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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.

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If a leaf leaves leaves, why doesn't a calf calve calves?

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[–] Quicky@lemmy.world 19 points 11 months ago

Because cows calve calves

[–] Diddlydee@feddit.uk 17 points 11 months ago

A leaf doesn't leave leaves, so the initial premise is wrong.

[–] Greg@lemmy.ca 12 points 11 months ago (2 children)

How does a leaf leaves leaves? What am I missing here?

[–] INeedMana@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

~~There's a bunch of leaves. Wind blows. One leaf gets blown away. It leaves the leaves~~

Haiku version:
There’s a bunch of leaves
Wind blows. One gets blown away
It leaves the leaves

[–] Greg@lemmy.ca 3 points 11 months ago

Thank you and nice haiku

[–] Szyler@lemmy.world 0 points 11 months ago

It's a showerthought about the English spellings being fucked.

You read read as read, and not as read.

[–] ShellMonkey@lemmy.socdojo.com 6 points 11 months ago

And yet the woodchuck still chucks wood...

[–] not_woody_shaw@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo... I'm not sure how many I'm supposed to write, did I do enough yet?

[–] INeedMana@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Because no no no

[–] DarkDarkHouse@lemmy.sdf.org 1 points 11 months ago

A tree leaves leaves like a cow calves calves.

[–] DmMacniel@feddit.org 1 points 11 months ago

Because that's how you wash your Reaver Speer.