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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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[–] listless@lemmy.cringecollective.io 1 points 48 minutes ago

oh hey lookit the sorcerer's apprentice over here...

[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 3 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Depends on why you're starting the fire.

[–] listless@lemmy.cringecollective.io 3 points 49 minutes ago (1 children)

we didn't light it but we're trying to fight it

[–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 1 points 4 minutes ago

stops pouring gasoline

We're what now?

[–] 11111one11111@lemmy.world 2 points 5 hours ago

Id say the first rule is know how to start it because you dont have to know how to put it out if you dont know how to start it. Lincoln log that shit.

[–] expatriado@lemmy.world 12 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

previous post i just read was about US not having a plan for Iran...

[–] Admetus@sopuli.xyz 3 points 9 hours ago

I literally thought it was a reference to US-Iran but it's a legit showerthought.

[–] over_clox@lemmy.world 8 points 15 hours ago (2 children)

Oof, damn, you're not wrong.

I loathe and despise war, I'm all about peace.

My comment comes from my experience burning out fire ant beds.

But damn, you speak truth..

[–] expatriado@lemmy.world 1 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

I'm all about peace

the ants disagree

[–] over_clox@lemmy.world 1 points 1 hour ago
[–] railway692@piefed.zip 4 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

I would've figured they were immune to fire, given their name.

[–] over_clox@lemmy.world 3 points 13 hours ago

They are, that's why I ended up trying other things..

Put it this way, ant bed went pop, and they never came back.

[–] cosmictrickster@lemmy.world 4 points 16 hours ago

Similar to a lot of my work - don’t do what you can’t undo. Write the rollback scripts at the same time as or before the implementation scripts.