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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

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.

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At least a first name if family name is too much administrative hassle.

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[–] ohulancutash@feddit.uk 3 points 1 week ago
[–] traceur201@piefed.social 3 points 1 week ago

I've done this! highly recommended

[–] Flamekebab@piefed.social 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I changed my name before starting my current job for this reason.

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

I read your username as the page was scrolling. Also I'm high.

I thought your screen name was "FlakeemBakeem@piefed.social"

So, you don't show up for your dates, and then you go get high.......at piefed.social.

[–] Flamekebab@piefed.social 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Ironically I've never changed my username. It dates back about twenty five years and I have it printed on clothes. Occasionally someone recognises me online.

[–] jaybone@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I would assume you were advertising a local restaurant.

[–] Flamekebab@piefed.social 2 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Restaurant seems generous!

...But what I mean is over the shoulders of a jacket, that sort of thing. Handy for conventions, meetups, and stuff like that.

[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

My brother-in-law goes by his first name at work and his middle name with family and friends

[–] Z3k3@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

I think someone in my team does that with family. I'm not sure if hes a fan though

[–] xoggy@programming.dev 1 points 1 week ago

Why involve legal. Just go by a nickname at work and put that on your business contact.

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