Except for the ratites, who are mostly a bunch of assholes (not you, kiwis--we love you).
this post was submitted on 11 Mar 2025
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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 thought "To Kill A Mockingbird" was a manual about how to hunt birds. 🤣
All humans are actually mocking humans because they choose to stand or walk when they could be sprinting.
So birds do this thing where they swoop in front of a car and catch the windstream around it and it feels pretty mocking. Well anyway, I was out on my bike once and this bird-looking fucker flew up alongside me, right? He goes to swoop in front of me and you can just see them fall about an inch before flapping off. They thought I was a car! Whose the real mocker now? Probably the bird- I still can't fly!
I love birds so much I often check the local crows and pigeons and a few other species. But pigeons are defenitely not the sharpest. They can be tamed though.
Doves to do build the stupidest nests. That is one community I miss from reddit. And it's just about the right time of year for it now.
Pigeons are so lovable. People bat them away and kick at them and yet they never seem to take offense, in fact they come right back like nothing happened. I wish I had that kind of patience and fortitude.
Surprisingly a little known fact: pigeons are doves.
Yes, literally rock doves. And yet for some reason the white doves are beautiful symbols of peace and the rock-colored doves are filthy flying vermin.
My theory: pigeons are dirty and scruffy because they survive on trash, and that's why humans hate them. We see our ugly reflection in them.
I like them. I like watching them walk around with their little heads bobbing to their steps.