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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Before mirrors were invented, almost no one had ever seen their own asshole (startrek.website)

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Aside from the few that found a very still pond and figured it was worth looking at.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Or their own bald spot.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago

Unless they look at their reflection in the water.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago

I wonder if a human back then used the reflection from water at a lake or pond to see what their asshole looked like.