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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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Whats it like to be a mod? Reports just show up as messages in your Lemmy inbox, and if a different mod has already addressed the report, the message goes away and you never worry about it.

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[–] catharso@discuss.tchncs.de 34 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] Uncle_Bagel@midwest.social 32 points 2 years ago (1 children)

If you are ready to uave your kind blown, that is only one nostril. The other nostril is located inside their skull and is how whales and dolphins vocalize and echolocate.

[–] Brunbrun6766@lemmy.world 21 points 2 years ago

What the fuck nature

[–] Toto@lemmy.world 19 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Favourite word in the English language: snarge.

If you are whale watching and get the most from a blow hole, know that you are being sneezed on and are covered in millions of bacteria

[–] folkrav@lemmy.world 28 points 2 years ago (5 children)

You're covered in millions of bacteria just standing in the metro or walking in a public bathroom, probably.

[–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 20 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Don’t forget the gut bacteria that are an essential component of what makes you “you” and yet doesn’t share your dna. Still blows my mind

[–] ObviouslyNotBanana@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Blows my guts, and I'm thankful for it

[–] foggy@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

My belt holds up my pants and my pants have belt loops that hold up the belt. What the fuck’s really goin on down there? Who is the real hero?

[–] mbp 2 points 2 years ago

Put that on my gravestone

[–] Toto@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

True! But I’m not under the illusion that I am in magical whale mist.

[–] KISSmyOS@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Psst. There's bacteria right behind you!

[–] kamenlady@lemmy.world 3 points 2 years ago

Stop, or i can't sleep tonight ...

[–] originalucifer@moist.catsweat.com 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

youre more bacterial dna than human dna by volume

[–] jerome@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago