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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
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[–] ThePantser@sh.itjust.works 22 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Pudutr0n@feddit.cl 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

(raspy zombie voice) Uhhhhhghh uhh If only all my male role models of my family that the CIA assassinated could see me now

imagine how proud they'd be

[–] TranquilTurbulence@lemmy.zip 17 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Have you considered the possibility that nobody agrees with you because you’re always right and everyone else is always wrong.

[–] Pudutr0n@feddit.cl 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Wait, how did you know? Are you my brain slug?

[–] TranquilTurbulence@lemmy.zip 7 points 2 weeks ago

It’s because I’m always wrong. Just don’t think about the implications of this conversation.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 13 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 11 points 2 weeks ago

"Thank god, I'm free of that nightmare!"

"Sorry, buddy. Here you go."

"Thank you. It was cold on the floor."

[–] RadicalEagle@lemmy.world 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Pudutr0n@feddit.cl 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] RadicalEagle@lemmy.world 10 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)
[–] Pudutr0n@feddit.cl 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

According to that article they're called "yeerks".

[–] RadicalEagle@lemmy.world 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

You’re totally right, lol

I was spelling from memory and I always pronounced it as “yerk” in my head because it rhymed with “jerk”.

I’m going to leave my mistake, I’m not ashamed to be imperfect.

[–] entropicdrift 5 points 2 weeks ago

You spelled it wrong but pronounced it right FWIW. I watched the show and read more than a dozen of the books growing up.

[–] the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Hey!!! This person doesn't have a brain slug! Get Them!

[–] Pudutr0n@feddit.cl 6 points 2 weeks ago

I tried but they kept starving to death.

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I feel like this could be the official narrative in Russia.

Everyone who criticizes Putin has brain worms

[–] Pudutr0n@feddit.cl 2 points 2 weeks ago

You'd be surprised how many things you can apply it to.

[–] Noite_Etion@lemmy.world 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

What are you going to do to people I don't like?

Attach Brain Slugs to them...

[–] Pudutr0n@feddit.cl 2 points 2 weeks ago
[–] daniskarma@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 2 weeks ago

That makes no sense at all. You need some air, I suggest you take a walk outside without a hat.

[–] cheese_greater@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago
[–] HikingVet@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I think my brain slug might be defective then.

[–] Pudutr0n@feddit.cl 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I've been told agreeing with me is listed on 6 different sets of criteria of the DSM-5.

[–] FerretyFever0@fedia.io 3 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

... What exactly are your opinions? lol

[–] Hack3900@lemy.lol 4 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] FerretyFever0@fedia.io 3 points 2 weeks ago

Hey, this Pandora's gotta know.

[–] Pudutr0n@feddit.cl 2 points 2 weeks ago

Hack3900 gets it.

[–] Pudutr0n@feddit.cl 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

You know, the usual stuff... Gummy worms are underrated, autumn is the best season, Lemmy's better than reddit, there's a big omniscient Pudu in the sky watching over all of us, Elon Musk is an SVR asset, Diddy was a CIA asset and so is 75% of the entertainment industry, non corporeal conscious intelligent entities not only exist, they influence our behavior all the time in our everyday lives, machine elves are the cause of me losing objects; logic is a fundamentally flawed system so we can't trust anything we think, and economists are just 21st century soothsayers/magi/clerics/fortune tellers for the current dominant imperial religion.

Nothing too exciting.

[–] FerretyFever0@fedia.io 5 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Autumn is the best season. Gummy worms are a little underrated. The rest sounds like scientology and schizophrenia, I'll be fr with you.

[–] Pudutr0n@feddit.cl 2 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah, fully aware.