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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:
- Both “200” and “160” are 2 minutes in microwave math
- When you’re a kid, you don’t realize you’re also watching your mom and dad grow up.
- More dreams have been destroyed by alarm clocks than anything else
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Are you saying the company wanted results saying people didn't understand 1/3 is more than 1/4?
That would be stupid.
It would be a way to hide the quality problems with the burger.
Got some proof on that?
No. Got some proof for your side?
Not the way this works, bud. You’d made a claim, you back it up with proof.
Yes, that is exactly what they wanted.
Ever hear the phrase "couldn't sell water in a desert"? A damning claim of incompetence, right?
The A&W marketing team couldn't sell a hamburger to Americans.
Americans.
They couldn't figure out how to sell this hamburger. To Americans.
Americans aren't particularly known for their rejection of fast food burgers, but here is a fast food burger, and here are Americans, noses upturned at the prospect of ordering it.
A&W desperately needed a scapegoat, and "Our customers are stupid" was easier to swallow than their nasty-ass burgers.
Got some proof on that besides “trust me bro”?