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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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[–] forestbeasts@pawb.social 3 points 5 days ago

Amateurtein.

-- Topaz

There is a strong discussion about the ethicasy of teins.

[–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 15 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Conteins are made up of amiyes acids, the building blocks of death.

[–] schnurrito@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Something something the opposite of progress

[–] Klear@piefed.world 7 points 1 week ago

And constitution.

[–] Hathaway@lemmy.zip 5 points 1 week ago

Oh yeah, “retein”. Idk, that doesn’t come off the tongue well. Neither do the other ones I suppose lol

[–] alternategait@lemmy.world 6 points 1 week ago

Petition to rename enzymes

[–] PrimeErective@startrek.website 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Brylcreem

Creatine

And a bag of Charlie Sheen

[–] AllYourSmurf@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Charlie Sheen, Ben Vereen, Shrink to the size of a Lima bean!

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

I'm glad I'm not the only one who will never forget this phrase.

[–] TheJesusaurus@piefed.ca 4 points 1 week ago

Amaturetien is a category on my favourite website

[–] kbal@fedia.io 3 points 1 week ago

What do you mean? Everyone knows that protein comes from salamanders.

[–] uen3@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] Onomatopoeia@lemmy.cafe -2 points 1 week ago

Silly take, but I'll give you the upvote because it's humorous and a well-chosen community for such a thought.

Haha