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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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[–] Metostopholes@midwest.social 55 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Pieces of melon wrapped with a little prosciutto is very good.

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

A nice ripe pear as well.

[–] Nougat@fedia.io 36 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] AwesomeLowlander@sh.itjust.works 21 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Lucky you. I've never found a date willing to wrap herself in bacon

[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 14 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Life Pro Tip.

Cook the bacon and let it cool first, before applying.

[–] chonglibloodsport@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Ahhh, that’s where I messed up! I forgot to cool the bacon first!

[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 1 points 2 weeks ago
[–] kersploosh@sh.itjust.works 6 points 2 weeks ago

Chin up, mate. Your ship will come in some day.

[–] med@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Devils on horseback!

[–] owenfromcanada@lemmy.world 21 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Green tomatoes fried in bacon fat? Sounds pretty good to me.

[–] Sergio@slrpnk.net 13 points 2 weeks ago

ikr OP has never been to a US county fair. They take any food, and deep-fry it.

[–] cattywampas@lemm.ee 5 points 2 weeks ago

That's not the kind of fruit we're talking about and you know it.

[–] h3mlocke@lemm.ee 14 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] KingJalopy@lemm.ee 5 points 2 weeks ago

The magical fruit?

[–] whotookkarl@lemmy.world 11 points 2 weeks ago
[–] captain_aggravated@sh.itjust.works 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Meat? 😃

Meat flavored? 🤢

[–] Akasazh@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Bacon flavor is pretty rad

[–] Mbourgon@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Jalapeño bacon jam is empirically awesome.

[–] miss_demeanour@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Mincemeat Pie Begs To Differ

Nowadays you may not find meat, but 'authentic' could still include suet.

[–] ptc075@lemmy.zip 2 points 2 weeks ago

Came here to mention mincemeat. Good stuff.

For those of you who have never tried it - it's mostly dark brown sugar, cinnamon, & raisins. But it has that fatty aftertaste you normally associate with bacon as well.

[–] Lifecoach5000@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago

You’ve never had my lamb sausage dusted strawberries obviously.

[–] emeralddawn45@discuss.tchncs.de 5 points 2 weeks ago

Lots of fruits are good with a bit of bacon. Especially if you have some brie in the mix but not only. Peaches with a caramelized onion and bacon jam, apple slices with a sliver of bacon or salami. Was it elvis who used to like peanut butter banana and bacon sandwiches?

[–] tiefling@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Maple with a bit of meat sounds good (maple bacon)

[–] HikingVet@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 weeks ago

Uh, where's the fruit of a maple tree? The sap is good once boiled down, but maple isn't a recognized fruit.

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

Isn't that just a fig?

[–] 9point6@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] DirigibleProtein@aussie.zone 1 points 2 weeks ago

They both sound gross.

[–] RandomVideos@programming.dev 0 points 2 weeks ago

Thats because fruit tastes good and meat does not. Adding fruit to meat would better the meats taste, but adding meat to fruit will worsen the fruits taste