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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.

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I'm so old I remember when people would read the newspaper.

Like, read every sentence in every story of each day's newspaper, trusting the editor not to print anything that would be too much of a waste of time.

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[–] SirSamuel@lemmy.world 11 points 1 day ago (3 children)

I'm so old I remember reading the ingredients on the shampoo bottle because my brother took the bathroom joke book with him after pooping.

I'm so old I remember grabbing The Onion from the free dispenser outside my apartment building.

I'm so old I get a PSA test annually and need to schedule a colonoscopy

I do regret not ordering the matching embroidered "Face" and "Ass" towels from an ad in The Onion when I had a chance.

[–] DarrinBrunner@lemmy.world 2 points 16 hours ago

Kids today don't know about weekly, local, free, almost-always leftist, alternative press papers.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 2 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

I'm so old, I worried about getting shingles, and was greatly relieved when I got my second shot.

Get your shingles shots, old folks, or one day you're going to catch it, and you will REGRET not getting that vaccine.

[–] early_riser@lemmy.world 1 points 19 hours ago (2 children)

I thought you meant an actual onion and wondered who puts onions in a dispenser like they were gumballs.

[–] baggachipz@sh.itjust.works 3 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

So he could tie one to his belt, as was the style at the time.

[–] early_riser@lemmy.world 2 points 11 hours ago

You couldn't get white onions because of the war, so they only had those big yellow ones.

[–] BarneyPiccolo@lemmy.today 2 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

Gawd, I HATE onions, but I have observed that many humans love them so much, that I believe a coin-operated Onion dispenser would be a huge success.

But like I said, I DESPISE onions, so my understanding of the human adoration for Onions may be poorly calibrated.