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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.

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Flannel shirt is fine, but flannel pants are pajamas are only for wearing inside. A T-shirt made of jersey material is fine to be worn out, but thin jersey pants are pajamas and should only be worn at home, so says conventional wisdom.

But, if shirt is made of pant, then it's nice/slightly fancy. Denim shirt? Nice, durable, suitable for a restaurant.

I don't know if this applies to women's fashion, as it seems to have very different rules to men's wear

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[–] Agrivar@lemmy.world 38 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Denim shirt? Nice, durable, suitable for a restaurant.

Are you, by any chance, Canadian?

[–] dharmacurious@slrpnk.net 16 points 1 month ago (2 children)
[–] Agrivar@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I live in Cleveland. Only thing seperating me from Canada is a lake. I could cross the lake.....but that lake is Erie.

[–] fleem@piefed.zeromedia.vip 2 points 1 month ago

holy mackerel

[–] anomnom@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago

Detroit is closer and you can at least see Windsor from the shore. Suck it.

[–] Dremor@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

By being sorry to not being one, aren't you already half Canadian? 😆

[–] dharmacurious@slrpnk.net 4 points 1 month ago

If only immigration thought the same. I lost my health insurance this month. I'd kill for Canadian citizenship

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 15 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

It'd be pretty funny to go get breakfast somewhere dressed in one of those old fashioned pajama gowns with the cap, a little blanket and a teddy bear.

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

Why is last Tuesday funny? I was sleepy AND hungry. I got a booth. Powernap and waffles.

[–] skrrtly_ambrose@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 month ago (2 children)

linen can be considered a shirt material but linen pants are okay outside

[–] dharmacurious@slrpnk.net 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Linen! My brother and I tried to find an exception and couldn't think of one. Lineb is a good one, but I think you have to live in Miami for it to work lol

[–] KubrickFR@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago

Miami, or you know, any hot place on Earth...

[–] TheRedSpade@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] stelelor@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Well what did you think it was

[–] TheRedSpade@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago (1 children)

An old word for "towels". The "linen closet" was where the towels were kept, and the few times I heard "linens" the people saying it were referring to towels.

[–] stelelor@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 month ago

You know what, that makes sense. It's one those things that you don't hear everyday so you have no reason to investigate the meaning.

[–] xoggy@programming.dev 7 points 1 month ago

A light fabric adhering to your top half is generally looked at differently than a light fabric adhering to your groins.

[–] rhythmisaprancer@piefed.social 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

but flannel pants are pajamas are only for wearing inside

What? Have you never seen the Mighty Mighty Bosstones? You can definitely get legitimate (plaid) pants. Probably not flannel not sure that matters here if the pattern is what you have in mind.

[–] trashcroissant@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Not sure thats the same though, I think they're talking about the material, which is generally not warm (windproof) enough to have as outside pants.

[–] rhythmisaprancer@piefed.social 1 points 1 month ago

That's a good point. Flannel would probably not wear well as pants, either. I'll simmer down 🫣

[–] PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 month ago

Pyjamas are for wearing wherever tf you want