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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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[–] vacuumfountain@startrek.website 25 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I both want a picture and REALLY don’t.

[–] West_of_West@piefed.social 13 points 2 days ago

The duality of man

[–] PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I clean it every day, because I see how much there is, so it never gets that bad.

But when I think about what'd be under there if I didn't know it was happening for years, I shudder

[–] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 days ago

It's also easier to clean glass without ruining it.

[–] Akasazh@lemmy.world 10 points 2 days ago

I'm glad I don't have a young child, for similar reasons

[–] unknown@piefed.social 19 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Placing anything metal or ceramic on glass makes the most awful noises though, how do you cope with how loud it is?

[–] PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca 18 points 2 days ago (1 children)
[–] Zahille7@lemmy.world 3 points 2 days ago

My aunt and uncle have a big wooden dining table, and like 50 different kinds of placemats

[–] CameronDev@programming.dev 18 points 2 days ago

Not OP but: Placemats.

[–] mkwt@lemmy.world 16 points 2 days ago

My aunt did not like eating peas. And she hid them behind the refrigerator for more than a year.

Moral of the story: be glad it's the underside of the table and not behind the refrigerator.

[–] randombullet@programming.dev 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I always have the irrational or maybe rational fear of glass breaking. Any furniture I buy doesn't have any glass elements.

[–] iglou@programming.dev 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It can definitely break when mishandled. With kids you probably don't want glass furniture.

[–] PeriodicallyPedantic@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 days ago

I believe our table (and most tables) are tempered glass, so if it breaks it shouldn't be dangerous.

We did get rid of a glass coffee table though, for that reason