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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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[–] henfredemars@infosec.pub 41 points 11 months ago (4 children)

Don’t dogs identify individuals mostly based on smell? Would you have a smell-name?

[–] iii@mander.xyz 22 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

Is that true? Explains why my dog behaves differently after my quarterly shower. Poor dude doesn't recognise me.

[–] lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network 7 points 11 months ago

quarterly shower

Even humans wouldn't recognise you before and after that.

[–] Krik@lemmy.dbzer0.com 17 points 11 months ago (1 children)

They do.

My smell-name would probably be something like sweaty ass with a hint of Nivea.

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 12 points 11 months ago

Finally, something that knows me by my street name: Big Smoke.

[–] jef@lemm.ee 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)

This led me down a weird chain of thought where I ended up at an internet for dogs, where they complain about smell profiles, and smellprint resisting browsers.

[–] lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network 2 points 11 months ago
[–] Etterra@discuss.online 4 points 11 months ago

POV, you're a hard working mechanic and you're dog calls you "Crotch Funk McGreasyclothes." But you don't speak dog, so all you know is that they love to stick their snoot in your crotch the second you sit down after getting home from work.

[–] qyron@sopuli.xyz 39 points 11 months ago

I have two dogs and they bark at me in an unique way when requesting my attention or when I'm arriving home, so I expect that to be my "name" to them.

[–] MoreFPSmorebetter@lemmy.zip 23 points 11 months ago (2 children)

That's the best part. It's actually the same name either way. They just pronounce "dipshit" different than we do is all.

[–] kambusha@sh.itjust.works 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 9 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] kambusha@sh.itjust.works 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] Mac@mander.xyz 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

You know what? I want a divorce.

[–] kambusha@sh.itjust.works 4 points 11 months ago
[–] Kidra@sopuli.xyz 2 points 11 months ago

Nah, that's what CATS named all of us

[–] VicksVaporBBQrub@sh.itjust.works 18 points 11 months ago

I believe I have been named (pseudo sneeze sound) + (happy grin pant) + (one second pack howl).

[–] 200ok@lemmy.world 9 points 11 months ago (3 children)

What would be your dog name?

[–] Pacrat173@lemmy.ml 18 points 11 months ago (8 children)

I think Moon Moon is quite popular

[–] lord_ryvan@ttrpg.network 7 points 11 months ago
[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 11 months ago

Mine is just about as boring as possible: "Grey Wolf" 🤦

If we go with my Lemmy name, though, i'd say that Graceful Red is a pretty good nickname for a 1950s lounge singer 😄

[–] SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

Grey Red. What the fuck?

[–] spankmonkey@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago (2 children)
[–] Mac@mander.xyz 4 points 11 months ago

At least yours isn't ultra-cringe due to negative connotation...

#ALPHA CLAW

[–] MummifiedClient5000@feddit.dk 3 points 11 months ago

OMG, Ronald McDonald?

[–] JackGreenEarth@lemm.ee 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] foggy@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Bruh I'm Alpha Temptress

Dominatrix vibes.

[–] Mariemarion@lemm.ee 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Me too! Wanna get married?

[–] foggy@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

But... But... Who's gonna top?

[–] Mariemarion@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Why chose?
(But go ahead, please.)

[–] foggy@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

No... No u locks chastity cage

Edit: sigh, I'm not cut out for this.

[–] Mariemarion@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I thought you were doing alright!

Well. We had a good run. May your next relationship last a bit longer.

[–] foggy@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Always a bit premature 😔

[–] naticus@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago

Lol gdi I showed my friend this over a decade ago and she would call me Beautiful Vixen for years just to annoy me. ... I should send it to her again.

[–] dharmacurious@slrpnk.net 2 points 11 months ago

Ravenous Omega Warrior

I'm okay with this. I may be changing my username...

[–] TheOneAndOnlyDeath@feddit.nl 2 points 11 months ago

Ebony Fire... Sounds straight out of a R rated movie

[–] kambusha@sh.itjust.works 7 points 11 months ago

Wolfy McWolfface

[–] dohpaz42@lemmy.world 3 points 11 months ago

My dog name would be pillow, because she loves laying on me.

[–] sircac@lemmy.world 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I am known as Bark Bark...

[–] zorflieg@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Pleased to meet you Bark Bark, I'm Bjork Bach.

[–] alphacyberranger@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 months ago
[–] TheDeadlySquid@lemm.ee 2 points 11 months ago

Dogs don’t even know they are dogs.

[–] Pudutr0n@feddit.cl 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Some humans are named after angels.

[–] spittingimage@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Were you in Miss Phipps' class with Abaddon The Bringer Of Anguish too?

[–] Pudutr0n@feddit.cl 2 points 11 months ago

Not that I'm aware of.

[–] Etterra@discuss.online 2 points 11 months ago

I read a series of HFY stories that showed the human and a some dogs (all abductees) getting telecommunication brain chips, and they absolutely did. They called humans "name-givers" and took pride in their many names and nicknames as bestowed by their particular name-give friends and family.

[–] fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Name your devices after humans.

Tommy needs larger memory.

I think I'm going to reboot Denise.

I dropped Dave today.

[–] dohpaz42@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Fuck Dave. Dave is a piece of shit. Put him in the drive shredder, melt him down, and launch his pathetic ass into orbit.

~Yes, I have an issue with a Dave in my life.~

[–] fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 2 points 11 months ago

Lemmy is a small place. Dave is friggin moldy. 😉