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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 best ones are thoughts that many people can relate to and they find something funny or interesting in regular stuff.

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[–] RCKLSSBNDN@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Wash your hands in the bathroom, nobody bats an eye.

Scrub down your belt buckle in the sink and people lose their minds!

[–] HikingVet@lemmy.sdf.org 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If someone gets uppity in a bathroom when you are practicing good hygiene, ask them why they don't. And don't let up.

[–] calexil@lemmy.world -1 points 1 year ago (3 children)

might wanna rethink using the word 'uppity' it has deep-rooted slavery connotations. just fyi.

try ornery/agitated instead

From https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/uppity:

The adjective uppity is an informal, somewhat old-fashioned word. When used to mean "arrogant" or "presumptuous," it is no more offensive than either of these synonyms. In its meaning of "aspiring to a rank or position higher than one deserves or is entitled to" it is decidedly disparaging, the implication of the word being that the one described does not deserve or is not entitled to rise in standing. Beyond this denotation, however, uppity has a long history of being applied to members of racial minorities and especially to Black people. Its association with such uses, and the bigotry they represent, means that when it is used to describe a member of a racial minority it is likely to be considered especially offensive.

Huh. TIL.

[–] HikingVet@lemmy.sdf.org 2 points 1 year ago

Haven't seen a minority get uppity about bathroom behaviour in the bathroom.

[–] arin@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

Bruh the sink be nasty AF