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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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It seems that this phrase is used to describe pretty much every single teenage behaviour.

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[–] dan1101@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

It's when someone is resisting or being hostile, but they're not being obvious about it.

Like your boss tells you to open up every box and count the stuff in it. You tell them "okay sure boss I'll do that" and then you go off and do something else as soon as the boss is gone.

Or you have some person you don't like and you're left alone with their earbuds. You take a quick moment to break their earbuds when no one will know. And you still act nice to the person.