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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 26 points 2 days ago

Not a shower thought, so...

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

Not "so?". "So".

For example.

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

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

[–] Mothra@mander.xyz 15 points 2 days ago

This is clearly not a showerthought, so...

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

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

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

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

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

Sorry. My brain is buffering.

[–] tacosanonymous@mander.xyz 5 points 2 days ago (2 children)

“Buttons" is always my response.

[–] Kraiden@kbin.earth 2 points 4 minutes ago

"A needle pulling thread" in a sing song voice

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

I may use that. Thanks.

[–] MissJinx@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago
[–] neukenindekeuken@sh.itjust.works 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

So...you like Gladiator's Timmy?

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

No, but I like movies about gladiators.

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

So... No five?

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

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

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

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

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

Yes, you've got the idea

[–] maxwells_daemon@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago
[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days 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 days ago

Don't cut yourself on that razor wit.

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

OTOH, I finds sopes delicious.

[–] db2@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago
[–] Cherry@piefed.social -5 points 2 days 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 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

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