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this post was submitted on 10 Jul 2026
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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:
- Both “200” and “160” are 2 minutes in microwave math
- When you’re a kid, you don’t realize you’re also watching your mom and dad grow up.
- More dreams have been destroyed by alarm clocks than anything else
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- The entire showerthought must be in the title
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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.
- A good place for politics is c/politicaldiscussion
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So, it isn't actually supposed to be a threat, really, in the 'intimidating' or 'terror inducing' sense.
It is supposed to be something of a warning... its a courtesy, a formality from someone who is familiar with causing death.
It makes a bit more sense if it comes from a context where a warrior or assassin of some kind... is indeed genuinely urging you to actually perform some kind of final prayer, or absolution ritual, or otherwise mentally prepare yourself for your life to end.
Maybe think of the John Wick movies. One of his targets, he simply has cornered her in her bath, gives her the relative dignity of allowing her to slit her own wrists, talks her through her death... only shoots her once she's already lost consciousness.
I'll just put this over here with the rest of the corpses.