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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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  1. All posts must be showerthoughts
  2. The entire showerthought must be in the title
  3. No politics
    • If your topic is in a grey area, please phrase it to emphasize the fascinating aspects, not the dramatic aspects. You can do this by avoiding overly politicized terms such as "capitalism" and "communism". If you must make comparisons, you can say something is different without saying something is better/worse.
    • A good place for politics is c/politicaldiscussion
  4. Posts must be original/unique
  5. Adhere to Lemmy's Code of Conduct and the TOS

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[–] [email protected] 69 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

He can't die, he told us he was never gonna give us up!

[–] [email protected] 25 points 2 months ago (1 children)

And letting us down - not an option!

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Not going to make us cry either!

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago (2 children)

But will he run around and desert us?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago

He said he wouldn't!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Outcome unclear, try again later

[–] [email protected] 35 points 2 months ago

Listening to whoever reads his eulogy will probably also keep people on edge.

[–] [email protected] 30 points 2 months ago (3 children)

jokes on all of you. i unironically like that song

[–] [email protected] 24 points 2 months ago

I unironically like Rick Astley period. I will not link to them because people will think I'm rickrolling, but check out his covers of Uptown Funk, Everlong and Ain't No Sunshine on YouTube because holy fuck. Especially the first one because singing a song with that few spaces to breathe live floors me.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I'm never gonna give him up

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

Never gonna let it down

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

It's good, however Together Forever is by far the superior Rick Astley jam and I will die on this hill.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

They killed it by monetizing it. Unless you're a chump who pays or only use newpipe or something it's just ads first. Fuck the Internet.

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

Fuck GAFAM.

(And Bytedance, fuck them in particular.)

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 months ago (3 children)

It's too late - somebody tried that scam years ago:

Huge Astley's Dead Scam

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 months ago (2 children)

glad I checked the hyperlink. XcQ link stays blue

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

That, or dQ...cQ

But XcQ being pronounce as “execute” is a good one, too!

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

If you open YouTube links in a new tab Firefox, they don't autoplay. It's very easy to avoid getting tricked in all sorts of ways if you do that and apparently the algorithm doesn't care unless you actually start the video.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

This is actually pretty scary, viewer discretion is advised.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

Wow, I can't believe he had that many people fooled!

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago

That's some quality shower thought!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 months ago

Rick rolls... in his grave

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Who passes around links to an obituary??

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago (1 children)

This is a Fortune 500 Company that specializes in it:

Eternal Memories

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

Wow some of those distribution methods are insane, but the prices are crazy.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago
[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Rick Astley actually died

Unfortunately, nobody thinks its true because they are too scared to click on the link

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

You made me sad. That was not the music I was hoping for.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

I will be severely disappointed if no one tries to Rick-roll people on the day of his death. I hope it's far enough on the future that people forget what Rick-rolling even is. It'll make it all the more sweet.