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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: 1

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Not actually a shower thought; this occurred while waiting in line to cross the border from Canada back to the US. In fact, I had a double “I told you so” for my wife in that line, and she clearly knew it. The past 3 years we’ve visited my wife’s parents over the holidays but I’ve always said I want to get back across the border before New Year’s Day in part because traffic would be better, but this year with the dates she convinced me and insisted we never have to wait at Champlain so it would be fine. As we approached the border and message signs announced waits exceeding an hour I had my first one. Then as we were waiting in line I noticed there was basically no line for the NEXUS lane, which I’ve been pushing for years but she felt we didn’t need because the application sounded complicated and “we never have to wait” at border crossings.

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[–] [email protected] 19 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Offered to take my adult kids to the beach -we will rent a pet-friendly house that's big enough for everyone if you get your dog fixed before we go; we don't want to be dealing with dog in heat at a beach house.

We booked the house. The dog did not get fixed. They came anyway but left a day early because...yep, the dog went into heat.

About an hour after they left, son called - "Wow! That immigration checkpoint was not as quick and easy as you described it!"

Apparently, standing on the side of the road with a pocketful of weed while your wife holds the dog and feds search your car can be unsettling.

"Sir, do you know why our dog alerted on your car?"

[–] AwesomeLowlander 7 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

the dog went into heat.

“Sir, do you know why our dog alerted on your car?”

Welp, time to start a smuggling ring.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Your dog did what on my car???

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

He made the ❗sound from Metal Gear Solid