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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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[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 24 points 1 week ago (2 children)

We did? I thought it was like one social media post meme floating around.

[–] gustofwind@lemmy.world 16 points 1 week ago (1 children)

This is unfortunately is a very real thing you can encounter while just dating random dudes

If it was fake so many women wouldn’t have personal experience with this

[–] Deceptichum@quokk.au 15 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (4 children)

Like I said I’ve only ever seen the meme mention this. You’re the first person I’ve ever seen say this directly.

But if that’s your experience, that’s your experience. Im still trying to get used to the idea that some people apply bars of soap directly to their body instead of making a lather.

[–] I_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.world 23 points 1 week ago (2 children)

As a former massage therapist (not “masseuse”)… I’ve encountered dozens of men who would show up with a dirty ass. Skid marks when they get up off the table. WTF. Got expensive throwing sheets out.

[–] burntbacon@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Jesus mary fucking llamas, I can't imagine getting naked in front of a massager, much less being unclean in front of one.

[–] I_Fart_Glitter@lemmy.world 1 points 4 days ago

Well, we do make sure to drape with sheets so we never see your bathing suit area. We aren’t in the room when you get undressed and under the sheet. And lots of people leave their underwear on. Somehow the dirty butt ones almost never do though 🤷‍♀️

[–] gustofwind@lemmy.world 11 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Besides myself I’ve met plenty of women who dated or were still dating men who don’t wipe their ass. It ranges from not wiping at all to barely wiping

And no, none of them had good high fiber diets or I wouldn’t have heard the stories to begin with

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 7 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Wait.....I'm a guy. I wipe my ass. Am I supposed to be not wiping my ass? Is that a womens thing? Like crying at movies and drinking tasty mixed drinks, uh, I mean fruity mixed drinks?

Ok. Fine. I'll stop wiping. Maybe that's why I'm single. Women think I'm gay because my pants lack brown streaks.

[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I make the lather with the bar of soap. I rub it on me until I get the lather going. Then I stick the bar inside my butthole until I get a lather in there.

I poop bubbles, bitch!

[–] ThunderQueen@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

.....there is no way thats good for the mucus membrane in your anus...

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 4 points 1 week ago

Haven't had one of those for years. Washed it clean out. Don't miss it. Don't need it.

[–] BeardedBlaze@lemmy.world 3 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I'm still trying to understand why you need a cloth or luffa to wash your body.

[–] sem@piefed.blahaj.zone 2 points 1 week ago

I think some people really like to remove skin as part of the "cleaning" process

[–] burntbacon@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 1 week ago

There are 8 billion folks on the earth, and half are guys. I'm sure there are a few who have that thought, but it's just like anything else: numbers make a mockery of all/none or even most/some claims.

The part about it being gay is also just for trolling/stupid dunking purposes. I would bet that if you got the people you were asking the question of to read a few books and learn to express themselves, you'd find that most people don't scrub their asshole because it's generally seen as dirty and contaminated, so they limit themselves to using the toilet paper, thereby not contaminating their hand or wash cloth in the shower. Nothing to do with thoughts of it being gay or not.