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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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(And thus perfectly acceptable to eat for lunch)

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[–] Hegar@fedia.io 15 points 1 month ago (6 children)

We don't have this problem in Australia, where a sandwich is narrowly understood as being between two slices of bread cut from a loaf.

If it's on a bread roll it's not a sandwich it's a roll. If it's on a burger bun it's not a sandwich it's a burger. A sub is not a sandwich, it's a sub. A hot dog cannot be considered a sandwich, nor could a cake or anything else that's clearly not a sandwich.

[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago

What about a burger on toasted bread slices?

Example of Sonic burger which is on Texas Toast slices instead of a bun

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

So if you put peanut butter and jelly between hamburger buns, it's a burger?

[–] not_woody_shaw@lemmy.world 2 points 4 weeks ago

No, it's an abomination. But also yes.

[–] ccunning@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

✅ Cream cheese on banana bread

Got it.

[–] Tujio@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Get the fuck out! I am not making you a cottage cheese pastrami sandwich on banana bread! That would severely damage my reputation.

[–] ccunning@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Let me ask you a question: how do you feel about frilly toothpicks?

[–] Zahille7@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Pizza is technically an open-faced sandwich, but it's still pizza.

What about Turkish bread?

[–] rivalary@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 weeks ago

Yep, drives me nuts when they call burgers sandwiches. If you gotta classify them together, call them handhelds.