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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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  1. over time this might affect our collective consciousness in regards to the purpose & function of the eggplant; and

  2. can we please just get a straightforward penis emoji already?? Half the human population has a penis attached to their bodies anyway, why are we still so prude about incorporating actual penises into mainstream vernacular & daily life?

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Well there is🖕and 🔫 in UTF 8 at least, so it is kind of there as an emoji.

But as the UTF 8 pistol is shown as a water gun this very much shows why a penis will always be denied.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 6 months ago (2 children)

The gun emoji used to be a real gun, but controversies made Apple change their emoji into a water gun. Other companies followed suit.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 6 months ago

Because the way to prevent mass shootings is to remove people’s ability to convey the concept of gun in communication.

It’s a flawless plan with no possible downsides.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 6 months ago

Yes, that's exactly what I meant, a gun in UTF 8 had already produced a shitstorm of controversies, a penis (and vagina to complete the set) would most likely break the Internet due to the outrage of puritans and other people with strong opinions.