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How many messengers were shot before the saying came about?
(lemmy.dbzer0.com)
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:
If you made it this far, showerthoughts is accepting new mods. This community is generally tame so its not a lot of work, but having a few more mods would help reports get addressed a little sooner.
Whats it like to be a mod? Reports just show up as messages in your Lemmy inbox, and if a different mod has already addressed the report, the message goes away and you never worry about it.
Well I guess killing the messenger is a message in itself, isn't it.
Life was a lot cheaper in the feudal era. If you weren't of the land owning ruling class then you were subservient to them and disposable. You could die any day from a simple bacterial infection, and lords were whelping a dozen bastards a year on their servant girls.
If want to pick a fight then killing the messenger is a pretty clear way to do so.
Or it could be another simple reason: "I didn't know! Your messenger never reached me!" was shot down in front of the gates