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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If a deaf person had tinnitus, they'd probably never recognize it (lemmy.world)

submitted 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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ethical edit: For a toss-off gag that even I thought was a bit sketch, I'm learning a lot about this situation and I appreciate it

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[–] [email protected] 35 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I suspected, but I'm not about to let facts get in the way of comedy.

(No really, I feel bad)

[–] [email protected] 31 points 1 month ago

It gets worse, people with some types of deafness still have to wear hearing protection around loud noises to help prevent developing tinnitus.