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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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Maybe it's just because the latter evokes that speech from the Heath Ledger joker, making it less serious.

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[–] WhatGodIsMadeOf@feddit.org 14 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

This post is a joke.

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[–] fittedsyllabi@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

A bad joke.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 8 points 3 days ago

"Life is a joke."

"Life is a bad joke."

[–] Armok_the_bunny@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Something being a joke means it's [insert negative attribute] enough to be laughable, but it being a bad joke mean it's [insert negative attribute] but not enough to be funny.

[–] _g_be@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

A bad joke doesn't necessarily imply [negative attribute], though.

Could just be ironic or surprising amount of [neutral attribute].

So it's poorly executed but earnest

[–] TranquilTurbulence@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 days ago

I think a joke is something you can't take seriously. Could be good, bad, ugly, absurd, weird, stupid or something else. Either way, it's harmless, and makes you laugh.

If something is called a bad joke, it has some of those properties, but it isn't funny. It's actually quite serious, but in a bad way.