that he wasn't assassinated sooner.

[–] Greg 20 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I think twatgate would be more appropriate

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

there have been some twats i've had the privilege of getting to know that were downright life afirming

[–] [email protected] 15 points 5 days ago

Calling everything even mildly controversial '-gate' was super played out decades ago IMHO.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 5 days ago

"Elongate" is too flattering towards him.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 days ago (1 children)

didn't he write a tweet literally saying this? maybe 4 years ago?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 days ago

Yeah, after he sexually harassed a flight attendant and laughed about it on Twitter.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago

I hate that I like this. The gate thing is super overused. But this one works.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] -2 points 5 days ago

Ewww, no, not even with a 10-foot rapier.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 5 days ago

I made this joke in a dadjoke subereddit and got banned as it was too adult