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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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A universal basic income to the ultra wealthy would be perceived by them as being given a couple pennies every month (lemmy.world)
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The way someone with $100,000,000 would perceive $1000 is how someone with $100,000 would perceive $1.

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[–] distantsounds@lemmy.world 67 points 4 months ago (1 children)

A banana still costs $10 for everyone

[–] platypode@sh.itjust.works 25 points 4 months ago (6 children)

Where tf do you live that a banana is $10?

[–] FartsWithAnAccent@fedia.io 48 points 4 months ago (2 children)

They probably live in the Bananas Stand.

There's always money in the Banana Stand.

[–] 667@lemmy.radio 18 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

I burned the banana stand down for the insurance money.

[–] jeffw@lemmy.world 14 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Why would you do that?! How much clearer can I say, there’s always money in the banana stand!!!

[–] mjhelto@lemm.ee 3 points 4 months ago

"NO TOUCHING!!"

[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 22 points 4 months ago (1 children)

It's a pretty famous joke from the old show 'Arrested Development.' A rich matron asks 'how much can a banana cost? $10?'

[–] the_post_of_tom_joad@sh.itjust.works 6 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I'm bracing for all the memes when bananas actually cost ten bucks soon.

[–] Dagwood222@lemm.ee 4 points 4 months ago

I read/watch a lot of old mysteries. Up until about 1980, it's common for writers to put exact amounts of money in the dialogue. They stopped doing that because something that seemed like a lot of money would eventually seem cheap. For instance, Jim Rockford's $200.00 a day plus expenses doesn't seem like a lot of money when minimum wage is $120.00 a day. Or the famous $5.00 milkshake in 'Pulp Fiction.'

[–] distantsounds@lemmy.world 16 points 4 months ago (1 children)
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[–] JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 14 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Whoosh?

[–] platypode@sh.itjust.works 2 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I guess so lmao

[–] JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 months ago (2 children)
[–] ObsidianZed@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 4 months ago

TIL this quote was from this show. I always attributed to that time Michael Jackson was allowed to walk around in a closed grocery store for the "experience".

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[–] nixx@lemmy.ca 7 points 4 months ago (1 children)

It’s a meme from the show Arrested Development

https://youtu.be/Nl_Qyk9DSUw?si=lKG8W33s6L_MYjKm

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[–] Jimbo@yiffit.net 2 points 4 months ago

Oh we'll get there one day