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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:

Rules

  1. All posts must be showerthoughts
  2. The entire showerthought must be in the title
  3. 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
  4. Posts must be original/unique
  5. Adhere to Lemmy's Code of Conduct and the TOS

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[–] JubilantJaguar@lemmy.world 138 points 2 months ago (2 children)

At last. A showerthought that is actually a showerthought.

Guys - this what a showerthought is, please take note. Thanks.

[–] Cruxifux@feddit.nl 28 points 2 months ago (2 children)

Yeah. The showerthoughts on Lemmy have been brutal.

[–] JubilantJaguar@lemmy.world 27 points 2 months ago

Mostly "showerbadtakes", yeah.

[–] callouscomic@lemm.ee 17 points 2 months ago (1 children)

They sucked on reddit too.

[–] Cruxifux@feddit.nl 13 points 2 months ago

Yeah probably, they were just filtered by popularity which made it appear better than it was.

[–] WoodScientist@sh.itjust.works 61 points 2 months ago (4 children)

Your hair is the roof of your mouth.

[–] NOT_RICK@lemmy.world 45 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Does that make our brain cavity the attic?

[–] ElderReflections@fedia.io 41 points 2 months ago

It's where I keep my piles of disorganised trash

[–] adarza@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 months ago

that's where the cobwebs are.

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago

Fat does insulate.

[–] ArtieShaw@fedia.io 8 points 2 months ago

I would say that the hair is the set of raccoons that hang out on the roof of the house and do weird shit at unexpected times.

[–] MyTurtleSwimsUpsideDown@fedia.io 5 points 2 months ago

I think hair might be accessory to the nature of “roof”. Hair is more the chimney of the mouth.

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Unless you're Micheal Jordan.....or Stone Cold Steve Austin.....or Goldberg......or.....

[–] 5oap10116@lemmy.world 31 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Either way, i ate a bunch of sour patch kids and it's fucked

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 16 points 2 months ago

Hot pizza rolls straight from the oven = DIY popcorn ceiling.

[–] Gnugit@aussie.zone 24 points 2 months ago (1 children)

The brain is above the mouth so as thought we 'look' down at it. Therefore we are looking from above at the roof.

$0.02

[–] fmstrat@lemmy.nowsci.com 1 points 2 months ago

If a roof is an exterior representation of an internal ceiling, and the top of your mouth is the roof, then what is the mouth's ceiling?

I propose the tissue at the top of your mouth is both. With the lower surface your tongue touches being the cieling, and the upper surface leading to your sinuses being the roof.

[–] AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world 23 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (3 children)

roof

| ro͞of, ro͝of |
noun (plural roofs | rufs, rʊfs |)

  1. the structure forming the upper covering of a building or vehicle.
  2. the top inner surface of a covered area or space; the ceiling: the roof of the cave fell in.
  3. used to signify a house or other building, especially in the context of hospitality or shelter: helping those without a roof over their heads | they slept under the same roof.
[–] roofuskit@lemmy.world 7 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] nightofmichelinstars@sopuli.xyz 2 points 2 months ago

But there's no source.

[–] kambusha@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

Roof roof! Rrrrrr-roof

[–] ayyy@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

The New Oxford American.

[–] Dagnet@lemmy.world 17 points 2 months ago (1 children)

In portuguese we call it the 'sky' of your mouth

[–] pruwybn@discuss.tchncs.de 14 points 2 months ago (1 children)

That's even higher than the roof!

[–] Dagnet@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

When it comes to talking for brazilians, the sky is the limit!

[–] thenextguy@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago

And doing something behind my back would actually be in front of me?

[–] vatlark@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

You sound like my dad. He never misses an opportunity to point out that the roof is on the outside of the house.

[–] dufkm@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

He sounds like a decent human being.

[–] Anticorp@lemmy.world 9 points 2 months ago

You're right. I suppose the actual roof of my mouth is the top of my skull.

[–] Nougat@fedia.io 6 points 2 months ago (1 children)

And the nose is the awning of the mouth.

[–] hakunawazo@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)
[–] Nougat@fedia.io 3 points 2 months ago

Awning of the mouth. Chimney of the lungs.

Chimning of the louth.

[–] mvirts@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

I burned the tent of my dent when the tea I was sent did not have a vent.

[–] Sinkbath@lemmy.today 3 points 2 months ago

Would that make a mustache a gable?