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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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[–] surewhynotlem@lemmy.world 4 points 8 hours ago

Yes. Bad toilet paper is shitty, more or less.

[–] raicon@lemmy.world 8 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

Bad toilet paper spreads shit on your cheeks like butter

[–] rockerface@lemmy.cafe 10 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Good toilet paper is bidet. Then I guess you can dry your ass off with some regular toilet paper.

[–] AmidFuror@fedia.io 8 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

There's always gotta be a bidet enthusiastic in these threads.

[–] rockerface@lemmy.cafe 6 points 12 hours ago

What can I say, I love not having shit stuck to me

[–] teft@piefed.social 7 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

A frictionless wipe.

[–] nicgentile@lemmy.world 7 points 15 hours ago

Ha ha

1 ply, your fingers will really get involved in that story.

[–] SaveTheTuaHawk@lemmy.ca 3 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Romans used scrapers, not paper.

[–] zout@fedia.io 3 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Thanks, I didn't need to know that.

[–] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 1 points 8 hours ago

Oh boy, you'll want to swallow any food or drink currently in your mouth before reading this next part.

Essential Roman informationThey didn't just have poop scrapers, they had communal poop scrapers. Kept in the communal toilets. They didn't even know bacteria was a thing and probably used some sort of blessing as the most important part of the cleaning ritual. If they even had a clearning ritual more involved than shake it underwater until most of the poop comes off.

Single ply is pure diarrhea

[–] MrSmoothPP@lemmy.zip 0 points 14 hours ago

No, what's shitty is your bootyhole. Bad toilet paper just handles it poorly which is shitty in its own way.