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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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I haven't heard that phrase in any context since then. Do parents still say that to their kids?

Yes, this is a literal shower though I just had.

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[–] bizarroland@lemmy.world 46 points 1 day ago* (last edited 21 hours ago) (2 children)

Weirdly, the thing that reminds me to wash behind my ears is that I saw a video where a guy killed another guy, and he almost got away with it, but several days after the fact, they swabbed him down for samples and found that a tiny bit of blood from the victim had landed behind his ears and in all the days since then he had not washed it off.

Now I don't go around murdering people or anything, but for some reason that factoid pops into my head every time I take a shower.

[–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 25 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Now I don't go around murdering people or anything

That's exactly what a murderer would say...

[–] bizarroland@lemmy.world 18 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

But not something a convicted murderer would say.

[–] spankinspinach@sh.itjust.works 4 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

This is an instance where username very much checked out

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

I am terrified of the conversation thread that would make your username check out