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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:

Rules

  1. All posts must be showerthoughts
  2. The entire showerthought must be in the title
  3. No politics
    • 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
  4. Posts must be original/unique
  5. Adhere to Lemmy's Code of Conduct and the TOS

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[–] Genius@lemmy.zip 57 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Look at this fella with no favourite rock

[–] D_C@lemm.ee 22 points 6 days ago (3 children)

Ha, what a ...wait, do you think they also don't have a favourite stick?!?

[–] hakunawazo@lemmy.world 6 points 6 days ago

Or a favourite cave?

[–] Olhonestjim@lemmy.world 4 points 6 days ago

There was definitely a time when nobody pretended their favorite stick was a gun.

[–] Etterra@discuss.online 3 points 6 days ago

I have a jar of rocks and two sticks. That guy doesn't know how to human.

[–] ipkpjersi@lemmy.ml 7 points 5 days ago

I mean when I was young and used to play with rocks I had a favourite rock, I mean even painting rocks was a thing. No need to go thousands of years back lol

[–] untorquer@lemmy.world 11 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Doing volunteer trail maintenance. All the people swarm the tool pile trying to claim their favorite pick mattock or grub hoe. It's adorable.

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 7 points 6 days ago (1 children)

You're my favorite grub hoe.

[–] BananaPeal@sh.itjust.works 6 points 6 days ago

My favorite rock has a first name, it's H-O-M-E-R. My favorite rock has a second name, it's H-O-M-E-R.

Like I have a favorite spatula.

[–] Freshparsnip@lemm.ee 1 points 5 days ago

I have a favourite kitchen knife, so it's plausible

[–] shikimazu@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

this reminds me of the kam patterson skit

[–] Mechanismatic@lemmy.ml 95 points 1 week ago

Still pretty common today.

[–] MemmingenFan923@feddit.org 51 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Wearing Jewels is the advanced form of carrying a pet rock.

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[–] Scott_of_the_Arctic@lemmy.world 40 points 1 week ago (29 children)

This is lemmy. Everyone has a favourite rock.

[–] Akasazh@feddit.nl 6 points 6 days ago

Mine is cummingtonite

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[–] judgyweevil@feddit.it 29 points 1 week ago (4 children)

Paleontologists have found Neanderthal stone tools (knapped stone) made with high quality stone taken from kilometers away. This means that they had favorite tools that they wanted to keep with them, while other low quality stones where used few times before being discarded near their collection point

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[–] radix@lemmy.world 25 points 1 week ago (8 children)

Wasn't that long ago that people even had pet rocks.

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[–] AnarchistArtificer@lemmy.world 21 points 1 week ago (4 children)
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[–] kbal@fedia.io 16 points 1 week ago (8 children)

Wait... do you guys not have a favourite rock?

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