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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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Flannel shirt is fine, but flannel pants are pajamas are only for wearing inside. A T-shirt made of jersey material is fine to be worn out, but thin jersey pants are pajamas and should only be worn at home, so says conventional wisdom.

But, if shirt is made of pant, then it's nice/slightly fancy. Denim shirt? Nice, durable, suitable for a restaurant.

I don't know if this applies to women's fashion, as it seems to have very different rules to men's wear

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[–] TheRedSpade@lemmy.world 2 points 4 days ago (1 children)

An old word for "towels". The "linen closet" was where the towels were kept, and the few times I heard "linens" the people saying it were referring to towels.

[–] stelelor@lemmy.ca 1 points 4 days ago

You know what, that makes sense. It's one those things that you don't hear everyday so you have no reason to investigate the meaning.