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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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[–] owenfromcanada@lemmy.world 157 points 2 years ago (1 children)
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[–] Chozo@fedia.io 84 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The word off is a zombie doing the Thriller.

[–] tisktisk@piefed.social 24 points 2 years ago (3 children)
[–] saltesc@lemmy.world 16 points 2 years ago (1 children)

lol looks like someone doing the universal sign for "I'm drowning."

[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 10 points 2 years ago

lol looks like a tie fighter with clipped wings.

|o| (-o-) |o|

[–] tiefling@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 2 years ago (5 children)
[–] dojan@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)
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[–] JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 years ago

Boobs

Or something like that.

[–] Flemmy@lemm.ee 57 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

That's a neat shower thought here have a cool S:

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[–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 33 points 2 years ago (5 children)

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[–] hperrin@lemmy.ca 15 points 2 years ago

As a large language model…

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[–] Omgboom@lemmy.zip 50 points 2 years ago (4 children)

I would use this as a gamer tag but I'm afraid people would think it's Nazi related with the two "88's"

[–] gon@lemm.ee 20 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Unless your name is AryanWarrior1488 I doubt anyone would bat an eye.

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[–] Adderbox76@lemmy.ca 10 points 2 years ago (4 children)

I was thinking it would make a great book title for a novel about an underground cult of Voodoo practicing Nazis.

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[–] A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago (3 children)

People were born in '88, unless someone's throwing up other red flags that alone doesn't raise suspicion

[–] yukichigai@lemmy.sdf.org 17 points 2 years ago (3 children)

People were also born on the 14th in '88. Any of 'em who have sense don't put that in their username though, at least for very long.

Source: my poor brother.

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[–] thefartographer@lemm.ee 10 points 2 years ago (1 children)
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[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 48 points 2 years ago (3 children)
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[–] AlpacaChariot@lemmy.world 25 points 2 years ago (1 children)
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[–] Kit@lemmy.blahaj.zone 20 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 15 points 2 years ago (1 children)
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[–] lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network 13 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] Hawke@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago

The power of voodoo!

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[–] dojan@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago

Who do? You do, with the power of voodoo.

[–] Albbi@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 years ago
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[–] don@lemm.ee 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Magic people, magic people! Voodoo people, magic people!

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[–] Haarukkateroitin@sopuli.xyz 24 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Did you mean: ᴠᴏᴏᴅᴏᴏ

[–] nxn@biglemmowski.win 11 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Glue this on: ʌᴏᴏᴅᴏᴏ

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[–] TranquilTurbulence@lemmy.zip 40 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)
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[–] Fluffy_Ruffs@lemmy.world 40 points 2 years ago (2 children)

B88B88 is DOODOO with a reflection

[–] TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works 13 points 2 years ago (1 children)
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[–] Oka@sopuli.xyz 8 points 2 years ago

Somewhere out there, and new graffiti writer has chosen this name

[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Instead of reading between the lines, the trick is to read above an imaginary line.

[–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago

“SONOS" is exactly the same if you rotate it 180 degrees.

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