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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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  2. The entire showerthought must be in the title
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    • 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
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[–] Freshparsnip@lemm.ee 1 points 3 hours ago

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

[–] ipkpjersi@lemmy.ml 6 points 8 hours 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

[–] Genius@lemmy.zip 55 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Look at this fella with no favourite rock

[–] D_C@lemm.ee 22 points 1 day ago (3 children)

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

[–] Olhonestjim@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

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

[–] Etterra@discuss.online 3 points 1 day ago

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

[–] hakunawazo@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

Or a favourite cave?

Like I have a favorite spatula.

[–] Scott_of_the_Arctic@lemmy.world 39 points 1 day ago (5 children)

This is lemmy. Everyone has a favourite rock.

[–] Akasazh@feddit.nl 5 points 1 day ago

Mine is cummingtonite

[–] datavoid@lemmy.ml 13 points 1 day ago

They're fucking minerals Marie

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] spizzat2@lemmy.zip 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)
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[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago

I can't pick a favorite.

They're all neat.

[–] YiddishMcSquidish@lemmy.today 4 points 1 day ago (22 children)

I thought I was weird after seeing that black stand-up on kill Tony saying he had some of his favorites in his pocket. My step mom and I went hiking and she found two really cool rocks, one was gray and has streaks of purple, the other one was dark but with orange streaks. They live on my dashboard.

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[–] Mechanismatic@lemmy.ml 93 points 2 days ago

Still pretty common today.

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

You're my favorite grub hoe.

[–] MemmingenFan923@feddit.org 50 points 2 days ago (1 children)

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

[–] ReanuKeeves@lemm.ee 14 points 2 days ago (2 children)

We're not so different than the penguins that prostitute themselves for rocks

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[–] judgyweevil@feddit.it 28 points 2 days ago (2 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

[–] Jankatarch@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

"Yo dude checkout my secret rock spot, it's 13 kilometers over there"

[–] Ceruleum@lemmy.wtf 7 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Even way back then, they already used the metric system!

[–] judgyweevil@feddit.it 6 points 1 day ago

It was the most natural thing to do

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[–] AnarchistArtificer@lemmy.world 21 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] FireIced@lemmy.super.ynh.fr 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)
[–] BigDanishGuy@sh.itjust.works 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

That's not a rock, that's Dwayne Johnson, you know the actor

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[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Wait till this guy finds out about the Kaaba

Glory to your rock house

[–] BananaPeal@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 day 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.

[–] radix@lemmy.world 25 points 2 days ago (8 children)

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

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[–] Appoxo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 13 points 2 days ago
[–] kbal@fedia.io 16 points 2 days ago (8 children)

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

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[–] Happyblonde@lemmy.zip 9 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Umm.. I still have a favorite rock. His name is Doug 😂

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[–] njm1314@lemmy.world 9 points 2 days ago

You don't have a favorite Rock?

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