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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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One subtle difference between men and women, when a woman says, "Hey, come smell this" it usually smells nice.

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[–] SharkyAttack@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Two of my three are teenagers now, and I completely agree. Not only that, but some of the science projects that my son has inadvertently created by leaving food in places in his room (which is against the rules of course), have had their own interesting odors.

[–] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 14 points 1 day ago (2 children)

As a teenager my brother put a frozen hamburger patty in the toaster.

We had to get a new toaster.

[–] Amnesigenic@lemmy.ml 2 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

As a teenager I ruined a 20+ year old microwave/convection oven by trying to microwave nilla wafers so I could put ice cream on them and it would melt. Turns out microwaves don't play nicely with completely dry foods, made our kitchen smell like burnt cookies for days.

[–] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 2 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

That’s a solid idea… probably better fit for a toaster oven.

[–] Amnesigenic@lemmy.ml 2 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

If I had perhaps moistened them first it might have worked

[–] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 2 points 19 hours ago

You definitely do not want a limp biscuit.

[–] vrek@programming.dev 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Lucky you didn't have to get a new home with the grease + high heat = fire situation...

[–] panda_abyss@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago

Yes.

The toaster does have a built in timer, and it's not the hottest appliance.