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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:

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[–] rumba@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 hour ago (2 children)

Dog Food

looks at 40lb bag engages spatial reasoning how many cups are left in this bag..... 7-10 days....

looks at 40lb bag engages spatial reasoning how many cups are left in this bag..... 3-5 days....

looks at 40lb bag engages spatial reasoning how many cups are left in this bag..... probably 2 days....

looks at 40lb bag engages spatial reasoning how many cups are left in this bag..... fuck 1 day.... takes 2 days to get ship.....

Well gal, chicken it is....

[–] whoisearth@lemmy.ca 2 points 22 minutes ago

Cries in ADHD. I do this all the time with my cats lol

[–] GaMEChld@lemmy.world 2 points 22 minutes ago

Auto ship from Chewy solved this for me heheh

[–] Bwaz@lemmy.world 7 points 6 hours ago

"These shower floor tiles seem slippery"

[–] eezeebee@lemmy.ca 171 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I've seen a lot of shower thoughts, but this thought is the showerest

[–] idunnololz@lemmy.world 7 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

What about "welp, time to poop"?

[–] rmuk@feddit.uk 1 points 16 minutes ago
[–] cattywampas@midwest.social 143 points 1 day ago (3 children)

And then forget in 5 minutes cause I was in the shower.

[–] blackluster117@sh.itjust.works 82 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Then remember immediately the next time you get in the shower. Vicious cycle.

[–] LanguageIsCool@lemmy.world 39 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] avattar@lemmy.sdf.org 12 points 22 hours ago

Or just rinse, save some shampoo for tomorrow.

[–] valkyre09@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I do this with tooth paste.

I’ve started buying two tubes at a time because I can’t be trusted

[–] xorollo@leminal.space 9 points 23 hours ago

My husband buys the toothpaste. When mine runs out I take his so that he will always know if the closet stock is empty. If I took one from the closet, and it was the last one then we might be left without. When we get low, it's a game where we are constantly stealing the tube back and forth . I like to think this game helps him remember to get some more.

[–] Almonds@mander.xyz 18 points 1 day ago (3 children)

This is why I set the bottle in the bathroom sink after having this thought. Its hard to ignore something so out of place and in the way

[–] Zorque@lemmy.world 5 points 22 hours ago

Then when you go to use the sink you set it aside cause you need to use the sink and it's promptly forgotten again.

[–] Godnroc@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Toss it over the curtain so that it clatters to a weird spot that is hard to miss.

[–] the_tab_key@lemmy.world 2 points 1 hour ago

This is what I do. Works well.

[–] four@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 day ago

Hard, but still doable.
Source: personal experience

[–] d00phy@lemmy.world -1 points 21 hours ago

“Hey [Siri|Google|Alexa|Jarvis] add shampoo to the grocery list”

[–] slampisko@lemmy.world 13 points 18 hours ago

This, but every evening a week straight until the bottle is actually empty and then I walk around with greasy hair until I get weird looks from people at the mall, at which point I remember to buy it.

[–] kemsat@lemmy.world 19 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

Thank you for making laugh in the middle of my life loathing rant 😂

[–] RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 29 points 22 hours ago

Then you put the extra bottle you bought away, and realize you really should have checked the cabinet, and now you have 3.

[–] GeekyOnion@lemmy.world 35 points 1 day ago (1 children)

This, right here, is the highest quality "Shower Thought" I've ever encountered. You win!

[–] LanguageIsCool@lemmy.world 3 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

What do they win? Hopefully shampoo

[–] RampantParanoia2365@lemmy.world 2 points 21 hours ago

Conditioner!

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 35 points 1 day ago

Took me about 5 seconds to get this.

So....not a LONG time, but I'm still ashamed it wasn't instant.

[–] ieatpwns@lemmy.world 17 points 1 day ago

This is why I subscribe

[–] gashead76@lemmy.world 14 points 1 day ago

Shower thoughts in the shower? Hmm...

[–] supersquirrel@sopuli.xyz 4 points 20 hours ago* (last edited 20 hours ago)

shower turns on

Why do naked people periodically stand in my space and start the moisture

I gag

oh right

good thing humans do this I mean..

shower noises

[–] JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 6 points 23 hours ago (1 children)
[–] underline960@sh.itjust.works 6 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

In two years, only these two guys thought of buying more shampoo.

Back before covid, like June of 2019, I bought a whole bunch of soap, shampoo etc. figuring that stuff has a very long shelf life. I'm actually still working through the stocks I bought, I've probably got enough bath soap to last into the 2030s.

I decided not to buy a bulk lot of toilet paper, not knowing I live in the dumbest timeline.

[–] SethranKada@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

And how many bottles are still in your closet? Because that's always the first thing you should check after thinking that particular thought.

[–] Shiggles@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 day ago

I have three bottles, still sitting neatly in their half of the 2 pack packaging. It hurts.

[–] buttnugget@lemmy.world -5 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

There’s a reason trash like this was banned from the reddit one.

[–] GreenKnight23@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago

thanks, you reminded me to buy anal douche.