this post was submitted on 22 Jan 2026
25 points (93.1% liked)

Showerthoughts

39378 readers
975 users here now

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.

founded 2 years ago
MODERATORS
top 6 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Maybe Sasquatch is a Wookie who got stranded on our planet.

That makes sense to, very possible. LOL! Funny that I am here spending time exchanging on The Internet about ‘Star Wars’, when I flip my fanship to ‘Star Trek’.

[–] IntrovertTurtle@lemmy.zip 13 points 1 day ago (1 children)

No, sasquatch is sasquatch because it's a humanoid enigma, a lone being that's different from almost everything around it.

Wookies have an entire planet and space faring society.

Sasquatch is an exiled Wookie.

[–] JohnnyEnzyme@piefed.social 8 points 1 day ago

Sasquatch is an exiled Wookie.

Sasquatch might also be based on a collective memory / folklore of a 10ft tall great ape that actually existed early in Sapiens' history:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gigantopithecus

Chewbacca is a Wookiee from the planet Kashyyyk. But Chewbacca lives on the planet Endor. Now think about it; that does not make sense!

Why would a Wookiee, an 8-foot-tall Wookiee, want to live on Endor, with a bunch of 2-foot-tall Ewoks? That does not make sense! But more important, you have to ask yourself: What does this have to do with this case? Nothing. Ladies and gentlemen, it has nothing to do with this case! It does not make sense!

Look at me. I'm a lawyer defending a major record company, and I'm talkin' about Chewbacca! Does that make sense? Ladies and gentlemen, I am not making any sense! None of this makes sense! And so you have to remember, when you're in that jury room deliberatin' and conjugatin' the Emancipation Proclamation, does it make sense? No!

Ladies and gentlemen of this supposed jury, it does not make sense! If Chewbacca lives on Endor, you must acquit! The defense rests.

I am not an expert, but I say, Yes.