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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: 1

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I always expect to see a James Bond villain or some sexy robot women in the room.

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[–] [email protected] 24 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Once when I was robbed I was messing around with hardware on my workstation so had the shell off. The thieves did not take the naked tower.

[–] LovableSidekick 25 points 1 month ago (2 children)

"Grab that."

"No you, I'm not touchin' that."

Or they might have assumed there was something wrong with it. I learned a trick at Microsoft to not have my desk chair "borrowed" for meetings - put a big piece of duct tape on it, Nobody wants the duct taped chair lol.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 1 month ago (1 children)

TIL Microsoft can't afford enough chairs for meetings.
WTF do they do with all that money? They're obviously not spending it on their OS.

[–] LovableSidekick 3 points 1 month ago

Sometimes a conference room gets overloaded for a big meeting, sometimes people have pirated conf room chairs as desk side chairs... it varies.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

ooh thats a good trick. will remember.

[–] LovableSidekick 12 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

related, nobody steals pink power tools. A building contractor friend of mine had some pink paint leftover from a bathroom remodel, so he slapped it on all his power tools - no more tools stolen on job sites!

[–] RebekahWSD 6 points 1 month ago

I wouldn't steal them, but the little girl inside me would clap delightedly upon seeing pink power tools anywhere!