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You’re in the shower. The sound of running water comforts you. You’re used to the routine of soaping up and rinsing off, so you let your mind wander. Suddenly, this Aha! moment flashes right through your head, leaving you a little baffled and a whole lot surprised.

There's an entire subreddit dedicated to Shower Thoughts and is all about "sharing those miniature epiphanies you have that highlight the oddities within the familiar." Whether we’re talking about midlife crises, gummy worms, or extra-terrestrial species, this powerhouse with more than 23.6m members is a collection of truly impressive insights.

We have taken some of their best posts that might leave you pondering all day long, so make sure to check them out below. And if you’re in the mood for some more, take a look at our earlier posts right here.

#1

Online comment sharing a funny shower thought about inheriting maternal surnames to ensure certainty of lineage.

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Jo Choto
Community Member
4 years ago

You've just discovered the Jewish theory of parentage.

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    #2

    Humorous shower realization about being an adopted kid and parental desire.

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    JuJu
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Haha to all you non-adoptees :P

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    #3

    Text post with a funny realization about jogging in the dark, highlighting irony in caring about health.

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    Bicurious cat
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Lol

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    #4

    Text post about a funny realization on human harmony with extraterrestrial species in an online community discussion.

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    Sonia Reddel
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    That's what I think of the Mars station idea. If people can't follow basic rules here, how can we expect them to follow the very high number of rules living there would entail? One person could so easily sabotage the air or oxygen controls.

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    #5

    Funny realization about school spirit shared online, highlighting high school bands and football players.

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    Pharo Despairo
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    My band played at numerous football games in the freezing cold and then our concert was canceled three days before it was supposed to happen. Since when did sports have higher value than the fine arts.

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    #6

    Text post humorously noting the asteroid that k****d dinosaurs had the highest bird-to-stone ratio, from an online community.

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    gridsleep
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Actually, the planetary impact that resulted in the creation of the Moon reduced the Earth (1.0) to a sterile ball of magma, which eventually became our Earth (2.0.) We have no idea what, if any life there was on 1.0, but it was completely exterminated even to the end of viruses and bacteria, if there were such things.

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    #7

    Text from an online community post humorously explains why dads tell cheesy jokes.

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    DUN DUN
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    I'll hold on to this forever

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    #8

    Funny shower thought about preferring boredom at home over someone else's house.

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    Theater Kid
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Because you can't wear sweatpants and start boredom eating at someone else's house

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    #9

    A shower thought about cleaning homes for appearances, with awards and engagement metrics shown.

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    eeeeeeeee
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    "I would apologise for the mess, but it's always like this". My greeting to everyone who enters.

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    #10

    Humorous realization about Costco-sized c****m boxes being anti-family packs, shared online.

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    Thomas Sweda
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    I did not know Costco sold condoms.

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    #11

    Reddit post with a humorous shower thought about midlife crises and self-acceptance, receiving 86 awards.

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    Narwhal Blast
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Louder for the people in the back, please!

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    #12

    Text post about the irony of responsible lottery winners, shared in an online community.

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    Chris Freeman
    Community Member
    4 years ago (edited)

    I know we hear all of the stories of wasted money and broke lottery winners, but its a little bit of observation bias as well. The people who win the lottery and handle the money well, whether they were well off before or not, aren't as interesting so do not get published. The best winners you never hear about and simply quietly live a better life for them and their family.

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    #13

    Reddit post by u/SidneyRL musing about unrealized talents, receiving humorous and brilliant realizations awards.

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    Andy Acceber
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    What a positive thought! I like this one.

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    #14

    Reddit post humorously imagining a Viking finding a T-Rex skull and claiming it as proof of slaying a dragon.

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    Vorknkx
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    "100 fun things to try out when you time travel into the past."

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    #15

    Social media post highlighting a funny realization about how time feels between ages 25-35 compared to 14-18.

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    Yara Balabanova
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    I've read that time goes faster when you're older because we no longer experience as many new things as when we're younger. When you're young you still do new things all the time, but when you're in your twenties or thirties you start to get a work/life routine that's mostly the same

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    #16

    Text post humorously discussing the untouched beauty of national parks as a shower realization.

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    Timmy Pillinger
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Not in the UK: Even our national parks are very human landscapes, pocked with abandoned mines and farms. Not to mention the Norfolk broads, a landscape entirely created by peat extraction.

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    #17

    Reddit post by u/exposedentrepreneur sharing a funny realization about recruiting local sports teams.

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    MyOpinionHasBeenServed
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    This always confused me. When the Jets came back to Winnipeg, I don't think any of the players were from Winnipeg, or Canadian at all. All fans are doing is rooting of the idea of the team being in the city.

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    #18

    Online community post shares a funny realization about the cost-effectiveness of using a dollar as a bookmark.

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    Foxxy (The Original)
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    A bit difficult using a dollar coin though.

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    #19

    Shower realization: Police locker rooms have locks to prevent theft, shared by an online community user.

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    Xottel
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    I have a civilian job in a police facility. You'd be surprised...

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    #20

    Social media post about people on house arrest benefiting from timing, with awards and numerous interactions.

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    Guido Pisano
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Imagine being released from jail in the first months of 2019...

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    #21

    Humorous realization about human privilege shared in an online community post with awards and interactions.

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    Andy Acceber
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Studies have shown that people who are chronically homeless do develop PSTD symptoms from not having regular, safe, full nights of sleep.

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    #22

    Online community shares realization: "Black Cat Crossing Your Path is Bad Luck" due to tripping over them in the dark.

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    Ayra
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Every cat crossing my path is good luck and even better if it lets me pet it.

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    #23

    Reddit post humorously realizing "Free W***y" used a captive Orca to portray freeing one.

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    eeeeeeeee
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    This. Can't watch those kind of movies without thinking of this the whole way through.

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    #24

    Humorous realization: "Painkillers are the 'Mute Notifications' option for the body," popular in an online community.

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    Got Myself 4 Dwarves
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    For me it's more like putting them on silent, I still get notifications but not out loud. Fibromyalgia is a complete d**k - 9.30am and I'm maxed out on dihydrocodeine already - gonna be a long day

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    #25

    Reddit post humorously noting a cassette tape's longevity in Guardians of the Galaxy as unbelievable.

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    Mohsie Supposie
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    What I find even more amazing is that even though Chris Pratt has his headphones on, we can still hear the song playing!

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    #26

    Online community post about realizations: "Headaches make you realize how much you take not having one for granted."

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    eeeeeeeee
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    "Not-in-pain" is a feeling. That feeling of when pain goes away? Perhaps the best feeling in life.

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    #27

    Reddit post with a humorous realization about adulthood related to missing trash day.

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    GoodWolf
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Same if you're a raccoon

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    #28

    Reddit post humorously questions human taste if stress ruins meat, sparking hilarious realizations.

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    Shelp
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    That's what I always tell my stressed friends

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    #29

    Text post on Reddit about how lives revolve around sleep, shared by an online community.

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    Mooooomooooo
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    I love sleeping and would happily do it more than 8 hours :D

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    #30

    Reddit post about a hilarious realization: "Your brain knows where all of your organs are, and won't tell you."

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    Andy Acceber
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    I've had 18 years of schooling, from preschool through a bachelor's degree. I've never once had a class that taught me where my organs are or very basic anatomy. I had a minor pain today and realized I had no idea what was there in my body. It seems like a very important part of education that was somehow missed.

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    #31

    Screenshot of a user's shower realization about magic tricks, highlighting a shift in perspective from childhood to adulthood.

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    kristina law
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Its fun to try and figure out how they are achieved!

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    #32

    Humorous realization about turn signal misuse and unclear intentions, shared by an online community.

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    SykesDaMan
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Some people let them blink for minutes after they've already turned. The only thing that'd stop the blinking is because they turned the wheel later.

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    #33

    Reddit post with funny realization about being an identical triplet, describing it as both rare and common.

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    Beta
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    That… is very wise

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    #34

    Funny shower realization about pregnancy and limb growth, shared by an online community.

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    april jenkins
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    what mind feckery is this shite?!

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    #35

    Online community post humorously comparing regrets of boomers and millennials about college decisions.

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    Rijkærd
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    I do regret going to college honestly.

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    #36

    Funny realization about graveyards not being haunted, shared online.

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    gridsleep
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Unless someone was buried alive, and then that would be a haunt to avoid.

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    #37

    Text post about a funny realization comparing modern diet variety to 100 years ago.

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    Mazer
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    I was curious how people living in northern climes got vitamin c, until I learned pine tree needle tea had more vitamin c than an Orange

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    #38

    Funny realization about ocean vs. pool swimming preferences, emphasizing corpse-to-water ratio humor from an online community.

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    Vorknkx
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    I think this is an example of "out of sight - out of mind."

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    #39

    Text post humorously suggesting a more effective age verification for 18+ websites, highlighting shower thoughts.

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    Sonnovab Kegeles
    Community Member
    4 years ago (edited)

    This makes me believe that the author thinks the websites are actually trying to filter out people. Requiring 18+ is a great form of enticement to 14 year old's.

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    #40

    Text post with a hilarious shower thought about gummy worms having more bones than real worms.

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    Bicurious cat
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    I never thought of it that way 🤔

    Dave P
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    If you get the Haribo Kosher and Halal Line, they use veggie gelatin and no bones.

    Dani Alexander
    Community Member
    4 years ago

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    There is no such thing as “veggie gelatin” and I’m pretty sure that’s not how halal works. You must be thinking of the vegetarian alternative agar agar. Which makes the product “vegetarian”, not halal

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    Gypsy Tinker
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    And yet Gummy worms cannot regrow when severed.

    Amy Stone-Chandler
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Yup. Also more people then not, have no clue where "gummy" comes from. They also don't like it when I tell them.

    Jofeen
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    So when we say shower thoughts, are we really just talking about stoner thoughts?

    Wang Zhuang
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    And now I suddenly want a pack of gummy worms

    Jess Thompson
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Gelatin? Clever

    Heather Vandegrift
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Thanks, I hate it

    D K
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Wut.

    oddkiddo
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    It's not the actual bone matter, but collagen within.

    Sue Bradley
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    A challenge - Google how gelatine is produced, then think of it every time you eat foods.containing it :-|

    qwerty
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    All organisms are at most 2 steps away from eating detritus. It grossed me out the first time I learned about it but now I simply don't care.

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    Debra Robinson
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    This implies there are also actual worms in them. lol

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    #41

    Reddit post about a hilarious realization regarding eating canned fruit, highlighting a shared experience.

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    GoodWolf
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Awww, sharing is caring ♥

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    #42

    Funny realization about a dyslexic ghost using a Ouija board, shared by an online community.

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    gridsleep
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Oob? Oooba ooba.

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    #43

    Online community post humorously comparing astronauts to maintenance workers in the international space station.

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    Mia Burgess
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Maybe the smartest people are earth’s maintenance workers.

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    #44

    Shower thought about wood being candy, shared in an online community post, humorously explores cellulose and polysaccharides.

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    ADHORTATOR
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    In the US - my house is made of stone, concrete and steel

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    #45

    Funny shower realization about self-driving cars not needing wipers, as shared by an online community.

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    Rose the Cook
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    The occupants will still probably want to see where they are going.

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    #46

    Funny shower realization post from an online community about remembering jokes only once heard again.

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    Sonnovab Kegeles
    Community Member
    4 years ago (edited)

    That's cuz ears mouths and brains don't communicate well with each other, kinda like cia, fbi, and nsa

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    #47

    Reddit post with a brilliant realization: "Most men will receive their first bunch of flowers at their funeral."

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    Narwhal Blast
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    This makes me sad. I'm going to go buy some flowers for my man now!

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    #48

    Funny shower thought about worms used as candy inspiration, posted by user FewElevator4 with 37 awards.

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    Something
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    They're the easiest to shape.

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    #49

    Text post with a funny realization about skeptics and awards, shared by an online community member.

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    Vorknkx
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    And if they accept it - the award is automatically revoked! :P

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    #50

    Online community shares hilarious realization about the pay rate of picking up a quarter, comparing it to a $450/hr job.

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    Andy Acceber
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    I used to do this math while biking home after my shift working at a bar. I was paid $2/hr plus tips. Some nights, the bar was really slow, and I'd make less than $15 for a full shift. Sometimes I'd see pennies, nickels, or dimes while cycling and calculate if it would be worth it for me to stop, turn around, get off my bike, and pick it up. Some nights, yes. Other nights, no. If I had a good shift, I'd gamble if the coin would still be there the next day and pick it up then. (P.S. Serving minimum wage sucks. If you live somewhere where tipped employees can be paid less than minimum wage, always tip. Tipping is an awful practice, but if you choose to be cheap about it, you're only hurting the worker.)

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    #51

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    Shelp
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Are they? In America maybe?

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    #52

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    Scagsy
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    *muttering* stupid brain

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    #53

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    Mimi La Souris
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    🤣 .... wait... 😒 .... (╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻

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    #54

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    Otter
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Not true, the last time I had one of those utterly perfect days, I appreciated it at the time. You know, those super-rare days, where everything goes right and everything seems magical?

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    #55

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    Vorknkx
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Assuming you don't die over the next few weeks/months, that is...

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    #56

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    L.A. Trefry
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Shhhhh -- you just KNOW it drives some people insane that they can't monetize every single thing we do, online or otherwise.

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    #57

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    gridsleep
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Things that drink blood pump stuff in to keep the blood from coagulating and to force the blood out. That's the stuff that creates the itchy histamine reaction.

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    #58

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    ZAPanda
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Actually you can pee in front of other people if you're a guy at a urinal, so you can't pee in front of people while not at a urinal... so ...

    #60

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    Mimi La Souris
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    "since 30% of road accidents are caused by alcoholics, 70% are caused by water drinkers so they are the danger." Prof. Choron

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    #61

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    I I
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    lol not sure thats one to post

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    #62

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    Lauren Caswell
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    What if there is some kind of secret owl relay service no-one but the owls know about?

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    #63

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    Theater Kid
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Maybe you just blink at the exact same time as your character

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    #64

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    Shelp
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Not true. Pre-agricultural people have excellent teeth. It's the consumption of bread and cereal products that ruin our teeth, and that's (on an evolutionary scale) a fairly recent innovation

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    #65

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    Andy Acceber
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Most of your food has seen more of the world than you have. It sounds delusional, but I'm often jealous of my produce..

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    #66

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    Vasana Phong
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Sneaker head life

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    #67

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    gridsleep
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    It is also only a 15 to 25 w bulb. Also they are also being replaced by diodes, like everything else.

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    #68

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    Vasana Phong
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Or a snowflake

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    #69

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    Djennie
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    So can women, our genitals get blood engorged when horny too

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    #70

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    Timmy Pillinger
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Apple's logo looks like a reference to Alan Turing's suicide.

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    #71

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    Mazer
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Technically if you exit where you exactly enter you would be driving on the wrong side of the road

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    #72

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    Andy Acceber
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    Afaik, lots of different minerals can form crystals, not just salt.

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    #73

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    peter moor
    Community Member
    4 years ago

    I don't understand this post can be multiple options, i am confuse

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