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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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[–] Ebby@lemmy.ssba.com 99 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Shhh! Nobody tell them about "inside out."

[–] s38b35M5@lemmy.world 12 points 4 months ago

Don't tell them about insid-- dang! Too late

[–] SatansMaggotyCumFart@lemmy.world 8 points 4 months ago (2 children)
[–] Noel_Skum@sh.itjust.works 11 points 4 months ago (1 children)

It could be to do with something called “ablaut reduplication”. Very basically English has a - kind of - untaught sound order that native speakers inherently apply to the language. Wikipedia will have an article to explain it better. Specifically the vowel order I-A-O. A great example is the phrase “Bish bash bosh” which is getting coverage recently. (One notable exception is “shit, shower, shave” but that is probably down to the chronology of the actions.)

[–] Welt@lazysoci.al 1 points 4 months ago

Spot on insight :)

[–] Ebby@lemmy.ssba.com 4 points 4 months ago

Kif! We have a conundrum!