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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 looked over at fedinsfw and all I could think of was the titles' attempts at being provocative or enticing and how it just seems really...lame? I'm ace so this whole subset of the site really does nothing for me.

My shower thought is just about responding to the titles neutrally.

For examples:

"Just stretching, don't mind me";

"oh, sorry; as you were, then. Sorry to interrupt."

"If I sent you this by accident, what would you reply?"

"Hey I don't think I'm the one you meant to send this to"

Asian girl waiting for your orders...

"Can I get two number 9s, a number 9 large, a number 6 with extra dip..."

Do people really get turned on by such things, or is it more that the people posting them just have to put something in the title?

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[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 5 points 5 days ago (1 children)

They really don't do anything for me either. I figure they need to put something there, and those are as good as anything else, but maybe some people really get into them.

[–] EtnaAtsume@lemmy.world 3 points 5 days ago

I just can't imagine the kinds of scenarios that are implied. Such as the "if I sent this to you by accident" thing, like...in this imagined scenario, would the response be "oh, well, since I accidentally got a naked picture of you, let me hit that?" For me it would just be embarrassing for all around, even if by some stroke I did find the other person hot.