this post was submitted on 15 Oct 2024
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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: 1

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  2. The entire showerthought must be in the title
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[–] bjoern_tantau@swg-empire.de 53 points 4 months ago (3 children)
[–] whaleross@lemmy.world 13 points 4 months ago

Cheers. I couldn't find a crazy ideas equivalent so I settled here as it is a sort of shower thought.

[–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 8 points 4 months ago

I love a good weird niche community, thanks for sharing. Recently also joined !aneurysmposting@sopuli.xyz, similar vein

[–] Contingencyfork@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

Hear hear. This is quite literally a shitty million dollar idea

[–] Deconceptualist@lemm.ee 21 points 4 months ago
[–] vinnymac@lemmy.world 21 points 4 months ago

I much prefer this to when the pharmacists sniff at my butt at entry and then give advice on diet and nutritional supplements.

[–] Braindead@programming.dev 15 points 4 months ago (1 children)
[–] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 36 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Pharmacy dogs that takes a sniff at your butt at entry and gives advice on diet and nutritional supplements.

[–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 21 points 4 months ago

Thanks, I needed the extra context.

[–] NineMileTower@lemmy.world 11 points 4 months ago (2 children)

Kind of reminds me penis inspection day back in school

[–] Eheran@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago

But that wasn't the real penis inspector...

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 1 points 4 months ago

I don't think they do that to kids anymore...

[–] spittingimage@lemmy.world 9 points 4 months ago (1 children)

* Dog sniffs my butt then walks to one of those programmable phrase button mats * "Lose weight, fatso!"

"...who programmed that button?"

[–] ms_lane@lemmy.world 0 points 4 months ago

"speak to the Pharmacist about ozempic today"

[–] pennomi@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago

I guess you could think this while in a shower.

[–] Hikermick@lemmy.world 5 points 4 months ago

I don't listen to diet advice from my doctor, why would I listen to a dog?

[–] OmegaMouse@pawb.social 4 points 4 months ago

Well I... I mean, it's not... I guess? Hm 🤔

[–] AmidFuror@fedia.io 4 points 4 months ago

Ripe for abuse like current advice based on personal genetics. There's so much malarkey already sold in the over-the-counter (non-prescription) pharmacy area of US stores, more scams would fit right in.

[–] iAvicenna@lemmy.world 4 points 4 months ago

advice: woof wof, wof woof wof, wooof wof.

[–] Moonrise2473@feddit.it 4 points 4 months ago

Train them to point at ultra common smells, then scam the customer saying it means need to eat some ultra expensive supplement, but only today there's a buy two get one free promotion

[–] hakunawazo@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Better a sniff dog than an over-enthusiastic proctologist.

[–] craftyindividual@lemm.ee 3 points 4 months ago

Colonoscopy was a walk in the park compared to the gastroscopy tube. That hard metal thingy made me feel like victim of the Alien.