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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.
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- Both “200” and “160” are 2 minutes in microwave math
- When you’re a kid, you don’t realize you’re also watching your mom and dad grow up.
- More dreams have been destroyed by alarm clocks than anything else
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I was assuming it wasn't a setup.
They never said random.
I was assuming that most scenarios where you're asked to spot the worm farmer are bogus.
That's just what Big Worm wants you to think.
They did, it’s implied, heavily.
Asking “which one” means one is.
It’s not ambiguous, you just missed important detials.
It’s okay to admit you were wrong.
You assumed wrong, when they provided all the information you needed.
It could be what you’re saying, but you would need to intentionally ignore the context of “which one”.
It’s funny you speak of bias, when you’re the one being biased and assuming based of everything being “randomly selected”. I read what the person said and parsed it, you didn’t.
It’s like having a police lineup where one person is a crook, it’s not some survey lmfao.
No, I’m reading the words that they said and parsed them, without any previous knowledge, why would the assumption be random? That’s adding details that aren’t even there lol.
You realize that resulting to insults you mind as well just wave a flag saying you’re wrong.
A lineup (like a police lineup) is exactly that. One is the suspect and the rest are there to ensure that you can accurately identify the actual suspect to be used later in court.
"Literally a random selection except for the person not randomly selected"
Lol you have to be joking, right?
😂
You realize we're talking about a hypothetical scenario where one person in the lineup is a worm farmer, right? I guess you don't want to acknowledge that because it would mean admitting that you've been terribly wrong this whole time. I can't wait for your next reply where you write 10 paragraphs about how worms aren't real therefore the whole premise is wrong and you're right.
They fucked up by responding to you.
I honestly find this person's compulsion to never admit they're wrong to be mildly fascinating. They just keep digging and creating the most outlandish reasons for why they think everyone else is wrong including the very person who asked the question to begin with.
No, the point is that one of them is actually the suspect lmfao. And guess what, if it’s not, they tell you ahead of time. You’re just wrong on every level here, and are just making yourself look foolish now.
You just aren’t all there are you?
So how many people need to explain the same thing to you before you realize that you’re wrong? There’s already 4.
There’s no one here supporting you, I wonder why that is?
;)
Well done
I’ve read it multiple times, the only one who needs a clue is you. Take the hint dude, seriously.
You're right to point out that the alleged perpetrator might not in fact be related to the case. You're wrong to call at least this one person random, police doesn't always appoints the perpetrator at random
That person still isn’t randomly selected, they are selected because they look similar to the suspected perp.
This person is thinking they’ll just grab anyone walking in front of the police station, that’s just wrong on every level.
And this is exactly what I said