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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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  2. The entire showerthought must be in the title
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    • If your topic is in a grey area, please phrase it to emphasize the fascinating aspects, not the dramatic aspects. You can do this by avoiding overly politicized terms such as "capitalism" and "communism". If you must make comparisons, you can say something is different without saying something is better/worse.
    • A good place for politics is c/politicaldiscussion
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[–] Moobythegoldensock@lemm.ee 95 points 2 years ago (8 children)

2007 wasn’t early internet lol.

Early internet’s most famous meme was probably either hamster dance or dancing baby. All Your Base wasn’t long after.

[–] kiwifoxtrot@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago (3 children)
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[–] dandroid@dandroid.app 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] kiwifoxtrot@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

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[–] Donebrach@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

even this is pretty late-stage flash content. We must go deeper.

[–] bhmnscmm@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I mean there were even fax machine "memes". Checkout Faxlore if you weren't around at the time.

[–] Regna@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Thank you, I had forgotten some of the memes and jokes from that era.

[–] dandroid@dandroid.app 12 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I miss the days of looping flash videos. The Badger Song, The Llama Song, Magical Trevor, etc. Those defined my childhood.

[–] TimoBRL@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

Badgers Badgers Badgers Badgers Badgers Badgers Badgers Badgers Badgers Badgers Badgers Badgers mushroom mushroom

[–] Enkrod@feddit.de 2 points 2 years ago

Here's a llama, there's a llama and another little llama

[–] idkwhatimdoing@sh.itjust.works 7 points 2 years ago

For sure dancing baby. Was shared as an attachment on emails even before YouTube was a thing

[–] keefshape@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 years ago

Nuhuh.

True early internet meme was pics from Madonna's coffee table book. Iykyk.

[–] WarmSoda@lemm.ee 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Ron Livingston playing piano as a cat.

[–] moody@lemmings.world 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

He was imitating this video which went viral before his.

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