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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:
- Both “200” and “160” are 2 minutes in microwave math
- When you’re a kid, you don’t realize you’re also watching your mom and dad grow up.
- More dreams have been destroyed by alarm clocks than anything else
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- 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
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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.
Kids today don't know about weekly, local, free, almost-always leftist, alternative press papers.
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.
I thought you meant an actual onion and wondered who puts onions in a dispenser like they were gumballs.
So he could tie one to his belt, as was the style at the time.
You couldn't get white onions because of the war, so they only had those big yellow ones.
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.