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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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[–] 11111one11111@lemmy.world 20 points 1 month ago (3 children)

Fuck the drumset what are those metal drums they play in the carribean? I want to put one of those out in a hail storm to see what it sounds like.

[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 22 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] 11111one11111@lemmy.world 2 points 4 weeks ago

Hahahahaha nothing makes me feel dumber than when the word i cant think of is the a literal description of what it is

[–] Adderbox76@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Holy shit that would legitimately be amazing.

[–] Miller@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago

You are both re-inventing rain drums.

[–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 1 points 4 weeks ago

They sell rain drums for your garden that might scratch that itch.

[–] ICastFist@programming.dev 12 points 1 month ago

That or a reflection of how bad your mental situation is

[–] thoughtfuldragon@lemmy.blahaj.zone 9 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Or a measure of your ability to steal drum kits and not get caught.

[–] Mastema@infosec.pub 11 points 1 month ago

You just need to watch out for beat cops...

[–] vala@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 month ago

That's one way to play steel drums.

[–] CannedYeet@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Or you could throw two drums and a cymbal off a cliff

[–] starlinguk@lemmy.world 1 points 4 weeks ago

Badoom tish.

[–] Mearcfara@lemmy.ml 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I don't keep up with the news, is this something someone like mr. Beast did?

[–] Adderbox76@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 month ago

Nope, just a random thought that came into my head while I was showering.

[–] TheReturnOfPEB@reddthat.com 5 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Art can show stupid just like art can show anything.

[–] 0ndead@infosec.pub 3 points 1 month ago

Or a measure of general stupidity

[–] thesohoriots@lemmy.world 1 points 1 month ago

This is how Autechre programs beats.

[–] FreshParsnip@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 weeks ago

Reminds me of the episode of How I Met Your Mother when Barney buys expensive TV sets just because he wants something to smash