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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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[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Sorry. My brain is buffering.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago
[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

So...you like Gladiator's Timmy?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

No, but I like movies about gladiators.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

So.................. ya like jazz?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago

Maybe they're just enthusiastic about the seminal Peter Gabriel album.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

I suppose this is your attempt at an unpopular opinion? Such a pause gives weight to the sentence, allows you to draw people's attention to the next words, and also allows you to think better about what you are going to say, so...

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

So...it's literally the first rule.

[–] [email protected] -5 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Drives me crazy. It’s a way to cause drama rather rather using words to communicate what you want say.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Agreed. It's the rhetorical equivalent of canned spaghetti.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

“Buttons" is always my response.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

I may use that. Thanks.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago

OTOH, I finds sopes delicious.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago
[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

So...
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like this?

[–] [email protected] -4 points 2 days ago

Yes, you've got the idea

[–] [email protected] 15 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 days ago

So... No five?

[–] [email protected] 28 points 2 days ago

Not a shower thought, so...

[–] [email protected] 16 points 2 days ago

This is clearly not a showerthought, so...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 days ago
[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Oh, that DOES sound annoying! The kind of thing someone should get....punched in the face REPEATEDLY for! So....ya know......

casually walks away

[–] [email protected] -4 points 1 day ago

Don't cut yourself on that razor wit.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 days ago

Not "so?". "So".

For example.

So................the pizza is on fire