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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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[–] owenfromcanada@lemmy.world 155 points 1 month ago (1 children)
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[–] Chozo@fedia.io 83 points 1 month ago (1 children)

The word off is a zombie doing the Thriller.

[–] tisktisk@piefed.social 24 points 1 month ago (3 children)
[–] saltesc@lemmy.world 16 points 1 month ago (1 children)

lol looks like someone doing the universal sign for "I'm drowning."

[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 10 points 1 month ago

lol looks like a tie fighter with clipped wings.

|o| (-o-) |o|

[–] tiefling@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 1 month ago (5 children)
[–] dojan@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (3 children)
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[–] JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 month ago

Boobs

Or something like that.

[–] Flemmy@lemm.ee 57 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

That's a neat shower thought here have a cool S:

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[–] Rai@lemmy.dbzer0.com 32 points 1 month ago (5 children)

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[–] hperrin@lemmy.ca 15 points 1 month ago

As a large language model…

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[–] Omgboom@lemmy.zip 50 points 1 month ago (4 children)

I would use this as a gamer tag but I'm afraid people would think it's Nazi related with the two "88's"

[–] gon@lemm.ee 20 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Unless your name is AryanWarrior1488 I doubt anyone would bat an eye.

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[–] Adderbox76@lemmy.ca 9 points 1 month ago (4 children)

I was thinking it would make a great book title for a novel about an underground cult of Voodoo practicing Nazis.

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[–] A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago (3 children)

People were born in '88, unless someone's throwing up other red flags that alone doesn't raise suspicion

[–] yukichigai@lemmy.sdf.org 17 points 1 month ago (3 children)

People were also born on the 14th in '88. Any of 'em who have sense don't put that in their username though, at least for very long.

Source: my poor brother.

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[–] thefartographer@lemm.ee 10 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] Makhno@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

average insurgency: sandstorm user

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[–] Zachariah@lemmy.world 48 points 1 month ago (3 children)
[–] MegaUltraChicken@lemmy.world 33 points 1 month ago (5 children)
[–] AlpacaChariot@lemmy.world 24 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] Zahille7@lemmy.world 19 points 1 month ago (2 children)
[–] Kit@lemmy.blahaj.zone 19 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] justsquigglez@lemm.ee 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network 13 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] Hawke@lemmy.world 13 points 1 month ago

The power of voodoo!

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[–] dojan@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago

Who do? You do, with the power of voodoo.

[–] Albbi@lemmy.ca 8 points 1 month ago
[–] Ruthalas@infosec.pub 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] don@lemm.ee 7 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Magic people, magic people! Voodoo people, magic people!

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[–] Haarukkateroitin@sopuli.xyz 23 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Did you mean: ᴠᴏᴏᴅᴏᴏ

[–] nxn@biglemmowski.win 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Glue this on: ʌᴏᴏᴅᴏᴏ

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[–] Fluffy_Ruffs@lemmy.world 40 points 1 month ago (2 children)

B88B88 is DOODOO with a reflection

[–] TriflingToad@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 month ago (2 children)
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[–] TranquilTurbulence@lemmy.zip 38 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)
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[–] DoucheBagMcSwag@lemmy.dbzer0.com 14 points 1 month ago (2 children)
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[–] AbsoluteChicagoDog@lemm.ee 12 points 1 month ago (2 children)

58008 is boobs upside down

[–] Irelephant@lemm.ee 7 points 1 month ago (4 children)
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[–] Oka@sopuli.xyz 7 points 1 month ago

Somewhere out there, and new graffiti writer has chosen this name

[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

Instead of reading between the lines, the trick is to read above an imaginary line.

[–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago

“SONOS" is exactly the same if you rotate it 180 degrees.

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