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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
- Adhere to Lemmy's Code of Conduct and the TOS
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Sir, how dare you.
I accidently followed the instructions perfectly.
That's why you're perfect.
No, YOU are! ☺️
How you felt after being unable to read top one on mobile and clicking to zoom in.
Sometime during my processing of the bottom 3, I realized I shouldn't even look at the top line. I still haven't read it.
You said some shit about me, didn't you?
This person does NOT consent to reading.
They consented until they didn't and that is their right!
Don't read/write a single letter I don't have t
Whn me prsidnt, tey c
I asked if I was the only one that gave a damn about the rules
how does this work as well as it does 😭 😭 😭
Size of the typeface draws you eyes largest to smallest.
Centuries of playtesting
Jokes on you, I went middle, top, then bottom.
Name of your sex tape.
Or how I check 3 paths in a video game that all lead me to the same place
You will read this first
And you will read this last
And then you will read this
Then this one
Did I do it right?
And you will read this last.
Sorry Beeny
Nope, I read the top second cause I thought I should start from the top
I read the top second cause I thought I should start from the top
🤔
lol. I didn’t even noticed the top until I started scrolling away.
I read the top second cause I thought I should start from the top.
🤔
Lol. I didn’t even see the top until I started scrolling away.
You are in luck, as your eyes get older they add their own blur effect.
Damn, so presbyopia is leveling up!?
Is this a good opportunity to introduce everyone to my obsession with not being able to consent to have public advertisements or sudden, unannounced advertisements hijack my brain from whatever i was trying to think?
Public advertising shouldn't be legal
if it's less than ~10 words yes
if it's more words my ADHD psychic shield of "i aint readin all a' that" kicks in
May I ask, good sir or madam, that you read this reply on a public forum?
There's this meme in argentina were people write "puto el que lee" that translate kinda to "gay who read".
Wer das liest ist doof
I saw that on a scaffold one time curiosity got the best of me. Walked right into it
Homo says what.
Sorry for the term, it was the 90s.
Haha, this joke goes back at least 50 years. Nice.
It's even harder to ignore people who are talking to you, or are just talking loudly in general.
You underestimated my power
I think just like the reading it's very different per person. I'm great at zoning out and not listening to people. Intentionally or not.
Speak for yourself, person who doesn't require glasses.
That's why we invented spoiler tags
I have seen plenty of signs and things I didn't actually read. That's how I end up missing exits on the freeway. 🤷♂️
Some people can, some people can't.
Don't assume what you do is normal for anyone else.
Yeah if I try to read without focusing I mix up words often, I should probably get tested for dyslexia lol
Don't do this while driving, but if you are a passenger in a car, focus on the traffic, the car in front of you, but NOT the license plate. You generally can't read it. You get a sense that there's a 'G' in there, but can't figure it out until you focus on the plate. The brain is funny that way.