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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
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[–] gustofwind@lemmy.world 44 points 3 days ago (7 children)

Given we learned way too many men think it’s gay to wipe your butt after popping

I very much doubt they’re washing their ass either

[–] SalamenceFury@lemmy.world 28 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago)

"I'd rather have an itchy asshole, skid marks, and a smelly ass than BE GAY, that's worse than any of those things!!" and then they wonder why they're single 90% of the time and if they ever get a woman it's from an arranged marriage.

[–] PP_BOY_@lemmy.world 10 points 3 days ago (7 children)

It's obviously not gay to wipe your butt but every time you poop is excessive. Unless you have some kind of GI issues, once every ten poops is plenty. Anything more than that is just wasteful

[–] pelespirit@sh.itjust.works 38 points 3 days ago

Welcome to Lemmy, Ken M. You've been missed.

[–] PoastRotato@lemmy.world 22 points 3 days ago

I hate that I actually can't tell if this is a joke

[–] spongebue@lemmy.world 11 points 3 days ago (1 children)

That's why I have a poop counter so I can keep track

[–] some_designer_dude@lemmy.world 6 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Sounds over-engineered, unless your “poop counter” is nine brown smears on the toilet lid.

[–] spongebue@lemmy.world 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I make those smears with the poop knife

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

Poopy knife, happy wife!

[–] Hadriscus@jlai.lu 6 points 3 days ago

That is some quality mild trolling, the best kind

[–] SalamenceFury@lemmy.world 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

What.

There is ALWAYS residue, you nasty little bugger, the amount just depends of how much your body absorbed the water from the poop before. Sometimes I have shits that require me to wipe a dozen times or more.

[–] burntbacon@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 2 days ago

Just seems like a waste of paper to me. I go ten or so poops, then wipe and get up from the toilet. Cleaning while you cook makes sense, cleaning while you poop is odd.

[–] Strider@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

Oh shit, I just read diarrhea.

[–] markz@suppo.fi 10 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] blimthepixie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Is this why circumcisions are so common?

Because it's gay to pull back your foreskin when pissing?

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago

Pulling back the foreskin makes it way more challenging and uncomfortable to piss. I don't really discuss the status of my foreskin with anyone, so maybe I'm unexpectedly in the minority, but ... What?

[–] spittingimage@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago

I'm still not sure I believe in those people. Sounds made up.

[–] massive_bereavement@fedia.io 2 points 3 days ago

Wait.. Wat?

I didn't get that memo.

[–] IAmNorRealTakeYourMeds@lemmy.world 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

weak, I wipe my ass during popping

This user don't let shit bother them