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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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(Does it count as a shower thought if it was my lawn getting showered? lol)

I've got a handful of 55-gallon rain barrels and a pump I use for watering the lawn/garden. We've had a pretty rainy summer, so I haven't needed to use them much - in fact, I've had to dump them a few times because of the excess rainfall.

It's been hot and dry all week, so I gave everything a good, deep soak early this morning and had this thought.

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[–] Chainweasel@lemmy.world 19 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Unless they're talking about saving the barrel for a rainy day so they can collect rainwater in it.

[–] cryptTurtle@piefed.social 4 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Yeah, but that's taking the idiom literally which isn't really the point of the post

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

I think they're joking.

Yeah, this rain-collecting barrel? I'm saving it for a rainy day. Gonna be real useful then.

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

You don't follow literalism? Our founding fathers REEEEEE

[–] Chozo@fedia.io 10 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Saving it from a rainy day.

[–] Grimy@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

Savings from a rainy day

[–] burntbacon@discuss.tchncs.de 10 points 2 days ago (2 children)

Well, when you use money you've saved from the bank, you're cutting a check. Barrels full of water from the sky are clearly rain checks.

Wasn't expecting a dad joke, but I'll take it.

[–] czardestructo@lemmy.world 3 points 1 day ago

Oh Christ I have 1000 gallons of rain water storage and I'm stealing that joke...

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 7 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Save it for a drought day.

More apt, but doesn't quite have the same ring to it lol.

[–] orbituary@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 2 days ago

If it weren't for the lengthy explanation after the title, I'd say this is the real "showerthoughts" post I've seen in weeks.

I don't understand why this lemmy comm has such a hard time with the concept.

[–] Ioughttamow@fedia.io 5 points 2 days ago

Are droughts the rainy days of the plant kingdom?

[–] funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 day ago

rain barrels are illegal where I live 😒