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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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[–] Remember_the_tooth@lemmy.world 103 points 1 week ago (3 children)

That's rich coming from a bony, food-horking, air-breathing, water bag. You sound like someone who poops.

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

Definitely using that last one

[–] 13igTyme@piefed.social 4 points 1 week ago

Just make sure they don't have a colostomy bag.

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 13 points 1 week ago

At my age? Only if I eat enough fiber...

[–] url@feddit.fr 11 points 1 week ago

The last one is the best

[–] PiraHxCx@lemmy.dbzer0.com 46 points 1 week ago (1 children)

"Hey, you there with the nose"

[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago

Interesting social test to see who turns around.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 43 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Fat people should be called "skinny" since they have more skin than a thin person.

[–] aeronmelon@lemmy.world 12 points 1 week ago

Now this is a shower thought.

[–] MutantTailThing@lemmy.world 18 points 1 week ago (1 children)

How about you go metabolize some carbohydrates you bipedal primate.

[–] early_riser@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Flat-faced hairless caudally challenged sweat factory

[–] schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de 14 points 1 week ago (1 children)

any word can sound like an insult if you say it with the right tone, I think? Isn't there a song somewhere on YT about words that aren't technically slurs that makes that point?

[–] ModernRisk@lemmy.dbzer0.com 7 points 1 week ago

any word can sound like an insult if you say it with the right tone, I think?

Oh, definitely! I’m half European and half Arabian and living in Europe. Back in my teenage days, when having a huge conflict at school. I would shout “ibn” which just means “son”. Shout it in the right tone when angry and people will think it is some huge insult.

[–] baggachipz@sh.itjust.works 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Hey, your epidermis is showing!

[–] Rhynoplaz@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Ha ha! Epidermis means hair.

[–] Pat_Riot@lemmy.today 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] early_riser@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I think they were making a Simpsons reference.

https://youtu.be/ySGVR-EnFZQ

[–] Pat_Riot@lemmy.today 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'll eat the downvotes. I quit watching the Simpsons around season 3.

considering it's a season 4 reference, you're excused. now start watching the 8 other good seasons and catch up

[–] halcyoncmdr@piefed.social 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

"Explanation: It's just that... you have all these squishy parts, master. And all that water! How the constant sloshing doesn't drive you mad, I have no idea."
―HK-47

[–] itsathursday@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

My meatbag - Denzel Washington, Training Day

[–] ajoebyanyothername@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago (1 children)

You should be more careful you jizz cock! You could have had my legs off you piss kidney!

[–] tetris11@feddit.uk 4 points 1 week ago

wait that last one

[–] Damage@feddit.it 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

What if it's a ghoul saying that

[–] Ghostie@lemmy.zip 10 points 1 week ago

Found the smoothskin.

[–] early_riser@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

All these multicellular whippersnappers. Back in my day we had one cell and didn’t complain

[–] FreddiesLantern@leminal.space 4 points 1 week ago

You with the sentience.

[–] Diddlydee@feddit.uk 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] early_riser@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Hey that’s not blood it’s hemolymph. And I’m an arthropod

Go back to the ocean, you fish with legs! We got here first.

[–] Magnum@infosec.pub 4 points 1 week ago

Why would it feel like a huge insult? Maybe to you lol

i use "fartbutt" and "assbutt" all the time to similar effect. what you mean you don't fart out your butt? your ass ain't a butt?

[–] kaklerbitmap@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

I use "Your face smells like a foot" from Adventure Time