r/Showerthoughts 10d ago

Speculation With just how many possible combinations there are, you probably say a never-before-uttered sentence every day.

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u/Kinggrunio 10d ago

Sadly, most people’s lives are a lot more routine. We do the same things, say the same things, repeat the same things we heard. Originality only occurs at the fringes, not in the quotidian.

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u/irlharvey 8d ago

consider something as simple as “We can watch Lisa Frankenstein tomorrow; today I’m gonna stop by Kroger to pick up some Pepto-Bismol after I drop Roxy off at the vet.”

not that weird. a perfectly normal thing for me to say. but what are the chances someone else has ever said it?