Make sure you remember your lock combo before locking your belongings up when you take a shower. I came back to my locker and couldn't open it once. No phone, no glasses, just flip flops in a towel. Not a fun experience. Thankfully I remembered the code before too embarrassingly long.
this post was submitted on 28 Jan 2026
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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
Rules
- 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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If the Internet has taught me anything, it's that a Masterlock can be easily opened with another Masterlock.
But you need the code to THAT masterlock to use it to open the first masterlock.
Alternative pro tip: forget to go to the gym, have towel
I've forgotton a towel when I went swimming before. Ended up using my shirt as a towel and dressing in just my sweater.
Yeah I ended up using gym t shirt that was fairly clean since I didn't do cardio. It all worked out in the end
You trained without a towel?
Yeah, I don't really sweat when I lift. If I'm doing cardio I'll bring a little sweat towel with me
That is like the exact opposite of the thought you want to have in the shower.
Perfect.
I’ve done that before. It sucked cause it was also 14°F out. So I had to drive home in the cold while wet.
Did you drive naked?
No, but I did go in shorts and a t shirt. So I had to leave in those clothes too.
Wanna go get hiiiiiiiigh?
Just use the curtains
Maybe you could squeegee yourself on the funky floor tiles
Do you usually just walk back from the shower to your locker dripping water everywhere?
My gym has separate little shower/changing rooms
That is much more understandable xD also, a little jealous, that sounds nice
This is a Facebook thought imo
I don't have Facebook though. And I was all wet. Seemed appropriate
I don't think 90% of the people who post on this comm have any idea how Showerthoughts works.
How does this one go against the community description...?
Classically "Showerthoughts" were more along the lines of the Philosoraptor meme topics. I even found one that both fits this description and the literal comm name. However, people in this comm tend to take the concept super literally. Incidentally, a trend that seems to pervade most humor these days, too.
That may be what reddit said they were, but this is not reddit. Most of the ones that people complain about fit the community description just fine.