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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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[–] Mr_Fish@lemmy.world 28 points 3 days ago (1 children)

There was a guy who tried something similar. He got the custom number plate "null", hoping the database would record any entries of his plate as null not "null" so it would not go back to him. Ended up doing the opposite, and he got all the tickets from whenever the cop didn't record the plate.

[–] ech@lemmy.ca 2 points 3 days ago

There was a Radiolab podcast about people dealing with that. Sounds rough, hah.