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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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[–] Lost_My_Mind@lemmy.world 24 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Everything? EVERYTHING??? Even your butt??? HEY GUYS! DON'T EAT OFF THIS GUYS TABLE!!! HE PUT HIS BUTT ON IT!!!!

....now I see why nobody puts their coffee on that thing.

My butt especially.

[–] jewbacca117@lemmy.world 11 points 5 months ago

I guess every table in my house is a coffee table

[–] Kolanaki@pawb.social 9 points 5 months ago (2 children)

I would love to have a coffee table made of wood from a coffee tree.

The real shower thoughts in the comments.

that would be a challenge.

[–] MimicJar@lemmy.world 9 points 5 months ago

My coffee is in a cup. The cup is on a coaster. The coaster is on my coffee table. My coffee table also has no coffee on it. Except the coffee I spilled.

[–] HotsauceHurricane@lemmy.one 9 points 5 months ago (2 children)
[–] Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 9 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

Could a tiger change his stripes! Could a fish live on land! I am but a man. I stand up straight and do as I'm told but could I really abandon who, or what, it is I was born to be. No, I can not be more. I cant move the stars in the sky. For if it only that simple.. if only I could change everything I believe. Nay, I need to believe.

[–] 3dmvr@lemm.ee 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 9 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I usually just poor coffee all over my table

[–] gofsckyourself@lemmy.world 6 points 5 months ago

In German it's called a couch table. It's a much better name for it.

[–] breakfastmtn@lemmy.ca 4 points 5 months ago (1 children)

That's just downright disrespectful to the table. Do you respect wood?

[–] Clinicallydepressedpoochie@lemmy.world 8 points 5 months ago (1 children)
[–] breakfastmtn@lemmy.ca 4 points 5 months ago

I was skeptical at first but your story checks out.

[–] OpenStars@piefed.social 2 points 5 months ago

BE the change that you would like to see in the world... 🫠

[–] xoggy@programming.dev 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

These tables existed long before we were drinking coffee in Europe and America. What did we call them then? Low tables? End tables? Baby tables??

[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 3 points 5 months ago

Occasional tables.

[–] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago

Same here, I don't even drink coffee.