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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 best ones are thoughts that many people can relate to and they find something funny or interesting in regular stuff.

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[–] oxomoxo@lemmy.world 7 points 5 months ago (2 children)

Luna is the Latin word for moon. It’s not the official name in English. It’s just called “Moon” in English, just like the sun is just called “Sun” despite being many other words in other languages.

Because there is just one of them it’s not really necessary to give it a unique name, but there are lots of options in Latin, Greek and other languages if you want to get fancy.

[–] cuchilloc@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) (1 children)

Wdym? Sun is the name, Star is the type of celestial body, Moon is the name, satellite is the type of celestial body. This post is a farce, don’t fall for OP’s BS!

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 5 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] cuchilloc@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

Whoever downvoted you has no sense of humor :/ “wdym” is a great name but not for the moon!

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 1 points 5 months ago

Well I call it Luna, and I speak English, so it’s called Luna in English.