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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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If the sausage Bologna is pronounced "Balloney" in english, how is the city of Bologna pronounced? (feddit.de)

submitted 1 year ago by MucherBucher@feddit.de to c/showerthoughts@lemmy.world

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Side note: It's also called Parizer in reference to Paris, the city that is neither Bologna, nor Lyon, another french city which would be the actual origin of the sausage.

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[–] drekly@lemmy.world 26 points 1 year ago (1 children)

It's not prenounced like that in English, it's pronounced like that in American.

[–] wheeldawg@sh.itjust.works 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I've said they're different languages for years. They called me crazy.

[–] IchNichtenLichten@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago

Two nations divided by a common language.