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

Anything oil based, like plastic, is the bodies of another animals. Your dog is probably wearing a plastic collar, if not a leather one .. oh wait!

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

You also don't teach a dog about astronomy.

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I srsly doubt that animals put that much thought into such things, especially considering that most of them lick their own butts.

[–] [email protected] 16 points 1 day ago (1 children)

You don't think we'd lick our own butts if we could? We already lick others' butts. It's purely an access/availability issue.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 day ago

Alright that was a bad example. Animals don't show signs of moralizing about killing other animals. At least my cats sure as hell don't.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 day ago (3 children)

They would do it too if they could

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

They would. Mine love to roll around in dead things when I’m not watching.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago

Yeah pretty sure my dog thinks it's baller

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

Maybe not huskies not living in the snow. They would rather remove the one they already wear.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 day ago (1 children)

If you realize what my dog rolls in you would probably think he's a psycho.

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

Is it the skin of other animals?

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

No, the poop.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 2 days ago

More likely the dog would just chew on the jacket.

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

My dogs would probably think I was that much cooler for it, I don't have a leather jacket though.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 days ago

I knew those thumbs were good for more than turning metal cylinders into food.

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

You are a psycho

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago

Or that you’re a mighty hunter!

[–] [email protected] 59 points 2 days ago (3 children)

My dog would wear a squirrel as a hat if we let him.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 day ago

If my dogs are any indication, they would wear a recently deceased squirrel as a coat, entrails and all, preferably dripping blood.

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

My pup straight up skinned a squirrel a few weeks after we adopted her.

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

Hey, it's cool when the Orca do it with Salmon! Why do you want your dog to not be cool.

[–] [email protected] 81 points 2 days ago

Dogs like squeaky toys, because it simulates killing small animals. It doesn’t care if you kill other animals.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

The cat thinks it’s cool

[–] [email protected] 9 points 2 days ago

My dog eats his own shit so ….

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 days ago

And dogs are just as psycho as humans

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

It really is the clothes themselves that are strange. That they come from plants, animals, or minerals are largely unimportant, but canis lupus really doesn't care what you kill.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 18 hours ago

The weird thing about clothes is that we don’t think they are weird.

[–] [email protected] 58 points 2 days ago (1 children)

dog's a carnivore. probably doesn't find that any weirder than that you wear hats

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 days ago

"bro, wtf share next time"

[–] [email protected] 32 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I don’t think dogs are that judgmental.

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

When you bring someone home and the dog starts growling:

[–] [email protected] 11 points 2 days ago

i don’t know if he knows, but he loves to chew up my leather gloves…