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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.

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Imagine having to force yourself to chew and swallow substances because you will die otherwise.

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[–] scytale@lemmy.zip 16 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I know someone who has an issue with his sense of taste that most things are bland to him, so he doesn’t really enjoy eating.

[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I worked with a guy who had neck surgery that severed the nerves to his taste buds. We worked overnight shifts, and we'd save the old coffee for him because he didn't mind the flavor of burnt coffee. There was always a pot of fresh coffee brewing and a pot of stale coffee set aside for Matt.

[–] SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I know the guy probably didn’t mind and waste not want not, but god that just sounds so mean at the same time.

[–] themeatbridge@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

I know, the first time someone said it, he wasn't there, and I was like... wait, are we just fucking with Matt? And everyone said no, he is a dad of young kids who does shift work. He drinks a lot of coffee (we all did, the coffee machine was perpetual employee of the month), and he prefers to have it room temperature because he won't feel it burn his mouth. So any time a pot sat on the burner for more than a few hours, we'd dump it into Matt's pot and let it cool.

I always wondered if it fucked up his stomach, because I know stale coffee always gives me heartburn, but we weren't close enough to have those conversations.

[–] arin@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Happened to me with COVID, lucky i recovered in a few days and can smell and taste normally after.

[–] bran_buckler@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I’m glad you got your taste back! One time I had chewed cinnamon gum all day and I guess inadvertently burned my taste buds. I couldn’t taste anything for a month or two!

[–] arin@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Oh speaking of burning, having raw onions kinda burns my tongue but i can taste things more afterwards. The onion probably cleaned my tongue microbiome so i have a stronger ability to taste.

[–] bran_buckler@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Spicy onions are the worst!

[–] Tollana1234567@lemmy.today 2 points 22 hours ago

i partially lost it from covid, but the flu in '18 made me lose my apetite for a while, it was pretty surreal to not want to eat.