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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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Are you fucking reading this, Wizards? You could have a Yawning Portal sitcom and millions of nerds would eat it the fuck up.

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[–] Bustedknuckles@lemmy.world 18 points 1 month ago (2 children)

There are a few podcasts like that I think. Notably Hello from the Magic tavern. A sitcom, even animated, would be pretty cool!

[–] Apeman42@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yeah, animated is probably the way to go. Few sitcoms are going to get the budget for the costumes and makeup to not look dorky.

[–] PlasticExistence@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

This is one of the things What We Do In The Shadows got right.

[–] melisdrawing@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

For real, when they used effects, they were always way better than expected.

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 month ago

Ooh, gonna have to check that one out! 😁

[–] Geetnerd@lemmy.world 14 points 1 month ago

It would be called "Hail!"

[–] Apeman42@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago

Addendum: The local vintner who supplies the tavern is a genial bullywug named Jeremiah who no one quite understands.

[–] absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The Goliath at the end of the bar is a happy genial sort, his comically oversized tankard is a source of recurring jokes

[–] goldteeth@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 1 month ago (1 children)

"Hale and well-met, everybody."

"Nørmr!"

"What would you say to an ale, there, Nørmr?"

"I'd say 'Make peace with the spirits of your ancestors, for you shall soon greet them in Valhalla.'"

[–] Apeman42@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I guess he needs a courier buddy full of bad trivia.

You take your average dragon's intestines and stretch 'em out? You're lookin' at eh... three leagues and change.

[–] Texas_Hangover@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago

Voiced by John Ratzenberger of course.

[–] Coldcell@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago

Jesus christ I actually need this.

[–] absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

A bespectacled kenku wizard enters, "ah Dr Crane how've ya been".

"Very well Nørmr, thank you for asking"

[–] Apeman42@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

So then is Lilith a harpy or a succubus?

[–] absGeekNZ@lemmy.nz 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] MilitantAtheist@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

She's hot as fuck

[–] lessbitey@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Spider Robinson wrote some books about that place.

[–] Mbourgon@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Callahan’s!

[–] Beetschnapps@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

This is an idea like the Big Kat from KitKat.

So damn obvious and fucking cool, that you wonder why you didn’t think of it first…

[–] Twig@sopuli.xyz 2 points 1 month ago
[–] BertramDitore@lemm.ee 2 points 1 month ago

One of my favorite Japanese dramas, Isekai Izakaya Nobu, based on an anime of the same name, has a plot kind of like this. Lots of fun.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 1 points 1 month ago

I played a RPG in IRC back in high school that was essentially just that. Like 90% of the game was just hanging out in the tavern just talking about in-world politics and drama.