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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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As in “nobody acts like you”?
Or as in “nobody’s words but your own words can guide your behavior”?
Or as in “nobody but you can describe your own behavior”?
Something else?
I think its referring to the phrase "Behave yourself" - who else am I gonna behave?
Which is why I often look at my 6 year old son and just say “Behave!”
He knows who I’m talking about.
Yes, exactly
I'm talking about the phrase "behave yourself". In the English language, there is no such thing as behaving someone else, only behaving yourself. I don't know if there's another language where "behave someone else" makes linguistic sense
How about this phrase: "Make sure you daughter behaves herself"
The daughter is behaving herself, not behaving someone else. In English, we don't say "behave your daughter"