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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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[–] Apocalypteroid@lemmy.world 122 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

Because that would be too corny

[–] Holyginz@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago

What an amaizing shower thought

[–] slothrop@lemmy.ca 36 points 5 days ago

A maizing mazing question.

[–] Mr_Dr_Oink@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

They do, infact, call them a maize maze. This one is near my house and they change it up every year. It's really good fun.

https://www.maize-maze.com/locations/brimstage-maize-maze

[–] LastYearsIrritant@sopuli.xyz 19 points 5 days ago (1 children)

As someone who lives solidly in corn maze country, this is a well used joke whenever the topic of corn mazes comes up. Which means I hear it about twice a week throughout the fall.

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 5 points 4 days ago

Rookie numbers.

[–] entropicdrift@lemmy.sdf.org 16 points 4 days ago (1 children)

One of the biggest, most famous corn maze attractions is called The Amazing Maize Maze

[–] fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 1 points 3 days ago

Been around since before SSL

[–] JeremyHuntQW12@lemmy.world 13 points 4 days ago

Because they were made from sheafs of wheat in the past.

"Corn" was the name for any grain in Britain.

[–] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 16 points 5 days ago

They should just call it a maize.

It's called a maizmorra

[–] Dark_Arc@social.packetloss.gg 4 points 4 days ago

Because that would be confusing

[–] Adderbox76@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 days ago

For that matter, why is it called "getting corn-holed" instead of "getting maize-holed"

[–] Uriel_Copy@lemmy.world 9 points 5 days ago

Actually I went to one yearly in my childhood called the Maize Maze. Not in the US though.

[–] PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca 8 points 5 days ago (1 children)

The ways of this amazing maize maze will make you praise for days til you're in a glaze haze

[–] Goretantath@lemm.ee 8 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Because maize maze sounds like the start of a tongue-twister and Americans are lazy with talking.

[–] toy_boat_toy_boat@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago

"is it just a maize maze? or, is it, like, a real maize maze maze?

[–] Siegfried@lemmy.world 6 points 4 days ago

I think you mean a maize labyrinth

[–] moody@lemmings.world 7 points 5 days ago (1 children)

A maize labyrinth would be better

[–] Cethin@lemmy.zip 4 points 4 days ago

Only if there's one path, no dead ends. A maze branches, a labyrinth doesn't and only winds around as one long path.

[–] FelixMortane@lemmy.ca 4 points 4 days ago (1 children)
[–] 1Fuji2Taka3Nasubi@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 day ago

You made me realize a Maize Maze has a real part and an imaginary part.

[–] whaleross@lemmy.world 5 points 5 days ago

Because finding your way out is a real cornundrum

[–] OldElfin@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago

My wife said because the answer is just, No.