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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.

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[–] sramder 7 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (2 children)

Definitely, I always ball mine up before tossing it so it’s a virtual certainty that man guys have handled my balls. I know it’s not everyone’s preference, they say you should just wash off the sheet, scrape off any large chunks and then lay it in the bin flat… I assume this is so they can easily tell if they are really just my balls or if someone might have hidden something like a half eaten burrito in one of their balls, which if I’m being honest, I have occasionally done but if that’s the case then I toss my balls in the trash can and not the recycling bin. I’m not some kind of monster! Nobody needs a load of rancid sour cream all over their hands just for trying to handle my balls.

It occurs to me that I really don’t know how many guys work in the recycling industry… it’s even possible the same guys have handled both our balls! Maybe there is someone with a weird fettish, and he takes a few balls home from work every day and his apartment is just full of other people’s balls… like, if you think about it —which I obviously do— there’s a non-zero possibility that our balls are touching right now and neither of us would ever really know.

Wow… that was a bit exhausting, I’m spent! I will be going to sleep soon and I will dream of balls all night long.

Good night friend. Hopefully I have answered your question.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] sramder 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

You’re to kind. The insane ramblings of an insomniac ;-)

[–] snausagesinablanket 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)
[–] sramder 3 points 11 months ago

I have been doing it wrong this whole time! Oops 😬

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

this was a good read, i'm saving this to my ball story collection.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Oh yeah it’s really common. It actually prevents the meth from degrading the balls.