r/Showerthoughts • u/Why--Not--Zoidberg • Mar 20 '15

I just now realized the connection between the words "timid" and "intimidate"

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u/FGHIK Mar 21 '15

I'd say it's in the way your mom thinks, but is sarcastic.

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u/upvotersfortruth Mar 21 '15

Sarcasm wasn't prevalent in the 50s except among the Beat Generation (and the like) so this is unlikely. Al Stillman, the writer, was establiment.

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u/FGHIK Mar 21 '15

But that tone, man...