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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

If you made it this far, showerthoughts is accepting new mods. This community is generally tame so its not a lot of work, but having a few more mods would help reports get addressed a little sooner.

Whats it like to be a mod? Reports just show up as messages in your Lemmy inbox, and if a different mod has already addressed the report, the message goes away and you never worry about it.

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[–] imsufferableninja@sh.itjust.works 23 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] hakase@lemmy.zip 16 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] bunkyprewster@startrek.website 18 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] kersploosh@sh.itjust.works 15 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] hydrashok@sh.itjust.works 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

@Zealotte@lemmy.zip stole the cookie from the cookie jar!

[–] Zealotte@lemmy.zip 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] ReiRose@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] Zealotte@lemmy.zip 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] hydrashok@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 6 points 2 days ago (1 children)

@ArgumentativeMonotheist@lemmy.world stole the cookie from the cookie jar!

[–] ArgumentativeMonotheist@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I have a sugar addiction, okay... 😅

[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 9 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Before I say anything, what kind of cookie are we talking about?

[–] felixwhynot@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I did it all for the cookie

[–] BC_viper@lemmy.world 7 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Actually much like murder, there is not statute of limitations for that.

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

There's no statute of limitations on murder? Are you sure?

[–] BC_viper@lemmy.world 8 points 3 days ago

I am 0 percent sure.

[–] faythofdragons@slrpnk.net 4 points 3 days ago

I tried, but my grandfather liked to sit in the living room recliner and doze instead of sleeping. He was such a light sleeper that he heard the faintest clink of me lifting the lid from the jar, and I was busted before I could even get a cookie.

[–] charonn0@startrek.website 4 points 3 days ago

Nice try, Javert.

[–] FishFace@piefed.social 2 points 3 days ago

Pretty sure it was glome. That's what I heard.

[–] Archangel1313@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I thought that said "cocaine" on my first read.

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Why woild there be cocaine in the cookie jar?

[–] Archangel1313@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 days ago

That's just where you keep it. No? Just me?

[–] Goodlucksil@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 points 3 days ago

Because I accidentally smashed the cocaine jar against the wall last week.