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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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At least in my dialect/accent of English

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[–] circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Here's a fun (related) one. I don't know to whom to attribute it. I got it from a colleague in grad school.

Ghoti

What does it spell? The English spelling system is so screwy, you can make a decent case that it spells "fish".

Gh -- from enough (f)

o -- from women (i)

ti -- from nation (sh)

Edit: spacing and one addition

[–] Agrivar@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I'm glad I checked Wikipedia before just talking out my ass, as the attribution is less clear than I thought, but the first I heard of this was in Phish circles back in the 90s!

[–] circuitfarmer@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 month ago

Yeah, that's why I was remiss to give an attribution.