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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.

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[–] remon@ani.social 64 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago) (4 children)

Few places nowadays is it legal to lay around & do whatever you want outdoors, usually getting cited for loitering or something.

What kind of shitty place are you living in?

[–] arrow74@lemmy.zip 30 points 2 days ago (2 children)

The US is a shithole

I once went to a park sat on a bench and right in front of me was a no loitering sign. It's a park, what else am I going to do?

[–] empireOfLove2@lemmy.dbzer0.com 15 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Most of those "no loitering" signs only exist to give the police a legal crowbar against homeless people. Realistically if you're just sitting and minding your business nobody will actually come along and eject you.

[–] arrow74@lemmy.zip 22 points 2 days ago (1 children)

sitting while black has entered the chat

[–] yermaw@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 days ago

Technically a misdemeanor, like being black on a friday night.

[–] liuther9@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

Gonna jinx it eh

[–] remon@ani.social 11 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

I once went to a park sat on a bench and right in front of me was a no loitering sign. It’s a park, what else am I going to do?

That is hilarious (well, sad actually, but you get what I mean). Also kind of reminds of that one politician once saying that "breast are not suitable for small children" in the public breastfeeding debate ...

[–] FatVegan@leminal.space 53 points 2 days ago (3 children)

I always find it funny to figure out that stuffblike loitering isn't something the Simpson invented. It's something americans are not allowed to. But freedom is very important to them

[–] 87Six@lemmy.zip 1 points 1 day ago

Every day I learn more about how that country is a shithole

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 28 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Loitering laws are mostly just racism.

[–] cRazi_man@europe.pub 15 points 2 days ago (1 children)

It's rich people not wanting "riff raff" hanging around. No one cares if you're hanging around slums and ghettos.

[–] arrow74@lemmy.zip 11 points 2 days ago

That's where you're wrong. Police love loitering laws there too. Easy excuse to harass people and search them

[–] Diplomjodler3@lemmy.world 4 points 2 days ago

But they have guns! Muh freedumb!

[–] stickyprimer@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

I immediately thought of homeless people when I read this. I mean I could probably lollygag a lot of places but if you look a certain way, have long hair, dirty clothes, a few bags with you, you start attracting the wrong kind of attention fast. Often in the nicest places of all. Shittier places leave you alone.

[–] bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 days ago

The US . if youre not white good luck even walking around. Youll get called in. And I'm not even in the deep south.