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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
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If you made it this far, showerthoughts is accepting new mods. This community is generally tame so its not a lot of work, but having a few more mods would help reports get addressed a little sooner.
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Just a couple weeks ago, I got a call from a number I didn't recognize that wasn't screened for some reason, accidentally answered it because my hand was sweaty and it registered a tap on the accept button and not the damn cancel button... It was a random real person trying to inform their family member about another family member's death.
The most awkward wrong number I've ever received. Like, who the hell still dials the number everytime they call someone instead of just having it saved in contacts?
I have a contact list of about a dozen people that I call or call me .. mostly family and two friends. I have more people I know beyond that list but they all know I don't like talking or texting on a phone. I don't like using the phone.
The only time I get to use the phone is in watching at least one random call a week. Half the time its a telemarketer and the other time, some political or government organization wanting to ask something. Texts are usually random with people asking dumb questions like 'hey' ... 'where are you?' ... 'hey frank how you doing' .. or some random thing to entice me to answer. If I don't recognize, I delete and block.