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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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[–] IceBear@lemmy.world 16 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I mean...no....quiche is a custard base with cheese and no top crust. A chicken pot pie uses a roux with no cheese and a top crust.

The top crust is not really that big a deal, but custard vs roux is significant. Also, cheese.

The veggie mixture tends to be very different too, but that is pretty flexible for quiche and I'm sure a quiche with similar veggies to a pot pie would be good, but I don't think it would be a traditional flavor profile.

[–] kelpie_returns@lemmy.world 4 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

Ok sure. They're still both sandwiches tho

[–] SirSamuel@lemmy.world 2 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Is a breakfast burrito a sandwich?

Asking for a friend

[–] kelpie_returns@lemmy.world 1 points 18 hours ago (2 children)
[–] sulgoth@lemmy.world 1 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

Alternative, could it be a Wellington?

[–] kelpie_returns@lemmy.world 1 points 16 hours ago

Yes, and wellingtons are also sandwiches.

[–] SirSamuel@lemmy.world 2 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

Booooo! Get out of here with that reasonable and accurate analysis! We're not here for truth, we're here for shower facts

(Yes you are correct, eggs =/= chicken as an ingredient. You learn this when you try to use pureed chicken breast as an egg replacement in cake. It was a meaty cake)

[–] IceBear@lemmy.world 2 points 17 hours ago

Haha true I don't think I'd like a cake made with pureed chicken instead of eggs!

[–] givesomefucks@lemmy.world 25 points 1 day ago

A chicken is just an overly complicated way for an egg to make another egg

[–] BlueEther@no.lastname.nz 10 points 1 day ago

scrambled egg is just shredded chicken, but ready in 2 min?

[–] man_wtfhappenedtoyou@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I just came here to say that I really love chicken pot pie.

[–] SirSamuel@lemmy.world 2 points 22 hours ago

I made one yesterday. I tried using 100% butter in the crust instead of 50/50 butter/shortening. It was delicious. Harder to work, i wound up putting it in the fridge for a couple hours so that I could work it before it got too soft, but absolutely delicious. Melt in you mouth top crust, with just the right about of flake.

I also made the rue thicker than usual, knowing most of it would be lunch later this week. After resting for an hour it had the consistency of a fresh quiche, almost like a custard. Thus my shower (kitchen) thought

[–] e0qdk@reddthat.com 4 points 1 day ago

A breakfast burrito is kind of like a quick quiche. 🤔️