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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:

Rules

  1. All posts must be showerthoughts
  2. The entire showerthought must be in the title
  3. No politics
    • 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.
    • A good place for politics is c/politicaldiscussion
  4. Posts must be original/unique
  5. Adhere to Lemmy's Code of Conduct and the TOS

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[–] FUCKING_CUNO@lemmy.dbzer0.com 22 points 11 hours ago

Sounds about as good as waterboarding in Guantanamo bay

[–] TachyonTele@piefed.social 17 points 11 hours ago (1 children)

I once laid off two chicks at the same time

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 11 points 10 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Venus_Ziegenfalle@feddit.org 5 points 6 hours ago

No not a man, two chicks

[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 13 points 8 hours ago (1 children)
[–] Venus_Ziegenfalle@feddit.org 5 points 6 hours ago

They're gonna need a huge rocket

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 13 points 12 hours ago

I not only got laid off hard, but they actually PAID ME for it afterwards. Guess I'm just that good.

[–] Proprietary_Blend@lemmy.world 6 points 11 hours ago

I was laid off over email and ghosted after the owner agreed to keep me on as an hourly freelance consultant.

I won't name the company but, fuck you AEI. And fuck all of your pussies who ruin lives via text message.

Fuck. You

[–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 5 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Getting laid off sucks, getting laid on rules

[–] jqubed@lemmy.world 4 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

Being laid-up also not so great

[–] stephen@lemmy.today 5 points 5 hours ago (1 children)

Being laid into? Personal preference.

[–] dufkm@lemmy.world 0 points 46 minutes ago

Just wait until you try a long layover.

[–] lordnikon@lemmy.world 4 points 10 hours ago

eh about the same your still getting fucked

[–] teft@piefed.social 4 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Phrasal verbs are the bane of english language learners. It's one of the weird things that natives speakers don't notice until they are mentioned by someone learning english or they become an english major.

Wipe out, mull over, look up to. These are just some of the phrasal verbs you want to think over.

[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 2 points 5 hours ago

Maybe it's because there's been so much cross pollination of the two languages meaning they have structural similarities, or maybe it's just because the other language does it in a way that is somehow more innately simple. But I have not found French phrasal verbs to be very difficult at all, as an English speaker. The most common ones are "avoir ____ de quelque chose", "to have ____ of something". "Avoir besoin de", "avoir peur de", which are "to have need of" (to need) and "have fear of" (to be afraid of, or to fear). Also "avoir faim" and "avoir soif", which are "to have hunger" and "to have thirst" (to be hungry, to be thirsty).

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