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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:
- Both “200” and “160” are 2 minutes in microwave math
- When you’re a kid, you don’t realize you’re also watching your mom and dad grow up.
- More dreams have been destroyed by alarm clocks than anything else
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I honestly don't know if that makes it better or worse.
Like....imagine being the director.
"OK Ray, now this is where the ghost is going to edge you, and tease your balls with her tongue. Obviously we can't show your balls, so make sure to express it with facial cues! Aaaaand ACTION!"
Then they review the footage, and decide not to use it. And Ray is like "WHAT THE HELL MAN???" And the director is like "Oh. Yeah. That was just a goof. Bill Murray dared me to see how long I could get you to do that scene for and waste your time.
And just think. There is a non-zero chance that footage still exists, and could be discovered some day. I remember in 2017 they found some long lost silent film era films. So there is a chance that one day they'll release the directors cut of the BJ scene.
And by then, we'll probably all be dead. And kids born 50 years from now will be confused by films from the 1980s.
80s movies are already confusing and, believe it or not, I wasn't born 50 years from now.
... I think.
This. Most of the movies from the 80s and 90s are great, because we haven't watched them for a few decades and as kids we just didn't know better and thought any movie we watched was great.
I recently watched Star Wars 4-6 again and these movies were boring as hell. They were just about right to have some background noise while doing the dishes, but it's really not good enough to warrant sitting down and watching it, let alone spending money and going to the movies for it.
A bold take, let's see how it goes!
This reminded me of the balls scene in the original Robocop that got cut but found its way into the internet.