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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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[–] FartsWithAnAccent@lemmy.world 94 points 1 year ago (5 children)

I like both of these things. Judge away.

[–] Lexaprofessor@lemmy.world 70 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Ten year sentence for being fuckin' rad as shit.

[–] KingJalopy@lemm.ee 23 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] Bad_Rats@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago

Pick it up pick it up

[–] SpeedLimit55@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

You undercook fish? Believe it or not, jail. You overcook chicken, also jail.

[–] HandsomeRalph@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I like both of these things AND prefer pepsi over coke. Bring it.

[–] FiskFisk33@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

pepsi is the "we dont have coke, will pepsi suffice?" of colas

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[–] FarceMultiplier@lemmy.ca 10 points 1 year ago

As do I, my friend.

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[–] Rooty@lemmy.world 54 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I don't get Ska hatred. It's fast, punky dance music for alternative clubs, you have to go out of your way to be exposed to it. It's not like its being continually replayed on "Billboard's top 20 hits" radio stations.

[–] LonelyWendigo@lemmy.world 20 points 1 year ago

Also, it's older than Rock and Roll. It's from a time when big sound meant more band members, but the current music ecomony doesn't seem well suited to supporting acts with lots of members. I long for asignificant fourth wave ska revival.

[–] DadHands@lemmy.world 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Eh, kids shows are full of Ska, which makes total sense because it is impossible not to feel happy and excited when you hear it.

So if you have kids, you're probably exposed to more Ska music than you realize.

[–] RedditRefugeeTom@lemmynsfw.com 6 points 1 year ago (2 children)

When do these kids start watching these shows and what shows are they? I'm asking my 1 yr old, but she won't give me an answer lol.

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[–] phorbi@feddit.de 4 points 1 year ago

True, but so is pineapple pizza, I think OPs point still stands. I like pineapple pizza AND Ska.

[–] P34C0CK@lemmy.world 35 points 1 year ago (5 children)

Although pineapple isn't my go to for pizza toppings, I always feel those who make comments like this have never actually tried it 🤷

[–] FarceMultiplier@lemmy.ca 22 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

OP likes ska and pineapple on pizza.

[–] pancakes@sh.itjust.works 17 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I personally don't like ska on my pizza but that's just me

[–] Atrabiliousaurus@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago

Ska 'za? Nah brah.

[–] Kokanee08@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I used to think pineapple on pizza was weird. "Fruit doesn't belong on pizza!" I would say.

I was also 5 years old at the time and dumb as a brick. And had no idea what I was missing. Pineapple on pizza is so good

[–] Crismus@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Savory and sweet are complementary.

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[–] cupcakezealot@lemmy.blahaj.zone 21 points 1 year ago

They're both awesome; correct.

[–] MoonManKipper@lemmy.world 18 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[–] scottywh@lemmy.world 17 points 1 year ago

So you're saying it's good.

Gotcha

[–] Moonrise2473@feddit.it 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

In High school I had a crush on a girl that loved ska.

I had to pretend to love ska in order to share headphones with her on the bus...

[–] Paralda@programming.dev 15 points 1 year ago (2 children)

So, in regards to that genre of music, you had to... pick it up?

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[–] Rottcodd@lemmy.ninja 15 points 1 year ago (4 children)

Wait... there are people who hate ska?

Why? For that matter, how? What's to hate?

Granted, I'm GenX, so my concept of ska is rooted in the 80s, but I can't imagine that it's changed much since then.

Wait a minute... is this one of those deals where it's trendy in some peer group to broadcast a hatred for something? Like anyone who wants to hang with the cool kids has to verify that they too hate ska?

Which would be sort of like pineapple on pizza now that I think about it, so might well be the whole point here...

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[–] atretador@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

I love ska, and hate pineapple on pizza. And I 100% agree with this

[–] BakedGoods@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 year ago

Both delicious.

Yes because both ate great!

[–] NuPNuA@lemm.ee 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ska actually predates the Hawaiian pizza so thos should be the other way around.

[–] Fisk400@lemmy.world 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

But pizza predates Ska and pineapples predates music.

Edit: now that I think about, I don't know if any of that is true.

[–] Mediocre_Bard@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago

If by that you mean the best, then yes.

[–] megane_kun@lemm.ee 9 points 1 year ago (3 children)

I admittedly know nothing about Ska, and music genres more generally, and whatever little searching I did upon reading this post have given me nothing that I can digest.

However, I've read a discussion about hate for ska coming from cultural appropriation and being liked by teenage boys. Can someone walk me through this?

[–] evranch@lemmy.ca 14 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Ska is simple, fun music that cares little for anything other than being fun, and is often gleefully immature. As such, teenage boys like it and pretentious music snobs love to look down their noses at it. Ska bands are aware of this fact and tend to lean into it, creating a self-aware and often self-parodying genre. It can be argued that it's not "good" music. But it is, without a doubt, fun and high energy music and a live ska show is a blast.

As far as cultural appropriation goes, nobody who matters cares, as all music is a collaborative effort that builds off of previous works. Music belongs to the world, and gatekeeping it as belonging to any particular culture is ridiculous. Ska in particular is a genre that loves to do covers, and often the sillier the better.

[–] sadbehr@lemmy.nz 5 points 1 year ago

As a testament to the 'having fun' part, one of the most well known ska bands in recent time, The Mighty Mighty Bosstones, have a member who is a dancer. He's been with them since their inception and tours with them. You'll see him on most live performances. His name is Ben Carr.

[–] megane_kun@lemm.ee 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Thank you. To be quite honest, I've had a roommate once who loved reggae and ska, and even though I don't know the names of the songs nor the artists, I kinda like the entire vibe of it. Not that I'd want to listen to it all day though, but a bit of it in a day's listening makes my day a bit brighter, if that even makes sense.

I might have been guilty of wrongfully associating ska with reggae though, and to be fair, I couldn't even distinguish one from the other.

[–] danielton@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (4 children)

The best way I can describe it is that reggae is a walking beat, rocksteady is a jogging beat, and ska is a running beat.

(I like pineapple on pizza and ska)

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[–] NuPNuA@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago

A lot of the early ska-punk crossover acts in Britain had people of west Indian origin in them, so if anything it was a victory for multiculturalism rather than cultural appropriation. I've never heard a west Indian moan about white ska acts either.

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[–] UlfKirsten@feddit.de 9 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Ska defines who I am as a person and I will never turn my back on Ska! Hup!

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

I’m having a ska band for my wedding….and now I’m thinking I should have some pineapple on pizza as well!

[–] urda@lebowski.social 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)
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[–] danielton@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)
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[–] thorcik@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

When the waiter asks me if I want to hear the Specials I expect "Ghost town"

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[–] altima_neo@lemmy.zip 7 points 1 year ago

I disagree, because pineapple on pizza is actually good.

[–] CrunchyBoy@lemmy.world 7 points 1 year ago

I'm not into that but if that's what my friends want I'll enjoy it.

[–] Jeanschyso@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Some people love it, some hate, but most don't really have an opinion?

[–] elboyoloco@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

TIL Ska is the name of the genre Ive always liked and never knew it's name.

[–] Kungsarme@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

Heading to The Buffalo Ska fest today and we were talking about what to get for dinner. It is decided now.

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