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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: 1
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Maybe? I find more joy in a clever remark then a person saying the same 7 or so words in a - what seems to be random - order.
You're talking about a different issue. It just happens to feature a lot of cursing. But cursing itself does not make a remark less clever.
Maybe I miswrote it. I mean that choosing from a wheel the 1 out of 7 words to use, isn't as clever as thinking of an insult that stings. I agree that cursing doesn't take away, it just isn't needed.
Are you saying there's never a time where a curse word is appropriate, mr_no_swearing?
I think there're better words to use. "Appropriate" makes it sound as if I'm a nanny or something; I don't care about appropriate, I care about if the phrase made an impact. There's not much impact in swearing other than (maybe) showing anger.
Curse words themselves don't reduce the impact of a sentence on their own. Context is important.
I'll try ask this in a different way: can you think of a time when a curse word seemed to fit the context of the point being made, or enhanced the impact, or felt powerful or eloquent? Can you remember and share the context of it?
I understand that using swear words don't take away from the remark, in the same way that someone's point isn't discounted because they used the word "like" more than needed.
As for the second point, I cannot think of one other then maybe a movie quote since the words choosen got popular due to the context of the movie (or any media).
That to me is more of a movie good than the phrase is great, but I can be wrong about that (I'm just not sure how).