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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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  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

If you made it this far, showerthoughts is accepting new mods. This community is generally tame so its not a lot of work, but having a few more mods would help reports get addressed a little sooner.

Whats it like to be a mod? Reports just show up as messages in your Lemmy inbox, and if a different mod has already addressed the report, the message goes away and you never worry about it.

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[–] miss_demeanour@lemmy.dbzer0.com 43 points 1 day ago (10 children)

JD Vance isn't a real name, and that's cool. Apparently.

[–] kelpie_returns@lemmy.world 28 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (7 children)

Ted Cruz is, afaik, not using a pseudonym, but he is a literal Oogie Boogie (see; a writhing mass of bugs wrapped in a pseudo-skin) and nobody seems to have a problem with that either

Edit: I scrolled down and am now aware the Ted is not his name. Shoulda known an boogie boogie would use a pseudonym. SMH my whole head rn

[–] klemptor@startrek.website 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Not to defend Ted Cruz, but I have a friend named Ted, short for Edward. It's not unheard of.

[–] prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 points 16 hours ago

Ted Kennedy as well

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