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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:

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[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 43 points 1 day ago (4 children)

Year one: threat averted, most students unaffected

Year two: several students attacked but no deaths

Year three: alleged killer on the loose but nobody gets hurt

Year four: two students are kidnapped from athletic competition, one killed and the other almost killed

Year five: strangely, no attacks on the school

Year six: student attempts to kill principal twice, injuring two other students in the process, then lets in an army of known killers to attack the school, principal is killed

Year seven: big battle, several people killed on both sides

Year three: alleged killer on the loose but nobody gets hurt

I mean, several students get attacked by a werewolf and 100 dementors in the same night, nearly resulting in 3 people (2 of them students) losing their very souls. And of course, poor Draco maimed by Buckb- uh... I mean, Witherwings.

Year five: strangely, no attacks on the school

That's a very diplomatic way to skirt around the governmental coup of the school implementing totalitarian control by a racist megalomaniac, restricting basic rights, turning students into secret police, and punishing discent with literal fucking torture.

[–] ceenote@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago

Clearly, the High Inquisitor program was a success, and the fake news Daily Prophet was libelously alleging it wasn't.

[–] njm1314@lemmy.world 13 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago)

Another way to think of year five is that there was a terrorist attack on an unofficial school club's field trip.

[–] MidsizedSedan@lemmy.world 4 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Books or movies? Book year 5

just in case anyone still interested

had Umbridge/minstery of magic come in to get rid of Hagrid. McGonagall I think even got injured fighting back.

As I'm typing this out, I'm suddenly remembered of Um, Actually, and how this could have been a good question for the show

[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 3 points 10 hours ago

You're right, I forgot about that fight