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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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  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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[–] Grail@multiverse.soulism.net 5 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

I measure time by the decay of late stage capitalism

[–] MastKalandar@feddit.online 2 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

What's that ??🤔🤔🤔

[–] socsa@piefed.social 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Day, months and years?

Honestly, I'm not sure I've ever heard anyone say "let's meet up when my kid is 119cm tall."

[–] Trex202@lemmy.world 1 points 18 hours ago

Let's go back to Wonderland when my kid is 104cm so she can go on more rides....

[–] fubo@lemmy.world 25 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] MastKalandar@feddit.online 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] fubo@lemmy.world 3 points 17 hours ago

Dude. Trees. Dude.

We just stop occasionally and go, "Shit! Where'd that go?!" Then continue with our lives.

[–] endless_nameless@lemmy.world 17 points 1 day ago

Make good use of your time and you won't need to fuss about it. It's like trying to grasp running water.

[–] Blackout@fedia.io 9 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I like to measure time with a clock. A ruler doesn't work as well.

[–] Witchfire@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)
[–] MastKalandar@feddit.online 2 points 1 day ago (2 children)

What if you had neither ??

[–] SubArcticTundra@lemmy.ml 4 points 23 hours ago

The decay of a radioactive substance

[–] Engywuck@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 day ago

Entropy, then.

[–] janus2@lemmy.zip 9 points 1 day ago

how much noise my knees make

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

Wristwatch and wrinkles