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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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  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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[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 61 points 1 day ago (7 children)

Even old people will just stop using them, like “groovy”.

[–] not_woody_shaw@lemmy.world 4 points 10 hours ago

Well I think it's nifty.

[–] Rcklsabndn@sh.itjust.works 3 points 11 hours ago

Groovy is acceptable, but only in the way Ash from the Evil Dead uses it.

[–] CallMeButtLove@lemmy.world 2 points 12 hours ago

Psssh, next you'll tell me people aren't saying "hail to the king, baby"?

[–] thejoker954@lemmy.world 29 points 1 day ago

Dude, that's totes bogus. Get outta here with that whackness. /s

[–] WALLACE@feddit.uk 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yeah. Thankfully nobody says things like "epic fail" anymore

[–] pilferjinx@piefed.social 1 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

At least epic and fail are actual words.

[–] KSPAtlas@sopuli.xyz 2 points 6 hours ago (1 children)

What constitutes an "actual word"?

[–] pilferjinx@piefed.social 1 points 3 hours ago

A word that isn't a direct code for another word is what I meant.

[–] kelpie_returns@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (2 children)

Can't speak for anywhere but where I've lived, but I've heard groovy on the US west coast pretty recently, though not regularly. There was a niche little clique of geeks out in east Texas that'd say it pretty regularly some years ago though. Hippie activist/tabletop enthusiast type vibe, that group. Good people. Groovy, even.

[–] thejoker954@lemmy.world 3 points 6 hours ago

Yeah I feel like not hearing people use "groovy" is more because things aren't feeling very groovy lately.

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 3 points 12 hours ago (1 children)
[–] kelpie_returns@lemmy.world 1 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

Then we may have met before. I'd rather not be identified on this account, so I'll just text some of the old gang, and if you're on the list, you're on the list lol

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

i mean, i say it, my cool brother says it, there's a few of us.

[–] kelpie_returns@lemmy.world 1 points 51 minutes ago* (last edited 51 minutes ago)

hits blunt

So is he your cool brother because he says "groovy", or does he say "groovy" because he's cool?

idk why i wrote thisYeah, dawg. I just be thinking smart shit like that all day bro. My crew calls me The Doc on account of im so smart. We play this game where we throw rocks in the air and if it hits someone before it lands you get a point. But if you hit yourself you get 10 points. Cracked my skull enough times that I'm on a first name basis with every doctor in town, but I never lost one game. That's called real genius, bro. No amount of practice can get a person to my level. Thats not even strategy bro thats just me. Im built difirint

weird mood today igrips blunt till it burns my fingies

I am so sorryTf were we talking bout bro?