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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 best ones are thoughts that many people can relate to and they find something funny or interesting in regular stuff.

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[–] dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world 218 points 1 month ago (4 children)

Maple leaves are pretty recognizable. There's a whole entire country that's got one on its flag.

[–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Fake news, Canada's not a real country, it's made up, like unicorns, or gypsies.

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Split the middle. Japanese Maple Tree leaves look almost identical to Marijuana leaves.

[–] TheGiantKorean@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

Maple leaves are pretty recognizable, but if I saw a silhouette of a marijuana leaf next to the silhouette of a maple leaf, I'd probably pick out the marijuana leaf first. I'm not really even a weed user. Might just be me, though.

[–] lettruthout@lemmy.world 95 points 1 month ago (1 children)

(four leaf) clover have to be in the top five most recognizable too

[–] TheGiantKorean@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago

Probably more recognizable TBH.

[–] NoIWontPickAName@kbin.earth 72 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I think Canada would like a word

[–] JoMomma@lemm.ee 26 points 1 month ago

I always recognize the Canadian flag because or the iconic marijuana leaf

[–] Noel_Skum@sh.itjust.works 23 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] ScruffyDucky@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] Noel_Skum@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I see it didn’t take long for the anti-Canada lobby to arrive.

[–] morbidcactus@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

They must be big mad still.

[–] LEDZeppelin@lemmy.world 51 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Canada would like to have a word

[–] expatriado@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Canada: Am I a joke to you?

[–] finley@lemm.ee 11 points 1 month ago

The kids in the hall say yes

[–] texasspacejoey@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago

Yes. This country certainly is right now

[–] Lemmeenym@lemm.ee 2 points 1 month ago

Have you seen South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut?

[–] GrumpyBike1020@monero.town 37 points 1 month ago (2 children)

As much as I wish this were true, even little kids can recognize clover leaf.

If I had to rate recognition I think it would be:

  1. Clover
  2. Fern
  3. Maple
  4. Cannabis
[–] lgmjon64@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I feel like oak is also in the top 5. Possibly even higher than cannabis.

[–] Infynis@midwest.social 6 points 1 month ago

Depends on where you live. We don't have any oaks where I grew up. I couldn't tell you what their leaves look like

[–] apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Individual leaves of clover definitely aren't that recognizable.

[–] MyTurtleSwimsUpsideDown@fedia.io 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The leaf is the set of leaflets.

[–] apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Ahh yes that's correct. My bad.

[–] Boozilla@lemmy.world 18 points 1 month ago

Uma Thurman as Poison Ivy is a pretty memorable silhouette.

[–] ArkhamNightshift@lemmy.world 17 points 1 month ago

Shamrocks are pretty recognisable too.

[–] Donjuanme@lemmy.world 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Pine needles?

Maple leafs

Four leaf covers

Palm fronds?

Pineapple leafs are pretty identifiable

[–] Infynis@midwest.social 11 points 1 month ago

A pineapple leaf on its own could be any kind of long thin leaf though. It's only on a pineapple that they're obvious

[–] harrys_balzac@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 1 month ago

Sorry, maple leaf for the win.

[–] apfelwoiSchoppen@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Have to say oak myself, at least in the northern hemisphere.

Pointy oak, round oak or broad oak?

[–] BastingChemina@slrpnk.net 5 points 1 month ago

Palm leaves ?

[–] PierreKanazawa@fedia.io 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Nah, it risks getting mixed up with maple's.

Haven't you seen any Gingko biloba?

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] PierreKanazawa@fedia.io 1 points 1 month ago

I think they are like butterfly wings. No other leaves looks like that.

[–] kambusha@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] DarkDarkHouse@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 month ago

What a reefer leaf

[–] WhyDoYouPersist@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Any love for the Hong Kong orchid?

[–] Redfox8@mander.xyz 1 points 1 month ago

Thanks Bob.

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