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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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Meta Platforms. X Corp. tell me those aren't straight from a strangely prescient cyberpunk classic

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[–] intelati 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

fannie mae and freddie mac have this distinct dystopyian taste to me

[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Those are just nicknames people use because the real names are long and boring.

"Fannie Mae" is actually the Federal National Mortgage Association (aka FNMA). "Freddie Mac" is actually the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 1 year ago

TIL. I always wondered what the deal was with those names.