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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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For example:

Face/butt labeled towel

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[–] vateso5074@lemmy.world -2 points 4 days ago (3 children)

...Do people not wash towels after each shower?

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 10 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago) (2 children)

You wash a towel after each use? Do you also wash your pants daily? What a waste of resources.

Edit: Trousers for the smug Brit about to reply.

[–] seathru@quokk.au 2 points 4 days ago

Do you also wash your pants daily? What a waste of resources.

You don't have to? What a life of leisure.

[–] vateso5074@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

I do wash my pants after each wear, if that's what you mean. Not jeans, because denim breathes, but like khakis and stuff. All of these stretchy clothes with artificial fabrics get real nasty after a single wear.

Edit: Should also add that I at least won't be the smug Brit that replies because I used the word "khakis" instead of chinos.

[–] snooggums@piefed.world 9 points 4 days ago

Not where I live. I am clean, the towel is clean, and it has a lot of open space to air dry between showers. Wash every 3 or 4 showers just in case the house is more humid than I think to avoid the possibility of mildew if the towel gets bunched up.

When I travel sometimes it is every time if the location is really humid since air drying there doesn't work very well and they frequently have hooks that don't let the towel spread out.

[–] tyler@programming.dev 6 points 4 days ago (2 children)

No… that would be insane. Do you wash hand towels after washing your hands each time? Both things are incredibly wasteful and completely unnecessary.

[–] vateso5074@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago

I mostly let my hands air dry when I wash them, just shake 'em out real good and it only takes a few seconds.