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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:

Rules

  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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[–] philophilsaurus@sh.itjust.works 12 points 8 hours ago

I’m checkin this out right now

[–] SwingingTheLamp@piefed.zip 10 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

In my mind, I can't checkout, because it's a noun or an adjective. I always do verbs, so I check out.

[–] moakley@lemmy.world 4 points 7 hours ago

Exactly. I also try only to do verbs, although occasionally I verb nouns.

Regardless, the counter you check out at is the checkout counter, while the counter you check in at is the check-in counter. So OP does still have a point.

[–] Morphite88@thelemmy.club 5 points 7 hours ago

You can check-out any time you like, but you can never leave

[–] DeathByBigSad@sh.itjust.works 4 points 8 hours ago (3 children)

But: Log in... Login... 🤔

(pretty sure "Login" is a word... right?)

[–] rockerface@lemmy.cafe 5 points 8 hours ago

It is, but it wasn't always.

Just like "today" was originally "to day" and then "to-day". People simplify stuff they use a lot.

[–] LordMayor@piefed.social 1 points 7 hours ago

I logged all of my work for years and it shows that I’m not a logger.