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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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Tail + buttcheeks = terrible time wiping
Humans used to have tails and it came off the bone right above the crack in our ass. Some people still sometimes are born with a vestigial tail.
Costanza, is that you?
You'd just lick it clean at that point, like cats!
Meh. I've had to wipe that area of a few dogs, horses, and some others, but it's super rare.* The tail is held up and away from the anus while the fecal matter is pushed out, so the dirty portions don't touch the 'clean' areas of the tail and body... and I would bet if we had tails we would do the same and keep the tail held up until we've finished wiping/bideting. The animals also can keep it up and out of the way for the duration of sexy times, so I would bet we'd have no issue for doing it for the few minutes between evacuation and cleaning, and that's before even considering that we're human and could build a tool/device to do that already.
*Only exception I can think of immediately is pretty gross though: Cows are hideously unclean on average, with their shitty bumholes spilling over the vagina, balls, and tail if the owner doesn't clean them occasionally. (The colon health / fecal composition is pretty dependent on the local conditions and feedings, so it's not like they're always bad)
About the cows: How much does that come from breeding vs the historical cows from morr ancient times?
I mean...sheeps werent always the way the modern varieties are as of now (suffocating under their wool if it wasnt sheered)