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Showerthoughts

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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

Here are some examples to inspire your own showerthoughts:

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I'm a fool if it actually means that.

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

The "Con" in both is from a Latin root meaning together.

The "test" in contest is from Latin testis, meaning "witness", from a root meaning "three" (as in, a third party).

The word test is from Latin testum meaning earthen pot, because metals could be tested for quality by melting them in such a pot.

Etymology is super interesting to me.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Speaking of testis… should I worry I only have two?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I always thought that the word "island" was just short for "isolated land" -- There has to be some reason there's an 's' in there right?. But some etymologist told me it didn't come to be in that manner.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

In ancient english we didn’t have pronouns. So when cavemen looked at far away land all they had was “is land?” and when they finally got there on the backs of dinosaurs, they said “yes is land”.

Eventually the space was lost to time. Etymology.