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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
  5. Adhere to Lemmy's Code of Conduct and the TOS

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[–] ajoebyanyothername@lemmy.world 10 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Punctuation goes a long way bud.

[–] mikey@feddit.uk 7 points 6 days ago (2 children)

thanks. can you explain please? should i have made the female more obvious like fe-male or should i have just wrote ironman's a female! or just explained myself better?

[–] Akasazh@lemmy.world 7 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

The former, imho. Plus capitalize the first letter and don't forget the apostrophe in Ironman's (however 'Ironman is' is better).

Basically you took an older joke and bungled the delivery with a sentence with as many errors as there are words.

[–] mikey@feddit.uk 2 points 6 days ago
[–] starlinguk@lemmy.world 3 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Use capitals and punctuation and don't call women "females" unless you're a ferengi.

[–] dev_null@lemmy.ml 5 points 6 days ago

The joke cannot work without "female" though. (Fe being the chemical symbol for iron)

[–] mikey@feddit.uk 3 points 6 days ago

I understand that misogynistic groups have been using the word out of context. But surly that doesn't preclude its use in mainstream English!