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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:
- Both “200” and “160” are 2 minutes in microwave math
- When you’re a kid, you don’t realize you’re also watching your mom and dad grow up.
- More dreams have been destroyed by alarm clocks than anything else
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- All posts must be showerthoughts
- The entire showerthought must be in the title
- 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
- Posts must be original/unique
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That's what I do. It's gross to keep it up in any orientation of up.
you must have a difficult life if that causes problems for you
Do you consider your life difficult because cleaning your bathroom is part of life?
I have diagnosed OCD. So yeah, it does cause problems for me.
I think you're totally wrong. It's not gross at all. Congratulations to both of us? ... Meh.
Do you flush it with the lid open? That’s kinda gross man. There’s splashing, even if you can’t see it.
Yes. It's not gross. I clean the floor myself, and it's pretty clean.
It goes everywhere, not just the floor. You're aerosolizing piss and shit all over your walls, towels, and possibly toothbrushes.
That's gross.
You say gross, but have you ever thought about where a lot of all those healthy gut bacteria come from?
It's not like they just spawn inside your intestines... Ok, maybe it's a little gross, but when you really think about it a lot of stuff in life is actually kinda gross. Best not to think too hard about it.
I have OCD. I can't not think about it. I'm quite literally mentally ill.