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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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[–] otter@lemmy.ca 17 points 1 week ago (2 children)

I think the user meant to say "lid down"

  • seat down: easy for one group, slightly inconvenient for the other, unhygienic when flushing

  • seat up: easy for one group, slightly inconvenient for the other, unhygienic when flushing

  • seat and lid down: slightly inconvenient for both parties (but if it's consistent then you can build muscle memory), and hygienic when flushing

[–] theneverfox@pawb.social 4 points 1 week ago

You are correct, I did mean lid down too

[–] remon@ani.social -4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

My point is, the entire problem is agreeing to one option in the first place. Which option you pick is irrelevant.

[–] otter@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Well rather OP is pointing out that there is a third option that both parties nay consider to be a fair compromise, and thus be more likely to agree to.

[–] remon@ani.social -2 points 1 week ago (2 children)

It doesn't matter if there are 2 or 20 options.

[–] theneverfox@pawb.social 6 points 1 week ago

But one option is hygienic, the other two are convenience. Fuck convenience, put the lid down and wash your hands, it's for everyone's sake

[–] otter@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago (1 children)

It does if one of the options leads to a successful compromise. Based on the comments on this post, it seems that this solution has worked for a lot of households

[–] remon@ani.social -1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Sure, whatever ... not the point.