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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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  2. The entire showerthought must be in the title
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    • 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
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[–] dfyx@lemmy.helios42.de 7 points 6 days ago (3 children)

I might be wrong but splashback seems to be a purely American problem. European toilets tend to have a much lower water level (and I'm not even talking about those old-timey poop shelf toilets). In my well over 30 years of using toilets, I barely remember ever getting splashed.

[–] dalekirkwood@lemmy.world 7 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Oh no. It's an EU problem also. In the UK we have a special term 'fireman's blanket' for the tissue you lay down to prevent the said splash.

[–] schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de 4 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Lots of toilets in Europe have a "poop shelf" which makes splashing a complete non-issue.

[–] imaqtpie@sh.itjust.works 5 points 6 days ago

Whether tis nobler to risk the splashback, or to live with your poop perpetually ending up on a shelf? In many ways, this is a microcosm of the human condition.

[–] FinjaminPoach@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago

I'm British 😔

Made this post in the middle of diarrhoea.

See, it was therefore technically a kind of shower thought... But not the good kind of shower.

[–] sznowicki@lemmy.world 2 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I might get a house soon and I hope there’s at least one company in EU that still makes the shelf toilets. It’s perfect also to be able to look at your shit.

[–] TisI@lemmy.zip 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)
[–] sznowicki@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

You shit, you look, you flush.

[–] TisI@lemmy.zip 1 points 4 days ago

Thanks, yeah I've seen these toilets before. Didn't know that's why they were designed this way.