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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 most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

Here are some examples to inspire your own showerthoughts:

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[–] swicano@programming.dev 21 points 1 week ago (2 children)

But what about the Tahini?

[–] LordMayor@piefed.social 9 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Peanuts and chickpeas are both legumes.

Tahini is made from sesame seeds. So, I’d say not as closely related.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Tahini is a vital ingredient in hummus.

forgetting that there's tahini in there is like thinking mayo is just raw blended eggs

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

That seems like the exact point they were making.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

No, LordMayor did not seem to understand why Tahini was being mentioned.

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I read it as "because chickpeas and peanuts are both legumes, one could see the comparison, however, since tahini is included, peanuts would not work well as a replacement"

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You are giving them way too much credit.

[–] TrickDacy@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Or you're overconfident. Thanks for the downvote.

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 0 points 1 week ago
[–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 0 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

So almond butter isn't in the same category as peanut butter?

[–] lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network -1 points 1 week ago (2 children)
[–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)
[–] nandeEbisu@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

That's what I was going to put my hummus and peanut butter on!

[–] nandeEbisu@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

I agree, superficially they're similar but Hummus is emulsified in an external fat, the tahini, while peanut butter is emulsified in its own fat.

Tahini is closer to peanut butter than hummus, hummus is like making a peanut sauce from the peanut butter.