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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Why do men call their father their "old man", but their "old lady" is their wife? (sh.itjust.works)

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 5 months ago (1 children)

“mama” is a cross-cultural word for mother. It’s the easiest word for a baby to pronounce.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Probably the other way round when you think about it... Mums/mamas were named this way because it's the first articulate thing babies say all over the world

[–] [email protected] 4 points 5 months ago

"M" is the most common consonant sound across the world's languages precisely because of how easy it is to pronounce and recognize. All major languages have it or some kind of close enough equivalent