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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 most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

Here are some examples to inspire your own showerthoughts:

Rules

  1. All posts must be showerthoughts
  2. The entire showerthought must be in the title
  3. No politics
    • If your topic is in a grey area, please phrase it to emphasize the fascinating aspects, not the dramatic aspects. You can do this by avoiding overly politicized terms such as "capitalism" and "communism". If you must make comparisons, you can say something is different without saying something is better/worse.
    • A good place for politics is c/politicaldiscussion
  4. Posts must be original/unique
  5. Adhere to Lemmy's Code of Conduct and the TOS

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[–] three@lemmy.zip 29 points 2 weeks ago

Not a shower thought, so...

[–] betterdeadthanreddit@lemmy.world 19 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] DominatorX1@thelemmy.club 8 points 2 weeks ago

Not "so?". "So".

For example.

So................the pizza is on fire

[–] Mothra@mander.xyz 16 points 2 weeks ago

This is clearly not a showerthought, so...

[–] actionjbone@sh.itjust.works 15 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Green_Mouse@piefed.social 9 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

I suppose this is your attempt at an unpopular opinion? Such a pause gives weight to the sentence, allows you to draw people's attention to the next words, and also allows you to think better about what you are going to say, so...

[–] MissJinx@lemmy.world 5 points 2 weeks ago
[–] tacosanonymous@mander.xyz 5 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

“Buttons" is always my response.

[–] Kraiden@kbin.earth 2 points 1 week ago

"A needle pulling thread" in a sing song voice

[–] DominatorX1@thelemmy.club 2 points 2 weeks ago

I may use that. Thanks.

[–] miss_demeanour@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] DominatorX1@thelemmy.club 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] rhythmisaprancer@piefed.social 4 points 2 weeks ago

So... No five?

[–] LunarLoony@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 2 weeks ago

Maybe they're just enthusiastic about the seminal Peter Gabriel album.

[–] BootLoop@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 weeks ago

So.................. ya like jazz?

[–] Tikiporch@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago

So...it's literally the first rule.

[–] basiclemmon98@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

So...
...
...
...
...
...
like this?

[–] DominatorX1@thelemmy.club -4 points 2 weeks ago

Yes, you've got the idea

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Oh, that DOES sound annoying! The kind of thing someone should get....punched in the face REPEATEDLY for! So....ya know......

casually walks away

[–] DominatorX1@thelemmy.club -4 points 2 weeks ago

Don't cut yourself on that razor wit.

[–] neukenindekeuken@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

So...you like Gladiator's Timmy?

[–] thermal_shock@lemmy.world 2 points 2 weeks ago

No, but I like movies about gladiators.

[–] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 2 points 2 weeks ago

Sorry. My brain is buffering.

[–] maxwells_daemon@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago
[–] elephantium@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago

OTOH, I finds sopes delicious.

[–] db2@lemmy.world 1 points 2 weeks ago
[–] Cherry@piefed.social -5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Drives me crazy. It’s a way to cause drama rather rather using words to communicate what you want say.

[–] DominatorX1@thelemmy.club -4 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

Agreed. It's the rhetorical equivalent of canned spaghetti.