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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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  2. The entire showerthought must be in the title
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    • 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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[–] victorz@lemmy.world 14 points 1 week ago

Depends on how much of each is in the respective place, I feel. 😅

[–] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 10 points 1 week ago (2 children)

Ehh. If it’s a clump of hair, absolutely. If it’s one hair, we live in an imperfect world and it happens- please don’t waste food instead of just pulling the hair out.

[–] Engywuck@lemmy.zip 4 points 1 week ago

A sensible take. Happened seldom to me but what I was eating was likely in a oven at over 100 °C anyway, so any kind of organic matter is dead stuff at that point. Plus, having worked in restaurants for quite a few years, I can assure you that much worse stuff than a single hair can end up in your food.

[–] SolidShake@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago (2 children)

What if it's one pubic hair

[–] idiomaddict@lemmy.world 5 points 1 week ago

It’s probably actually an eyebrow/beard hair unless you really pissed someone off.

[–] Engywuck@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 week ago

Better taste!

[–] Diddlydee@feddit.uk 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Finding hair in your poo is much worse than finding poo in your hair.

[–] markz@suppo.fi 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Finding poo in your food is much worse than finding food in your poo

[–] NegentropicBoy@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago (2 children)
[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Technically speaking, it's all food.

[–] myrmidex@belgae.social 4 points 1 week ago

I wouldn't eat it either way.

[–] samus12345@sh.itjust.works 4 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Depends on how wet the food is.