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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.
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I would use this as a gamer tag but I'm afraid people would think it's Nazi related with the two "88's"
Unless your name is AryanWarrior1488 I doubt anyone would bat an eye.
Yeah, it’s the nature of dog whistles but 88 is the only one I remember. Even so I’d probably assume birth year and think nothing of it, but I understand the concern.
Yeah, it's totally understandable to be worried, in general. It's not exactly ideal to be perceived as a racist.
I was thinking it would make a great book title for a novel about an underground cult of Voodoo practicing Nazis.
The Loa aren’t going to be providing a gateway to Nazis. Those folks have their own gods
Please meet the Orishas.
Did I mess that up? It’s been decades since I studied Voudon.
Nah, you're good. None of the gods are prejudiced in any tradition, but for causing us to learn, and to borrow an old expression, when we fail to grasp mercy, we get severity. Put another way, hard head, soft backside.
People were born in '88, unless someone's throwing up other red flags that alone doesn't raise suspicion
People were also born on the 14th in '88. Any of 'em who have sense don't put that in their username though, at least for very long.
Source: my poor brother.
If your brother didn't also include the month then it is pretty sus.
If they did include their entire birth date, then they clearly didn't understand the rules of the internet.
No, he had sense to not ever include any of it from the get-go. Plenty of websites and services suggested he include 88 in his username though.
Oh, gotcha!
BornIn1988AndNazi
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Two 88's is a hit on my nazidar tbh, I'd assume the best intentions but I wouldn't be shocked. .