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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:
- 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 bet all babies and toddlers would disappear.
But yeah, beyond that, I doubt there's an adult out there who doesn't break several of the 7 deadly sins many times a week: in present day society Greed and Envy are probably broken pretty much all the time, Wrath is probably a very common one for "conservatives" to break, and then there's Lust which is naturally common, Glutony which is certainly widespread given the overweight "epidemics" in most countries and Sloth is likely very common in car-centric societies - I mean, somebody taking their car to go 500m to a store to buy a pack of beers and some chips is probably guilty of both Glutony and Sloth.
That said, all the babies and toddlers and only them suddenly disappearing all at once would give it away.
Some sects of Christianity believe that children inherit the sins of their parents, so even in the womb they don't qualify!