Showerthoughts

LastYearsPumpkin , in "Cheaters never prosper" is a lie that a cheater probably came up with

The intent of the proverb isn’t that bad people don’t get good things, it’s that a person who is cheating doesn’t get value out of the activity.

If you go through life cutting corners, you don’t actually get to learn and build a strong foundation.

You can still be rewarded with jobs, money, and sycophants, but that’s not what really matters.

Semi-Hemi-Demigod ,
@Semi-Hemi-Demigod@kbin.social avatar

tl;dr - "Winning" and "prospering" are two different things

brygphilomena ,

This heavily relies on the premise that there is always something deeper than winning that’s valuable.

It’s all about knowing when and where to cheat. Cheat as often as you can on meaningless stuff.

RGB3x3 ,

Cheat as often as you can on meaningless stuff.

My ex-wife would probably disagree.

Cryophilia ,

You can still be rewarded with jobs, money, and sycophants, but that’s not what really matters.

I respectfully disagree.

PriorityMotif ,
@PriorityMotif@lemmy.world avatar

Life isn’t a meritocracy

grrgyle , in Starbuck milkshake is like tobacco
@grrgyle@slrpnk.net avatar

I just avoid Starbucks in general. While I don't think they're actually on the BDS list, they sued one of their own unions over pro-Palestinian comments.

Tarquinn2049 , in Ignoring the movies, Josie and the Pussycats were a way better cartoon band than Jem and the Holograms

Wait, why ignoring the movies? Doesn't that also hold true of the movies? I still like Jem and the holograms too though.

Melatonin OP ,

Um, because I didn't see them?

freeman , in Starbuck milkshake is like tobacco

Coffee itself is addictive though.

burgersc12 , in Starbuck milkshake is like tobacco

Sugar is addicting, wow very original thought.

best_username_ever , in Ignoring the movies, Josie and the Pussycats were a way better cartoon band than Jem and the Holograms

That’s an opinion, not a thought.

Melatonin OP ,

Except I haven't thought of either of those bands until the shower this morning.

gregorum , in I just realised that this is not a painting by René Magritte
@gregorum@lemm.ee avatar

The famous pipe. How people reproached me for it! And yet, could you stuff my pipe? No, it's just a representation, is it not? So if I had written on my picture "This is a pipe", I'd have been lying!

— René Magritte

Norgur , in I just realised that this is not a painting by René Magritte
@Norgur@fedia.io avatar

This one took me a minute. But yes, it's not. Don't linger on that thought too long, though. The words that you read right now... are those my words?

Klear OP ,

Am I the one writing this comment or the one reading it?

rtxn ,

If you immediately know that the caldlelight is fire, then the meal was cooked a long time ago.

brygphilomena , in "Virgin" and "Fucker" are both used as insults. Damned if you "do it," damned if you don't "do it."

I've always been amused at the idiots who hit on a girl, get rejected, and then call the woman a whore for not sleeping with them.

vk6flab , in I just realised that this is not a painting by René Magritte
@vk6flab@lemmy.radio avatar

I love the (currently one) down vote on your post. Clearly not a connoisseur of René's work.

Your shower thought on the other hand is on point!

Nicely done.

sxan ,
@sxan@midwest.social avatar

Agreed. OP did well.

And it's an opportunity for me to re-post this seminal picture (or, one instance of it):

https://files.catbox.moe/zvuh1p.png

Image by Wendy D. Stolyarov

Klear OP ,

Also an excuse to post my favourite Saturday Morning Breakfast Cereal comic.

nycki , in I just realised that this is not a painting by René Magritte

It's a digital image of a painting!

(Six, if you fold the pages back.)

A_A ,
@A_A@lemmy.world avatar

... or a web link to the digital image ... but, a link is a pipe, so ... Ceci est une pipe !

VulKendov , in "Virgin" and "Fucker" are both used as insults. Damned if you "do it," damned if you don't "do it."
@VulKendov@reddthat.com avatar

"Fucker" is the same as "motherfucker," it just has an implied "mother"

Kedly , in "Virgin" and "Fucker" are both used as insults. Damned if you "do it," damned if you don't "do it."

Fuck has many meanings, "That fucking virgin" is an acceptable sentence to make that wouldn't be considered a contradiction

FlyingSquid ,
@FlyingSquid@lemmy.world avatar

"That virgin's fucking" is also an acceptable sentence that wouldn't be considered a contradiction. But only once.

Mastengwe , in "Virgin" and "Fucker" are both used as insults. Damned if you "do it," damned if you don't "do it."

Outside of high school, who thinks being a virgin is an insult?

Leg ,

The Tate boys. Or, dudes who peaked in highschool.

Plopp ,

That's so sad.

fiercekitten , in "Virgin" and "Fucker" are both used as insults. Damned if you "do it," damned if you don't "do it."

Only fuckers use virgin as an insult.

Huschke ,

Does that also mean that only virgins use fucker as a insult?

  • All
  • Subscribed
  • Moderated
  • Favorites
  • •
  • random
  • [email protected]
  • tech
  • kbinEarth
  • testing
  • interstellar
  • wanderlust
  • All magazines
    •