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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 best ones are thoughts that many people can relate to and they find something funny or interesting in regular stuff.

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[–] Vaginal_blood_fart@sh.itjust.works 31 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It's actually a contraction from old English or Scots and has been around since 1631. The hicks are using socialist words that aren't theirs.

[–] totallynotarobot@lemmy.world 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

*ain't theirs

[–] ilex@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

You uncultured swine. Ain't is a contraction of am not. Am only goes with I. I ain't going to accept illiteracy.

[–] hglman@lemmy.ml 3 points 1 year ago

Y'all, it ain't theirs

[–] DragonTypeWyvern@literature.cafe 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

(The South had a significant surge of Scottish immigrants)

(They're a fuckin "liberal" monarchy.)