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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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[–] [email protected] 223 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Maple leaves are pretty recognizable. There's a whole entire country that's got one on its flag.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago

Split the middle. Japanese Maple Tree leaves look almost identical to Marijuana leaves.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Fake news, Canada's not a real country, it's made up, like unicorns, or gypsies.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Maple leaves are pretty recognizable, but if I saw a silhouette of a marijuana leaf next to the silhouette of a maple leaf, I'd probably pick out the marijuana leaf first. I'm not really even a weed user. Might just be me, though.

[–] [email protected] 97 points 2 months ago (1 children)

(four leaf) clover have to be in the top five most recognizable too

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 months ago

Probably more recognizable TBH.

[–] [email protected] 74 points 2 months ago (2 children)

I think Canada would like a word

[–] [email protected] 26 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I always recognize the Canadian flag because of the iconic marijuana leaf

[–] [email protected] 23 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I see it didn’t take long for the anti-Canada lobby to arrive.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

They must be big mad still.

[–] [email protected] 52 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Canada would like to have a word

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Canada: Am I a joke to you?

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago

The kids in the hall say yes

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

Yes. This country certainly is right now

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Have you seen South Park: Bigger, Longer, and Uncut?

[–] [email protected] 38 points 2 months ago (2 children)

As much as I wish this were true, even little kids can recognize clover leaf.

If I had to rate recognition I think it would be:

  1. Clover
  2. Fern
  3. Maple
  4. Cannabis
[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I feel like oak is also in the top 5. Possibly even higher than cannabis.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago

Depends on where you live. We don't have any oaks where I grew up. I couldn't tell you what their leaves look like

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Individual leaves of clover definitely aren't that recognizable.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The leaf is the set of leaflets.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Ahh yes that's correct. My bad.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 2 months ago

Uma Thurman as Poison Ivy is a pretty memorable silhouette.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 months ago

Shamrocks are pretty recognisable too.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Pine needles?

Maple leafs

Four leaf covers

Palm fronds?

Pineapple leafs are pretty identifiable

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 months ago

A pineapple leaf on its own could be any kind of long thin leaf though. It's only on a pineapple that they're obvious

[–] [email protected] 10 points 2 months ago

Sorry, maple leaf for the win.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

Have to say oak myself, at least in the northern hemisphere.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Pointy oak, round oak or broad oak?

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago

Palm leaves ?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Nah, it risks getting mixed up with maple's.

Haven't you seen any Gingko biloba?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

I think they are like butterfly wings. No other leaves looks like that.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Any love for the Hong Kong orchid?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

What a reefer leaf

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

Thanks Bob.

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