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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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[–] paultimate14@lemmy.world 23 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I grew up with a dog. The toilet seat was always kept down to keep him away from drinking it, because we had toilet cleaning pucks in the tank that would have potentially poisoned him. Nothing to do with gender at all.

Also the mythbusters episode on toilet water splashing out onto bathroom surfaces scarred me as a child. We have a soft-close lid and I wait a few seconds for it to get to a low angle before I even flush.

[–] VitoRobles@lemmy.today 15 points 1 week ago (3 children)

The mythbusters episode convinced me. That water flush makes everything spiral upwards, and it lands in your toothbrush.

People who don't put the toilet seat down are unaware they're brushing with shit particles.

[–] stringere@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 week ago

There are such things in this world as particles.
Particles so small that you cannot possibly detect it with your naked eyes.
And I put it to you that there are particles of human shit lingering in the fibers of your underpants.

that's why i keep my toothbrush wrapped in paper while i'm not using it.

[–] phlegmy@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 week ago (1 children)

The poo particles fly out of the bowl, into the hallway, curve into the bathroom, and then land on your toothbrush?

There's eiher some crazy wind paths in your home, or some idiot put your toilet in the bathroom.

[–] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Yeah, any real gamer has it built into their chair