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Let’s get one thing clear: the shower may be a great place to sing your heart out, but it’s even better to get those creative ideas flowing.

Just think about it: you’re in an enclosed space with warm, comforting water, and your mind is simply roaming where it wants to.

Suddenly, you realize you’re doing much more than just mindlessly shampooing your hair — you’re allowing your brain to find brilliant fleeting thoughts you can’t wait to share with everyone else.

There’s one corner over on Reddit that eagerly waits for you to do so. Let us introduce you to the Shower Thoughts online group that serves as the perfect outlet to share those "miniature epiphanies you have that highlight the oddities within the familiar." With over 24 million members, it has archived quite the collection of unexpected, hilarious, and profound Aha! moments.

We have scoured the community and gathered some of the best gems of wisdom that might leave you pondering all day, so have a read through them right below.

Upvote the ones that surprised you most, and share your own earth-shattering ideas with us in the comments! After you’re done musing about this compilation, be sure to check out our earlier parts of this post right here.

#1

Shower thought about space junk making Earth look like a cluttered lawn from an extraterrestrial viewpoint.

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Mac 🇺🇦
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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I bet a few plastic pink flamingos would make that junk look classier!

Juan Ghote
Community Member
3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

It's planet level glitter :-)

David Gridley
Community Member
3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

"Lock the windows, Mxyzptlk! We're not stopping here!"

censor
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3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

They also lock their doors as they drive past.

KombatBunni
Community Member
3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Probably intergalactic speak for “Get the hell off my lawn!”

Sky Render
Community Member
3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Fortunately the mess in orbit will be gone in a few million years as gravitational perturbations cause items re-enter the atmosphere and deorbit. Won't do us much good right now, but it's nice to know that in the long run near-Earth space will be clean again.

Dawn C
Community Member
3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

yes we are that redneck planet 😂😂

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    #2

    Funny realization: Dogs would enjoy toys in dog food bags like cereal prizes.

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    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Someone should do this…I would buy it for my dog

    LuckyL
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And your dog would love the toy, because it smells like dog food - and would love the dog food even more, because it reminds him of the toy. And he wouldn't ever eat any other brand again. - That would be the absolut marketing win!

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    René Studer
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    To be fair, dogs get excited very easily.

    KM
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My cat litter used to have a toy in every bag, I loved it.

    Foxxy (The Original)
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They no longer do it for kids cereals so I don't see them doing it for dogs. Would be nice though.

    L Melville
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They don't do it for kids' cereals though because in some markets, there are rules about putting non-edible toys into edible food items.

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    Kona Pake
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    More like a dog or cat owner would enjoy a toy in the bag of food.

    L Melville
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Good marketing gimmick though. For a 25 cent cat ball/mouse/toy...I would buy that cat food/litter loyally unless it was complete garbage, nutritionally. (in the case of food)

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    Benita Valdez
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ugh then I'd need to always buy 2 bags so each gets a toy.

    Carter Stach
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    An unboxing video of a dog just eating the cereal and being "YOU WONT BELIEVE WHAT I FOUND IN MY LUNCH" And then he just plays with the toy

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    Wynn Williams
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My cat would love this!!!! I should start giving her a toy every time we open a new bag of crunchies!

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    #3

    Reddit post humorously criticizing Harry Potter's emotional stability, shared in a shower thoughts community.

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    Lambchop
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    3 years ago

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    That’s not Harry. That’s Miles from Guns Akimbo.

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    aj B
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Honestly he wasn't all that emotionally stable it just presented in ways most don't normally notice. His ability to assess risk and decide reasonable amounts of it was nearly non existant. "Hey that person mentioned the platform I'm after, gotta be safe", "Hey this girl I've never met but am pretty certain is brand new to this whole magic thing is pointing a wand directly at me, I'm sure that can't go wrong." "Oh hey, I think that teacher got attacked by a giant dog because he's dangerous, better make it clear I don't trust him." and that's just the first book/movie, his concern for his own well being drops significantly in each sequel.

    foofoofloofy
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Excellent observation. I can tell you've thought it through. Have an upvote :)

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    Onion Cutting Ninja
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Have you read the order of the pheonex? he is not emotionally stable at all! ps: I know i spelled pheonex wrong I just dont know how to spell it.

    Monday
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    To be fair in Order of the Phoenix he was mentally connected to Voldy who is himself pretty emotionally unstable.

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    Pheebs
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I dunno. He ended up recreating his parents’ marriage, and then naming his kids both after his parents, and two people that had a huge impact on his life that wasn’t necessarily positive. I feel like if he’d had one more kid he’d have named them Tom.

    tmw
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why did HP never wonder about grandparents, uncles, cousins, etc? Why was he SO uncurious about the world around him when he discovered he had a wizarding life?

    Ozacoter
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In the books he sees them all in the mirror. But Lily did not have any family left except Petunia. All his grandparents are dead and James was a single kid.

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    Black Pearl
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was raised by incredible people and I'm very emotionally unstable

    Em
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How do you know they were "incredible"? Your perception may be flawed...

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    Nathaniel
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The latest film in the series, Harry Potter turns out to be a sociopath and Clarice Starling has to hunt him down.

    Donkey boi
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Anyone that read the book can see that he had major anger issues. Not to mention his impulsiveness and constantly running into danger. He had a self destructive personality, which he LITERALLY followed through on. One thing I would NOT call him is 'Emotionally stable'. My therapist would have a field day with him.

    Lambchop
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In the movies, perhaps. He’s far less stable in the books, where you can read what he’s thinking.

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    The shower is one of the very few places where people can be alone with their thoughts. While it’s the perfect place to get some deep thinking done, the eureka effect occurs virtually anywhere we let our minds stay still. According to the moderators of the community, "'Showerthought' is a loose term that applies to the types of thoughts you might have while carrying out a routine task ... At their best, showerthoughts are universally relatable and find the amusing/interesting within the mundane." Whether it’s taking a long walk, meditating, or simply laying on the grass watching the clouds pass by, these are the calm moments that really rejuvenate the brain.

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    To learn more about how doing nothing can boost our creativity, we reached out to Nancy K. Napier, Ph.D., a Distinguished Professor Emerita at Boise State University and author of Unfolding Curiosity: Wrinkles and Surprises from Business and Beyond. "Several authors, including one of my favorites — Pico Iyer — talk about the value of stillness, of silence, of doing nothing," she told Bored Panda.

    #4

    Shower thought text about vampires inheriting wealth from mortals.

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    third molar
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They can also invest in low interest long term deposits

    KNBlizz
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm seeing vampires in a whole new light now. Or not, because, you know, light....

    Ellie Rosser
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Plus, there's minimal commitment, if the relationship goes sour they're just done anyway.

    Peppermallow
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Then they invest in a blood bank

    SoloDadof3
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Still never understood why some 100+ year old vampire keeps repeating high school. (You know the movie)

    Dilly Millandry
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They're really, really bored and they're not good at mixing and it's the only way to meet new people. Plus, how smart must they look to everyone else!

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    Oerff On Tour
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Bored Panda has to stop making sense

    Hypoxia Smurf
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If I were an immortal shape-shifting vampire or were-critter, and I wanted wealth without commitment, an easy tactic would have me to flow under doors into attorneys' or bankers' offices, and fake assignments and signatures on valuable documents like wills, deeds, etc. No need to form a relationship with the edible human livestock.

    Béla Kun
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Lol, they just have to stick with some items for a while and they are rich

    Ghaniyah Verma
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    by inheritance, do you mean blood?

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    #5

    "Funny realization about freedom perception shared by user in online community r/Showerthoughts."

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    Foxxy (The Original)
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They are both true, we just have many different freedoms.

    LuckyL
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And many different restrictions - and wishes

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    Kona Pake
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    99. 99% of all children don’t realize that adults are just big kids.

    Ansi
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Only cats are content w their life. 😄

    Bexx 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was just going to say: here’s me thinking that cats really have all the freedom 😂

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    Bird SharkRawr
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Neither is true, the grass is always greener on the other side…but we all get cut down eventually.

    Laura Silverstein
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Strangely, the more responsibilities ur given, the more freedom u have

    Gladys Hayes Southerland
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Children have less freedoms per se but no cares, expenses or responsibilities. How about being an adult like that? It's called being wealthy...

    Coffee panda
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would rather be an adult than go back to childhood any time.

    PlatinumTheCat
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wouldn’t say that children have much freedom, we don’t get to decide or control anything, and parents have total control over us

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    #6

    Tweet about the absence of a Bond film in 2007, questioning the logic humorously.

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    TJ
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They dropped the ball on that one.

    Ann Si
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    BP, the new advertising in the bottom of the mobile version can't be closed by pressing the x. Super annoying, please work on that!

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    According to the professor, even when we think we're doing nothing, our brains keep on buzzing. "I've begun strength training and have learned that you should do it one day and then 'rest' the next, to give your muscles time to readjust, recover, and revive," she said. But when it comes to exercising our minds, we bend over backward to get those brain cells going and often forget to give our thoughts a breather. "I feel that way when I 'do nothing' in my work or thinking — it gives my mind some time to readjust (to not pushing so hard), to recover (from hard work and thinking), and to revive (and play with something that may not have had a chance to pop up)," Napier explained.

    #7

    Text from an online community highlights a funny realization about Star Wars gravity.

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    Dave Smith
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It is so wierd how they inhabit planets they can live on. So wierd omg yes

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    Cactus McCoy
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mmaaaaaaaaaybeee only those with the right gravity are inhabited?

    censor
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    not really, you could inhabit a planet with different gravity if it provided close ratio of oxygen and water to earth. The gravity just determines things like how strong your bones are, or how far you can jump.

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    J. F.
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And how every planet only has one biome - Desert Planet, Ice Planet etc. If all of them are in Goldilock zones they would have much more variety

    Pheebs
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    At least Star Trek had planet classifications based on gravity/oxygen/etc and actually occasionally acknowledged differences. Though, Wars just shows planets people can survive on, that are”human(oid) normal”, so they don’t really need to branch off in to ones that are not. More nitty-gritty than they needed.

    Jeffrey Diehl
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "This is an 'M'class planet, so there should be plenty of Roddenberries to eat."

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    Scagsy
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's the Goldilocks principle. You would only spend billions terraforming a hospitable planet. A planet that had gravity like Earth and oxygen like Earth. In other words, a planet that's 'just right'.

    David A.
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But many weren't colonized planets, they are inhabited by life forms that evolved there, eventually discovered space travel, and joined one of the galactic orders. For this to make sense, we would have to assume intelligent life could only evolve under a specific range of conditions, one of those being gravity. Or assume that species from gravitational extremes just don't interact?

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    Nikki Sevven
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If the planet is the home of humans, then this isn't convenient; it's planning.

    Brandon Walker
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Gravity has nothing to do with being habitable, how do you think our astronauts survive on the space station?

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    Shane S
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think this a lot when I watch my favorite sci-fi series Stargate. It’s convenient that it’s always light outside when they arrive on a planet, temperate weather, and everyone mysteriously speaks English.

    Marlowe Fitzpatrik
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, the english-, thing was explained by some translation-thingy, i'm pretty sure. And on Stargate Atlantis, they don't always enter during the day. Or even to dry land

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    ThatG
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The Force is strong!

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    #8

    Reddit post from user pondering a humorous thought about mosquitos and h****n addicts.

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    Who Panda 420
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Man I got to follow that dude around for when I need my next hit"

    KombatBunni
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    “Duuude, what the hell was in that? I’m like seeing double..”

    PlatinumTheCat
    Community Member
    2 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It reminds me of when Lrrr eats the hippie in Futurama and starts acting weirdly

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    Desiree McKinnon
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Imagine how the ones who get an LSD user feel

    Malaki Williams
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    idk my vision is kinda wonky after drinking that dudes blood

    Pink_Boba22
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They'd be shaking around so much before just collapsing in a glass of water.

    Corey Lewis
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's why they have syringes for mouths to get straight to the point..

    Shelby Minchew
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Then they become addicted too. Just nodding out waiting for somebody to shoot up some dope! F**k.

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    #9

    Text from an online community about a funny realization involving noise-cancelling headphones and attention signals.

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    Todoroki Simp
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When i was first reading it, i thought it said "when you ar wearing noise" and I was so confused

    Stefan
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Bold of you to imply that I can be activated.

    Corey Lewis
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'll put on an eye mask and go full Helen Keller on they a*s

    Nathaniel
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Also you are motion activated when you pass a motion.

    Lisa Valen
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's happening. Devices are taking the world over. Today we're motion-activated, tomorrow we'll be remotely controlled.

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    The professor suspects that if we let our minds rest during work hours, just as we have a "rest day" in exercise, we'll see benefits and perhaps generate new ideas fairly quickly. After all, nearly everyone knows how drained we feel after several hours of tiring consecutive work. Then, coming up with beautiful innovative ideas is far from an easy task. But if we pause regularly during the day and give our brains a little break from thinking, we might avoid hitting creative burnout.

    "Years ago, I worked with a group of faculty members (five of us, very different fields, ways of thinking) to design a new academic program. We started with an empty whiteboard for every meeting. After a few false starts, we learned to trust that we would have some great ideas by the end of each meeting. By removing the expectation and pressure of being creative, we became dramatically more competent at finding ideas. We allowed 'nothing' to be our starting point and that freed us to generate some great (and many not-so-great) ideas," Napier added.

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    #10

    Reddit post from Showerthoughts about the skill of Googling, highlighting how some excel in finding accurate results.

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    Tabitha Martel
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes!!! I explain this to people but they don't always believe me. Certain things I can google quite proficiently and other things I prefer my husband to search or a friend.

    Everything is fascinating.
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Depends on previous googles. If you are someone who searches for scientific knowledge regularly, the suggestions will tend to show that. For some people typing "Mercury" will give us the melting temp of the metal, for others it will give album titles.

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    El Dee
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I read a book, decades ago, where a character specialising in getting online information and his skill is about knowing the 'right question to ask' This book was written before the internet was invented..

    Jyndaru
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Do you remember the name of the book? It sounds interesting.

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    censor
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Here let's help y'all. One of the most useful is "site". For example, if you do not want batchit crazy stuff on vaccines, add "Site:edu" at the end of your search. You end up getting only university results. Specifically from USA. If you want british university responses, use, "Site: ac.uk" etc. If you want a PRODUCT, search "site:.com" at the end. If you want an NGO, add "Site:.org" at the end. etc etc.

    Paul Davis
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There's also the matter of looking at the links and deciding which ones to click - how to recognize propaganda or which ones are offering fake advice that is just a sales pitch for their product

    jon gilbertson
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    you can use special characters to search (-,*,a tilde, etc) check out googleguide.com. they explain all of them.

    lenka
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes! My husband is appalling at google. He will spend 15 minutes searching for something that I can find in seconds. I dont know what he does wrong but he just sucks at it.

    Dilly Millandry
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Mine's the same... though mine is dyslexic and he'll usually have some weird spelling combo going on.

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    Best behave....
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    True. Challenge an information manager (AKA Librarian) to a google race. Prepare for humiliation

    Who Panda 420
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    True. I always have to Google things for my mother because for some reason she can never find anything that I can find in a few seconds.

    SoloDadof3
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Some "Google" tricks - "put your search in quotes" and it will ONLY search for that - place a dash -before a word, and it will exclude that word from the search - use file:png for searching just .png files (does work with other types) - use site:sitename to search a specific site (do not include the http or www stuff) - use the keyword sitemap and then the website's name and you can usually see the directories of the public side of a site

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    #11

    "Funny realization about caffeine use and napping, shared in an online community."

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    Who Panda 420
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Very true. And caffeine is like the only drug that they encourage you to use at work.

    Francisco Scaramanga
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In the German army, they used to administer methamphetamine to soldiers.

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    third molar
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What do you think my daily confidential status meeting from 1pm-2pm is for??

    madbakes
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I wish I could upvote this so many times. Kudos to you!

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    Mary Rogers
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    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I used to teach mindfulness meditation at a mental health center. A good percentage of them would fall asleep. I didn't have the heart to scold them for it because I thought it was a sign that they were sleep deprived. Aside from that, I was teaching this as a relaxation skill, not as a spiritual thing. So my view was that they could use what I was teaching any way that benefited them, including for getting sleep (which is something most people with mental health issues struggle with).

    Todoroki Simp
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You take a mid-day nap, you aren't gonna wakeup for 50 years

    Pollywog
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I can't take naps..... I take sleeps!!!! 😴

    Who Panda 420
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh when I was younger I had a love affair with sleep. Me and sleep we were always together. Now as I'm getting older I'm finding it harder and harder to get quality sleep even when I really really want and need it.!

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    BenMaharaj
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    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Actually if we were doing it the right way we’d go to bed at sundown and get two sleep periods through the night. That’s how it was always done before cheap lighting

    Mary Rogers
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes, and no. Not all cultures did that. What that does show though, is that it isn't necessarily abnormal to wake up in the middle of the night. We need to sleep the way that best suits us, instead of a one size fits all approach.

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    tuzdayschild
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I have never gotten the slightest bit of flack for taking a nap.

    Holvnn Olive Ntivuguruzwa
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And unfortunately I can't be kept awake by coffee. 🙄

    Verena Abt
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    At least in this society. In Spain it's considered siesta and sacred.

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    #12

    Text post from an online community about a dating app idea focusing on shared dislikes, with votes and comments visible.

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    Maximilián Dráp
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    it's because people tend to unite easier against something, than to unite for something

    Paul Davis
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Personally I'm against people uniting against things and would like to find a community of like-minded people to who share that value.

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    Sky Render
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Isn't that basically what right-wing-oriented dating sites have turned into?

    Anna Lessens
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Anti Tinder...tinder to connect over your hated subjects

    Joshua Seaman
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Brené Brown calls this "common enemy intimacy", and it's not actually a real intimacy.

    Superninjatiger
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A friend and I started talking due to the disliking of the same person, then it turned out that we had a lot of other things in common and started hanging out.

    J. H.
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Someone could create the OnlyHaters, people will get more money than OnlyFans.

    Lisa Walters
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There is a FB group named I hate people. It's pretty interesting.

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    Unnamed Panda
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think this exists! I saw it on shark tank once

    Karen Rutland
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This was tried with the Republican dating ap which failed because nobody wants to date a Republican…

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    Unfortunately, the modern world makes it hard for our minds to wander into the wilderness of unrelated thoughts. We’re constantly bombarded by daunting headlines, interrupted by our ringing devices, and feeling the weight of our personal and professional responsibilities every second of the day. So even when we strive to be peaceful and at ease, we find it extremely difficult to do so. Luckily for us, Napier explained that increasing our creativity doesn’t require much effort.

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    "I have a brutal commute from my home to my office — in heavy traffic, it can be....nine minutes! I'm lucky, of course, but realized a few years ago that even that amount of time could help me 'do nothing' and become more creative," she said and added that simply driving in silence to a place she knows how to get to without thinking made a huge difference. "I generated ideas, I solved problems, I came up with new dinner meals… It's a very simple act that I've recommended to many people who have real commutes — 20 or 30 or 45 minutes."

    #13

    Humorous shower thought about interpreters preventing historical conflicts through mistranslation.

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    Juan Ghote
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Like the monk that transcribed celebrate to celibate and now all priests are forever punished by essentially a typo... :-)

    That'sEndorable
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This REALLY happened: The first printing of the King James Bible is called "the Devil's Bible" because the word "not" was left out of the Ten Commandments. "Thou shall commit adultery", etc....

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    El Dee
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Like this various military people who refused to launch nukes back in the 70s and 80s..

    Shannon Hawks
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    we all owe a Russian soldier who refused to launch nukes when there detection system failed saying we had launched.. anyone remember his name. 1980s i believe

    Anna Lessens
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Imagine a whole war avoided over a missed message...kinda like romcoms

    Yurie
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As a professional interpreter (verbal) and translator (written), this would be a big ethical violation. Although I've seen the State Dept. Korean interpreter play it down, mistranslate is a whole different definition

    Ogre Juan Canolli
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There's A Good Chance Some Were STARTED This Way Too

    Richard Black
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or that wars were launched by the same mischief . . .

    Justin Bryant
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or like how Hitler really said "pass the juice" not "gas the Jews"

    Kimberly Poole
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've oftened thought this very same thing.. 🤣

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    #14

    Reddit post with a hilarious realization about a three-day workweek and being defined by hobbies instead of jobs.

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    Black Pearl
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would be a writer who writes (if my plans for the future work out)

    Monday
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    oooh what kind of things do you write?

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    tuzdayschild
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I work with nurses who all have 3 day work weeks.

    Random Panda
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Alright so I'll be a sleeper who sleeps

    Hubert Martin
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    A pariah with more free time. Six word story.

    Jordan Green
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hahahahaha hahaha hahaha....... No, but seriously... Our corporate overlords would never allow it. Unless union membership rises, we're more likely to lose the weekend.

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    #15

    Shower thought about the most successful lie in history, suggesting it's still believed, shared in an online community.

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    Nathaniel
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cough cough Christianity cough.

    Anna Lessens
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    *cough* capitalism being beneficial to the planet* cough cough*

    Anna Lessens
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    *cough* white supremacy* cough cough*

    Rost it
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Butter needs to be refrigerated.

    John Topper
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Man, a lot of coughing on this thread. Maybe I should wear a mask while I browse here.

    Mental Liberals
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Government has your best interest at heart...

    iseefractals
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Religion. Not even a contest. The fact that so many continue to believe it, doesn't change the fact that a growing number of people are opening their eyes to the lie.

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    However, turning off the audio book or radio can be challenging for many people, so she suggests starting with one day a week or in the evenings on the way home. "Now that we're working from home more, however, it seems harder to find that clear cut quiet or 'nothing time,'" Napier noted. "I've been trying (not fully successfully, I'll admit) to take 30 minutes after my morning work time to just lie down, go into that semi-sleep mode, and boom, good ideas seem to come then. Once again, by giving my brain a little 'downtime,' it continues to work but maybe goes at its own pace and then drops some creativity on its own time."

    #16

    A funny shower thought about valuing human life compared to fish from an online community post.

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    René Studer
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There are several animals I‘d prefer to be alive over some people.

    Powerful Katrinka
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Let's start with every beautiful animal that's been shot by Donald Jr.

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    Tom Hanlin
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, Steve was just stupid, so he's probably good for a fair number of fish. Dave, on the other hand, I'd trade for a goldfish cracker and feel guilty about getting such a good deal.

    Paul K. Johnson
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There was a an injured hawk in the parking place at work. About six of us were gathered around it trying to decide how best to help it. I told them that I'd trade the hawk's life for all of theirs. Obviously I'm the popular one at work. :)

    iseefractals
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There are maybe 5 people on the planet i'd prioritize over the life of an animal, and even then it'd be close.

    Solidhog
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's because Steve microwaved fish in the restroom microwave at lunchtime.

    Jessica Julian
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Generally speaking, I like animals a whole lot more than people. I have degrees in Psychology and Sociology, and I also minored in Anthropology, in college, so knowing that much about humans...has not endeared them to me.

    BigMamaDave X
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Been there, done that...and I'm with you! 👍🏻

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    Aussie Bloke
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I like all animals, and maybe 3 people.

    Kahlan H
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    IDK , would still save a single fish over some certain humans.

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    #17

    Online community shares a funny shower realization about Osama Bin Laden playing CounterStrike.

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    Juan Ghote
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    He was probably an aimbotting script kiddie :-P

    Fred L.
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Followed by the thought that accordingly he could have played counter-terrorist and thus had to prevent the terrorists blowing up stuff.

    Angi
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My first thought was I wonder if he was a counter-terrorist

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    Anna Lessens
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Fortnite players : I killed Bin Laden.... awesome

    Trophy Husband
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sooo... There may be people out there who, by beating him when he was in the wrong mood, caused him to go capture someone or kill someone?

    Cass Malone
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I played that game. That would be SUCH brag!

    Robert Trebor
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    increasing the "I hate them all" level.

    Gary Harkins
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    How many people on this site even know who that is?

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    #18

    Screenshot of a hilarious realization about s***m donation shared in an online community post.

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    El Dee
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There's probably enough in one country. Each 'load' has hundreds of millions..

    Anna Lessens
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is why jerking off should be illegal. It's murder...all those sperms going to waste. Pro lifers, make it happen

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    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You see we don’t need men 😂

    T.
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What about oil changes and thightly closed containers?🤪

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    Fred L.
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, for both logistical and legal grounds it wouldn´t be easy (though the latter might be changed rather quickly). Many regions would probably become deserted, and after the original batches they´d have to wait for many years to get some new stuff. Of course it would be great for earth, loosing half of humanity in an instant and then gradually more over the next decades.

    Alicia Reenan
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am beginning to think that wouldn't be a bad thing. Almost all of mass shooting, wars, child molesting and bad politics are done by men. How many OLD, OLD men are making decisions in the supreme court and Senate?

    Sky Render
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh so THAT'S why men are so insecure...

    iseefractals
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    For a generation or three, maybe, humanity's track record with finite resources isn't exactly "good"

    Richard Black
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But then the garbage wiuld piile up, and nobody would take it out.

    Garry Hamilton
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I love all the women jumping in "oh how the world would be a better place" like yer sh*t don't stink. Aye we're the only ones with bad habits, bad attitudes and the inability to treat people well.

    Gol D. Ace
    Community Member
    8 months ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Personally. Here's my idea. We're all s**t. =D Argument over. Flowers should rule the world *laughs in evil flowey noises*

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    Rowan
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Genuine question. 1. Trans women as in MtF people. Would they be effected by this? Because how would men disappear. If it was men as in people who identify as men then why only them who disappear? What made them disappear? If not then is it biological? Is it a genetics thing? Lots of questions

    Linda Wines
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Men, anyone who looks like a man, anyone who acts like a man, anyone who thinks like a man, anyone stupid enough to want to be a man. Every last one of them gone. Then we need to figure out how to weed out the Republicans from the remaining gene pool...

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    Napier pointed out that to become better at doing nothing, we have to "find activities that don't require heavy thought and use that as a time to let your brain wander; or have a set routine or habit that builds in some snippets of downtime." The professor mentioned several pockets of time that allows her to be in a relaxed state, have a distracted mind and let her imaginations run free. For example, her commute, taking a shower and making a coffee or a tea are short periods of time when she doesn't have to think.

    Moreover, she sets the alarm to work for 40 minutes and then stop for 10, using that as downtime. "Some people lie down on a yoga mat and just meditate or sleep; ironing (20 minutes); laundry folding (5-10 minutes). Then, there are the specific gifts of time I offer to myself — when I declare I'll take an hour in the day to look at the clouds or birds," she said and added that while this doesn't happen often enough, she continues to work on it.

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    #19

    Reddit post about a hilarious shower realization comparing CPR rhythms to iconic songs.

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    Mac 🇺🇦
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My EMT instructor told us that, but cautioned us on not singing Another One Bites The Dust if there are onlookers there!

    Monday
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Dun dun dun dun ANOTHER ONE BITES THE DUST!". "Reggie please stop! The children are watching!"

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    Daniel Yamada
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Really? I have been using How Deep is Your Love or We Are the Champions.

    Lisa H
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm guessing you have a very low success rate

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    Black Pearl
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    *Sees someone who need CPR* I CAN HELP, ONE SECOND *Pulls up YouTube Music*

    Libby Tailor
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Then watches some ads before plays Annie are you okay

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    Random Panda
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "First I was afraid, I was petrified" 🤣

    Amy
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or Baby Shark.

    eimipet
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Never gonna give you up also works :)

    Person
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Get that playing on your phone while you do CPR and people just hear "NEVER GONNA GIVE YOU UP" I'm sure that'll make them rethink they're life decisions. "Did I seriously just get rickrolled by a guy performing CPR?!"

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    Sooploosh MacSchnibble
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've been using the beat of the cowbell from "Don't Fear the Reaper".

    Paul Davis
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You should use Lady Gaga's Just Dance because it's 119 beats per minute, which is closer to the rate you should be using than Staying Alive's 103 bpm

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    #20

    Funny realization about phone use: from buying ringtones in 2002 to keeping phones on silent in 2022.

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    Stephen Gross
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    People used to spend $50 on screensavers.

    Gianna B D
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Does anyone else remember how in addition to having a song as ringtone, you could also have a song play for the caller on the other end of the line?

    Tiffany Schmidt
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yes! I had "What I Got" by Sublime playing for anyone who called me

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    Anna Lessens
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We've literally reinvented the term " the silent generation"

    Terry Tobias
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I've always kept my phone on silent unless I'm expecting a call or text. I figure if it's important they'll leave a message. And spam calls never leave a message so it's all good.

    Sam J
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Lucky! I get voicemails from some spam callers and it's really annoying.

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    Donkey boi
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I paid money for the Red Dwarf theme tune. Used it for about 3 months then paid for 'Dance of the knights' from Romeo and Juliet.

    PC
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It annoys the f** out of me when a phone won't stop ringing. Either answer it or shut it off.

    Bedlamite
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My phone is not allowed to speak, so when it does make a noise I get very irritated

    Robert Block
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    With the sheer number of annoying ring tones available and in use, is it any wonder no one wants to hear any of them?

    CammyCat
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And all just leaving it on the standard ringtone it comes set to

    ZuriLovesYou
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My phone is on vibrate, actually.

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    #21

    Reddit post from r/Showerthoughts about s*x shops benefiting from self-checkout.

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    Benita Valdez
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Some people just get too shy to bring their items up to a person.

    Bexx 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My friend used to work at a sex shop and I lived up the street, I’d go hang out there with her on my lunch break. They had shopping baskets with a plastic lifting pinic-basket style lid on top for discretion from other customers which I thought was cool :) she was always very subtle with her customers too when she asked if they needed any help learning how to use the products. One thing I can tell you all is that NO ONE is judging you for going to a sex shop, least of all the employees. You’re just another customer to them!

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    Best behave....
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Self checkout? There's a joke in there somewhere....

    BonnyDK
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Isn't that like buying online?

    Anna Lessens
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And bags that aren't see through

    Martin Kaine
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What would we hear the automated voice say? *boop* "$3.99" *boop* "$7.99" *boop* "$328.99" "Do you have a Platinum Level Card?"

    Evelyn Ann
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I had a younger coworker ask me to go with, i had her write down what she was looking for. I have no shame so asked the clerk, described that i was looking for external+ internal for someone new to toy scene. Clerk was very helpful and they definitely Aren't judgemental! For myself it was fun discussing merits of various materials for tying down without feeling like i shared too much

    Steven Bennett
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Worked at Spencer Gifts ages ago (well before on-line shopping). When a woman came in to buy a "personal massager", she inevitably felt the need to explain that it was for a bachelorette party.😉

    Miss Frankfurter
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or by appointment so no one else can see what you're looking to buy.

    The_many-faced_Cod
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Ah yes, the Weapon Of A*s Destruction, i have this model at home. Would you like some lube with that sir?"

    BasedWang12
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But then I would just buy a mirror... *badum tss*

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    "I suspect now, more than ever, we need the self-care of doing nothing now and then, and we need to make it something that happens regularly, not just when we're forced into it (when we get sick, injured)," Napier told us. So our advice for you today, dear readers, is to allow yourselves to be bored and witness how quickly you can come up with fascinating and deep musings. If you have any other ideas on how to get better at doing absolutely nothing, let us know about them in the comments!

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    #22

    Funny realization about inflation and heist movies shared by an online community.

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    ggus44
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And in Fast & Furious 1, they were stealing VCRs 🤣

    Brian Stanton
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think it was dvd players when they were new

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    Vinay Pai
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Dr. Evil: "One, Million, Dollars" (places pinkie on lip)

    Cyndielouwhoo
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The Italian Job from the 60s: $4M...The Italian Job from 2000s: $35M.

    Solidhog
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Fast and Furious predicted the future when stealing fuel was more important!

    Catherine Binder
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'd like to introduce you to some movies about mad max.

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    Paul Davis
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Referenced by Dr. Evil and his demands.

    Maccabi
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You can tell how bad inflation has been by how much gas costed before I started typing this.

    Kamie Jones
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They highlighted this is Austin Powers. Dr Evil way under demanded money 🤣

    TJ
    Community Member
    1 year ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Now it’s happening in real life with food from supermarkets.

    AnonymousApple
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I was watching Seinfeld for whatever odd reason, and Elaine was excited because she found an apartment for $400/month. FOUR HUNDRED DOLLARS A MONTH. IN NEW YORK CITY.

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    #23

    Reddit post from Showerthoughts about wolves being larger than expected, humorous realization.

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    donna peluda
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So true, I went to the wolf park and they where much more "leggier" tall and thinner then I expected. Still beautiful animals..

    Leesa DeAndrea
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Saw one walking on the side of the road in northern Minnesota and just as you describe it had longer legs and was slimmer than a dog. Which is how we realized we had just driven past a wolf.

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    Miss Frankfurter
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    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When I was a kid I used to spend some time on a Rez. One day we were sitting on the porch with some friends and their uncle came up on the porch. I said "Wow! That's a really neat dog you have. Can I pet it?" He told me it wasn't a dog, it was a wolf. Yes, it was safe to pet the wolf. Very docile and layedown to enjoy the the scratches. Their hair is very coarse and thick. Pretty amazing experience.

    Jermbuf14
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We use to have a wolf hybrid who lived at a farm a few streets down. He would break out a couple times a year and roam the neighborhood. Each time he would sneak up quiet as a mouse and shock the heck out of me. Thought I was going crazy until one early morning my mom saw him with me and literally gasped. They are huge!

    Sharkie
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Not everywhere. There are many other breeds like Czechoslovakian Wolfdog (československý vlčák) and it's very old breed of dogs. They are huge, thin, muscular and need a firm guidance but they sometimes appear in old or modern movies from Europe.

    Ozacoter
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Also it depends on the type of wolf. Iberian wolves are very small compared to huskys

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    William Hicks
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And a Husky isn't even a big dog. Malumutes are quite a bit larger.

    Creature Cargeaux
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I mean, not true. A lot of them are hybrids. Especially these days. There's also tons of breeds that look like wolves. Not just huskies. I don't think you understand how many dog breeds are out there that you've just never heard of.

    RedMarbles
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I don't know why you were downvoted. There's a pretty famous example in Game of Thrones, which used Northern Inuit dogs, one such wolf-like breed, to play the young direwolves. And I don't ever recall a husky being passed off as a wolf, so I think you're right.

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    J. F.
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I once worked in a wolf center for a holiday job - they are indeed VERY BIG

    Niffler_13
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They do use wolf dogs in movies. Not all wolf dogs are husky crosses.

    European sparrow
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Depends on the kind of wolves. North American wolves are the biggest breed. They are huge. European ones are smaller on average.

    Marlowe Fitzpatrik
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This. European wolves are quite average. Not small, but also not huge. Tallest wolves are timber wolves.

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    Alana Voeks
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I still wanna see a maned wolf before I die...or they go extinct.

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    #24

    Reddit post from r/Showerthoughts: "Every child is trained by their parents for a world that is one generation out of date."

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    Juan Ghote
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The Amish would like to challenge that assumption.

    Anna Lessens
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Their method of doing so is staying in 1772

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    Shane S
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is why I wish we had an upper age limit on our politicians. Senator Grandpa is making policy decisions that will affect our country for decades and won’t even live to see it.

    SykesDaMan
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    “Do not raise your children the way [your] parents raised you, they were born for a different time.”

    Anna Lessens
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah raise them like you want them to take over the world

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    El Dee
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So true. I went to school and it seemed SO old fashioned in how we dressed and were educated. Using books that our parents generation, or older, had before us. I can't believe how much the world has changed since then, SO much better..

    Chich
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    that will not change until we perfect crystal balls

    Question everything
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or we could give our children the benefit of the doubt once they start expressing their opinions; instead of dismissing them because 'we know better than them' or 'what do they know?'

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    s0nicfreak
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Unless you teach them how to learn and be open minded to new information! I'm constantly learning *alongside* my kids.

    Alana Voeks
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Kindness should never go out of date but yes I get what this means.

    Omi bub
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would say two generations as people have kids older these days & tech is moving on so fast.

    Corey Lewis
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Finally a*s whooping is snuffing out

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    #25

    Reddit post from Showerthoughts humorously noting two ant movies in 1998 was sufficient.

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    Hobby Hopper
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would love a Bugs Life sequel! That movie is underrated.

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    Stimpy
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Didn't every animated movie come out twice during that time, due to rivalry between the studios trying to steal each others audience? Like also " finding Nemo" vs "shark life"

    Stein-Inge Kummeneje
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That list is endless (I've starred my favorites): Dante's Peak* and Volcano, Deep Impact* and Armageddon, Entrapment* and The Thomas Crown Affair, Despicable Me* and Megamind, Emperor's New Groove and Road to Eldorado*, Friends With Benefits and No Strings Attached*, White House Down* and Olympus Has Fallen, Tombstone* and Wyatt Earp, The Truman Show* and Ed TV, Mission To Mars and Red Planet*, The Cave and The Descent*, The Prestige* and The Illusionist, Paul Blart Mall Cop* and Observe And Report, The Equalizer and John Wick*, This is the End and At World's End*, Oblivion* and After Earth, The Raid and Dredd*, The Road* and The Book of Eli, Dark City* and The Matrix, Executive Decision* and Air Force One, Braveheart* and Rob Roy, Terminal Velocity* and Drop Zone (*gasps for breath*)...

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    Adam Zad
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We should make animated movies about uncles!

    Anna Lessens
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Party Uncle: Yes he brought his Russia girlfriend. Coming soon to cinemas near you

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    Troux
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It was enough.

    Sola Lola
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There was also any bully in 2006, so I guess no, it was not enough

    TR
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You misspelled "too many"

    DoubleHeartDoctor
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It also made me and I'm an aunt now too. Trust me, it's enough. 😂

    Anna Lessens
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Vegas Aunt: yes she's that cool. Coming soon to cinemas near you

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    #26

    Text from an online community about a funny realization on human intelligence limits, posted in r/Showerthoughts.

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    Mindghost
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If we were made to unsolve this mysteries, we would have the senses to.

    Anna Lessens
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    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And since SOME people still believe in flat earth, fake moon landing and the inability of a vaccine ....we've got a long way to go

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    Stimpy
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ?? Learning takes time. 100 years ago you could have said the same thing about the "mysteries of genetics" or a few hundred years earlier about the "mysteries of chemistry". Why do people always assume knowledge is instant?

    Zobi123
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Right? Give us a chance! We are still learning so much.

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    donna peluda
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Don't confuse intelligence with knowledge. Every time intelligence makes a new discovery it becomes knowledge. Even if you are not intelligent you can know the sun is a fusion reaction, but you will not discover that it's fusion reaction. Before we found out what powered the sun, we had to discover the atom and how it worked etc etc. Each little piece of knowledge pushes intelligence to discover new knowledge. The physics we teach at school today was stuff of investigation and schoolers 100 years ago. Einstein himself started wondering as a kid what would it be like to travel at the speed of light, what would he see if he saw anything. 200 years before investigators were discovering the properties of light. The knowledge about light is what triggered Einstein’s thoughts. We know more now about the universe then we ever could have imagined, every little discovery adds to the knowledge.

    Aliquid
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    There is still the limit of comprehension. A five year old will never comprehend quantum physics formulas, no matter how much time you spend explaining it. As such it is perfectly possible that there are things that no adult human will ever be able to wrap their head around.

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    Shannon Hawks
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    animals understand alot more than we think. be thankful they don't speak

    Solidhog
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Actually......I see a lot of humans who can't understand things past the intelligence level of animals, like jellyfish.

    Anna Lessens
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    But jellyfish have lived thousands of years with no brain.

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    El Dee
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Somewhere something is watching us and either thinking how cute we are or how we might be dangerous..

    J. F.
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I mean, we discovered a lot of stuff - our best ability is to pass down knowledge to others. If it weren't for NASA millions of people wouldn't know that Europe (the moon of Jupiter) is covered with ice

    Richard Black
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My dog understands that both major political parties are lying SOBs

    Glass Ghost
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Trust me. Animals are much smarter than the majority of humans. And weirdly enough the more people in a group, the higher level of stupidity shows. I work at the zoo and see the craziest behavior from the hundreds of people I see while on shift.

    Aliquid
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I find many people can't comprehend that the smartest human isn't the maximum level of intelligence... it is just the maximum human intelligence. There could be aliens out there where their intelligence compared to ours is like that of ours compared to a dog.

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    #27

    Reddit post from r/Showerthoughts about lab-grown meat and future perceptions of eating animals; 74.1k likes, 8872 comments.

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    C W
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Factory farming will be remembered for what it is

    Stephanie A Mutti
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We ARE monsters for this and a bazillion other reasons.

    Gary Harkins
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    So we are monsters for killing animals to survive? What about the animals that kill for food? Or what about the animals that just kill for fun? I can't stand when people say how awful we are for eating and surviving! We definitely weren't meant to eat leaves that's for damn sure!

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    censor
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    queueing up animals, breaking up their families, shooting them in the head in front of their herd, shoving a big hook through them, and then using a large grinder to cut them in half and have their guts fall all over the floor, is nothing short of a horror movie at its most extreme. It's disgusting and barbaric.

    rory shook
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We truly are, I watched a farmer cut the ears off corn stalks, the eyes out of potatoes....the horror! Both go well with a steak btw!

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    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I am vegetarian so don’t eat meat or fish…I sometimes think people are monsters for killing animals but would never force my opinion on anyone

    Gary Harkins
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You are the kind of vegetarian I have no issues with!! And I don't ask vegetarians, how they don't eat meat. It's just rude.

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    iseefractals
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Plenty of people already do think that, and even those of us who still eat meat on occasion know the methods used to raise and slaughter that meat very much make us monsters. It didn't used to be that egregious, but the rise of McDonalds and other fast food places has necessitated atrocious methods, and we all know that. Yet so many continue to passively support such practices because "nom nom nom" I"M SO BUSY "nom nom nom" IT'S SO CHEAP"

    Gary Harkins
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Actually with almost 7 Billion people on earth, that's what necessitates it actually. Not just fast food.. nice try though

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    Best behave....
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    People who ave stopped eating meat already harbour this suspicion.....

    Juan Ghote
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "If" Can't even get past GMO crops to help feed the world FFS.

    Party Poison
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We already have GMO, and not only crops. Everything that was cultivated or bred is a GMO or genetic modified organism. Dogs, all common crops, apples, bananas, etc. We have fed the world for most of humankind's history with GMO's.

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    Rick Hoppenbrouwer
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Especially if the meat is grown in a peach tree dish. MTG.

    Bobbie Meyers
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We still have to feed pets, zoo animals, etc. We cannot stop farming animals, even if it is just for other animals. Carnivores cannot be forced to be vegetarian.

    Leona Othila
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We are (monsters for eating animals) !

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    #28

    Showerthought about The Little Mermaid reimagined as an environmental PSA on ocean trash, shared by an online community.

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    Alexandru Bucur
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well yeah, there's a webcomic called "The Little Trashmaid" which works off this exact premise: https://www.webtoons.com/en/challenge/the-little-trashmaid/list?title_no=300138&page=1

    Anna Lessens
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    🎵Under the sea, trash over me,........ look how it's floating, cos of all the boating, .......I cannot breath 🎵

    Chich
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I recall reading a book when I was a kid that was written in the 50s. Said the oceans were so vast that we would never have much of an impact on it. Fortunately the environmental movement got going in the 60s/70s or we would be worse off than we are now. Uphill battle though. Those 50s type did not want to give up their "right" to pollute.

    Mary Rogers
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The same type of people now deny climate change, and the effects of overpopulation on the earth. I don't why people want to believe that the only effects we could have on the planet are positive ones.

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    Hubert Martin
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We once tried to frame things in a nice light, now we would burn everything with this new light we wield. We would burn the foundations of civilization back into the Earth if we learned they were erected upon false premise. We would mindlessly attack the machine, not concerned with the living cogs and gears within it. Freedom is a spectrum. Best not let anyone else decide which version of free fits thee.

    Matt Smith
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We'll see about that when Disney releases their live action remake...

    Ray Arani
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Also she'd return to mermaiding in the end, learning the lesson the wise sea witch tried to teach her. No crush is worth giving up your voice.

    Lisa Valen
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It would be a cute and quirky environmental PSA if Disney remade it.

    Rosie Buckingham
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It was then too. Am I the only one that thought that?

    Richard Black
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And ironically, some of that trash would be plastic little mermaid figurines, and accessories . .

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    #29

    Funny realization posted in an online community about real estate companies' tactics to sell more houses.

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    Al Christensen
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Multi-generational homes were pretty much the norm prior to 1950s.

    Bexx 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My buddy is 29 and still lives with his parents, they love having him, I keep telling him LIVE THERE AS LONG AS YOU CAN. FOR YOUR OWN GOOD.

    Octavia Hansen
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When I lived with my parents, taking care of them at the end of their lives -- NO ONE will date anybody living in an apartment above their parent's garage. Doesn't matter how noble the reason.

    Sammie 19
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    They were lucky to have have you with them at the end, as I'm quite sure you were also felt lucky to be able to be there for them at the end. So many people, especially adult children, refuse to be there for their aging parents. All those people who rejected you will end up being alone at the end of their life and most probably would have ignored their parents end of life times. You were I'm sure, a wonderful daughter and a wonderful person. You Octavia are awesome ❤️

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    no name
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Some immigrants that come to America don't understand the rush to leave home after hs or college

    Anna Lessens
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's because THEY are their parents' retirement plan...they have to NOT want to move far away

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    Glass Ghost
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yeah I live with my mom still. I don't get paid enough or care for the trouble of finding an "affordable" place. Thankfully I wasn't a kicked out at 18.

    Hubert Martin
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    3 years ago

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    Lol but you're a gamer. It's not just the writing. It's the tone. Maybe I'm wrong, but I'm trying to find common denominators here. Living with parents and gaming are both fine, but they are phases. I hope you eventually meet someone who inspires you to achieve your freedom.

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    Maccabi
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Yup, before real estate companies were a thing everyone lived with their parents forever.

    Linda Lou Jett
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What? My parents were born in 1938 and they both moved out of their parent's houses when they were 18.

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    Corey Lewis
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Thought it was about lobsters 🦞 living with their parents 👪

    Carol Matlock
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nope got stuck caring for my elderly mother for 12 miserable years!

    Lisa Valen
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    History repeats itself. There are many HUGE old homes where I live that have been cut into 2-5 apartments. These were homes that, at one time, housed family generations of one family together. Maybe they'll have to start restoring them to single family homes?

    Shelley Wildgrube
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That was definitely true in the 80s. There was a lot of pressure then to get your own place. I moved out at 24 and that was waaay too old per my peers at the time. With housing prices/wages today, I'd probably still be living with my parents with husband and kids!

    Huddo's sister
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's interesting. Where I live it was seen as very reasonable to live with your parents while you go through uni or when first starting full time work. Then again, it is a low socio-economic area, but all my uni friends, from different parts of the state were living with their parents, some until they got married in their late 20s.

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    #30

    Online community post about a funny realization regarding granite's short time in kitchens despite millions of years forming.

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    Juan Ghote
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And now "manufactured" stone/granite causes silicosis that's killing installers...

    LadySparre
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Cutting any stone material will do that if you don't wear a mask. Both natural and manufactured stone. As well as glass and tiling materials.

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    Paul Davis
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I like to sell my pallets back to warehouses. They are pretty resalable, in fact there are people who go around stealing them for resale all the time. Personally I wouldn't throw away a good counter because I'd gotten shipped a pallet with a different color because pallets really aren't that hard to repaint. Only would do that to my counter if my color palette was changing.

    Khavrinen
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    *palette. ( Palette is the one that refers to a group of colors. Palate is the one that refers to the roof of your mouth, or your sense of taste. Pallet is one of those wooden squares that you put heavy things on so you can pick them up with a forklift. English is really messed up. )

    ChickyChicky
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ugh, so true. I hate seeing all the renovations of perfectly good, sturdy materials just because someone wanted an "updated" look. Especially such durable materials as wood-not-pressboard cabinets and stone countertops.

    Richard Black
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Every breath you take contains a couple of the oxygen molecules expelled in ceasars death fart, as he was stabbed by brutus in the forum

    Hubert Martin
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I collect various stone sculptures/statuettes to ward off most daemons and specters. The few I cannot are what will one day equate to my death. And without any elements in existence which can save me, I write to create these things which should exist. In the eternal ether, made of matter, we matter.

    Dekker451
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "Returned to the earth" is a very elegant way of saying "dumped in a landfill".

    Adrian
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well granite mountains eventually get ground down to sand or clay - I guess this is simply speeding up the process.

    Lisa Valen
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or the trending materials changed...

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    #31

    Shower thought text humorously ponders social norms around early drinking at airport Chili's.

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    Juan Ghote
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Your 9am may well be my 9pm - Time is relative to the person experiencing it.

    Anne Reid
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Exactly. I used to work nights & would be drinking at 9 am after shift.

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    Anna VE
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Airports are like pirate territories : you can drink at any time of the day and nobody would care.

    donna peluda
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    We used to finish at an after hour club at around 11am and go to a 24 hour restaurant and have a T bone drink beers & few shots

    Lisa Valen
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I used to work 10:00p to 6:00a. So when you see me purchasing beer at 7:00a, don't judge or make assumptions, please.

    Snowfoxrox
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When I worked Night shift, after a particularly bad one we all decided to have breakfast together at a local Mexican restaurant that was known for selling alcohol in the morning. We had pitchers of stuff brought to the table. There were 2 officers having their breakfast and looking mildly concerned at the number of people wearing scrubs having drinks that early. I made sure to comment about what a rough night it had been, so they could have some context to what they were seeing.

    Joseph Grimmett
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    At 9am I am usually just getting off of work and it would be, and sometimes is, a great time for a beer.

    TR
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Or switch those beers to Bloody Marys at 9 am and everyone is just dandy with it

    Bryan With A Why
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That dude might have just finished a 12 hr flight and it's 9pm for him, you never know lol

    Verena Abt
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Of course. People come from different time zones.

    Niall Mac Iomera
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    ...because it's more likely they're from another time zone.

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    #32

    Reddit post from Showerthoughts: Realization about our generation being the most sober in history, with high engagement.

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    Bryan With A Why
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The vast majority of people consumed alcohol since it was created. Before germ theory was discovered, people drank alcohol more than water. Water can be contaminated and make you sick or die. Alcohol saves you from such trouble and makes life more fun to boot...

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    GlassHalfWay
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Except for Wisconsin, we've always drank too much

    Markus Holstein
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In the middle ages they had two kinds of beer. A weak beer that was to be drunk over day (even by children) because it was cleaner than water, and a strong beer that by law could only be sold in the evening, when nobody had to work any more

    Party Poison
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    What about the generations before the discovery of alcohol in 3000 BC? ;)

    Everything is fascinating.
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Elephants and chimps go to trees with hollows in, where the fruit falls in and ferments. Brewing maybe was discovered in 3000bc, but alcohol long before that.

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    C Cat
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why are we the most sober generation?

    El Dee
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Prior to this generation so many more were 'self-medicating' with alcohol instead of taking anti depressants..

    Who Panda 420
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You could get laudanum at the corner store without a prescription. I would have loved that with the pain issues I have but they had a lot of problems with drug addicts then too. I think another ancient problem is people had to drink wine because the water was unsafe. There could be cholera and nasty stuff in the water you were drinking but pretty sure the wine was generally safe to drink.

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    Lisa Valen
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Is that true? I didn't know that.

    Glass Ghost
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Honestly yeah I was raised against it and I've never touched alcohol or anything related to smoking. Always sober feels great and I've never cared to try anything of that sort. To each their own though. I just don't want to live dependent on alcohol and having nights I can't remember. Not mad at people who do. Just not for me.

    BasedWang12
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Really? Even though I get litty everyday? NOICE

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    #33

    Reddit post from Showerthoughts discussing smart watches and privacy in a humorous NSFW context.

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    Nathaniel
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Andy, look at all the steps you have done, but you have not left your bedroom all day?

    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why is masturbate blacked out

    Phill Healey
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wtf is wrong with masturbate? BP is run by fuckwits. Wank. Penis. C**k. C**t. F**k. S**t. Knobheads.

    jon gilbertson
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    so... p*rnhub is the new Gold's gym? bet the membership is cheaper.

    Pogi Gwapo
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And I would wank 500 miles, then I would wank 500 more, just be the Man who wanks a thousand miles

    Mindghost
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That's the biggest department at the development center for smart watches.

    Laura Gillette
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    People don't take their watches off before getting into bed? I can't sleep with my watch on anyway.

    michael ye
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Ah yes, running 10 light years in my bedroom

    Fred L.
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Wait till he realizes that he can take it off his arm ...

    Nemo
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Guy wanted to get it off so fast he couldn’t be bothered with taking it off

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    #34

    Shower thought comparing the vast difference between a million and a billion to blowing up the moon or the Sun.

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    Party Poison
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No single person should have more than (random high number!) 100 million dollars. Everything over that amount should go to contributing society not a single rich a*****e's penis shaped rocket flight!

    Brivid
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I just want them to pay a fair share of taxes. NO LOOP HOLES!

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    Don't even
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This blew my mind as I THOUGHT I grasped the difference of a million and a billion but here it is: 1 million seconds is 11.5 days 1 billions seconds is 31.71 years That right there blew my tiny fragile little mind.

    BenMaharaj
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I think this is needlessly pessimistic. It is possible to better your position, at least in my country. Plenty of common people have achieved significant financial success. I am assuming here that “common” meant “not born wealthy.”

    Toddo Colorado
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If you have a million dollars you can spend $100,000 a day for 10 days, if you have a billion dollars you could spend $100,000 a day for over 27 years

    Cydney Golden
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And people keep voting for wealthy politicians bc they honestly believe it will rub off on them??

    Alana Voeks
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This analogy whooshes past many people too, as there are many who look at the size of those two things as being literal for where we see them.

    Dick Fletes
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nothing seems the same about any of those things, there's a million and then there's a thousand millions. There's the moon of a planet and then there's sol the giver of life to which the entire system revolves around

    Mr Halloumi
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No one on earth is a real billionaire, let's he honest.

    Michelle Carlson
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    3 years ago

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    What can you buy that you need that $100 million won't buy? Nothing.

    Shannon Hawks
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    3 years ago

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    exactly why i could care less about NFL

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    #35

    Text post about a humorous shower realization involving voice actors of Mickey and Minnie Mouse.

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    eve
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Now it's stuck in my head 😅

    Jessica Bower
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I totally started hearing it in my head instantly 😂

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    KombatBunni
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Oh you just had to didn’t you…

    heather morris
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    That is a horrible thing to know so i must share with everyone

    Gretchen Esquilin
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Fred & Wilma Flinstone's voice actors were married too, right? I know Spongebob & Karen....I'd have to smother him if he did that laugh in bed tho'....LMAO

    Jeffrey Diehl
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    Premium
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Nope. Alan Reed and Jean Van Der Pyle were not married to each other.

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    Random person
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You didn't just ruin my childhood. You chewed it up, spit it out, stomped on it a few times, then yeeted it out the window of a moving train.

    Donkey boi
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    'I told you not to bring your work home!'

    Ray Heap
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I did not want to know that.

    Josh McJunkin
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And FYI, both Goofy and Bluto are the only characters in the Micky Mouse cartoons who can be proven to have had sex (not with each other, you sickos).

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    #36

    Reddit post from r/Showerthoughts questioning the impact of 1 HP damage in real life with humorous realization.

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    Black Pearl
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I mean, getting stabbed with a sword is getting stabbed with a sword even if you only lose 1 HP

    Madzdad the Bard
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I always thought that dropping your phone on your face while lying in bed was the equivalent to 1HP.

    That nerd Zoe ️‍🇺🇦️‍
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    YUP and stubbing your toe would be 2hp and hitting your funny "bone" (nerve) would be like... 3-5hp

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    N Gregory
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Depending on which game it can mean Hit Points or Health Points. Basically how many times your character can get hit before unaliving.

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    Katherine Boag
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Depends on your conversion factor. 1 HP when your maximum is 10 is like cutting off your foot, 1 HP when your maximum is 10,000 is like being headbutted by your cat

    Madeleine Flowers
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Great, now you've got me thinking. I wonder how much those 52 attack swords I use would hurt.

    Humberto Nieto
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, considering we are all commoners with 4hp, that's about a quarter of our total health.

    olaff 422
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Stubbing your pinky toe would probably be 1 HP of damage.

    Porpoisepower
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Depends on the rpg and character level, if it applies

    Ruth Hempsey
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is so out of left field. If I drop a can of beans on my toe that hurts like the devil. Getting stuck in the guts in VR is just a pain in the butt. And doesn't make you lose a toenail and go to work with a slipper on one foot for about six weeks. My eyes have rolled so hard, that hurts.

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    #37

    Mindblowing-Shower-Thoughts

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    El Dee
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It's weird, if that situation was IRL ( I mean not on a stage, but in a normal setting with normal people) then Chris Rock would've gotten a LOT less sympathy..

    Terry Tobias
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Will Smith would have been arrested in real life.

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    LeeAnne B
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And that was probably the last Oscar he will ever win.

    Isabel Care
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Jada looked stunning with a buzz cut. She could do G I Jane 2 if they wanted to make it.

    Sharon Tracey
    Community Member
    3 years ago (edited) Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Many people don't remember or know G.I. Jane. A better joke would have been "Welcome to the Dora Milaje, Jada! Wakanda forever!

    Stefan
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    3 years ago

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    Although he played better in the movies than on this staged stunt.

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    #38

    Mindblowing-Shower-Thoughts

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    Black Pearl
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    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You have no idea how many times I've wished pokemon were real. It would be so cool. I also wish dragons were real.

    Sooploosh MacSchnibble
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sometimes I wish Godzilla and all the other giant monsters were real.

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    Stimpy
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If pokemon were real, I think I would have serious issue with people making them fight against each other, though...

    Dan
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If Pokémon were real, would you be allowed to catch mythics or legendaries?

    Malaki Williams
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    i know ditto has many uses for its ability to shapeshift

    Mindghost
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    If they were real we had a lot more important problems than this. I'm imaging a beedrill doing the pollen work of a bee for example... xD

    LeeAnne B
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No, I would have transferred many to Professor Willow and will have a farm for the rest. I'd recycle the PokeBalls.

    Solidhog
    Community Member
    3 years ago Created by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    "I was going to catch that Pokemon, but I forgot my label maker."

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