/r/Showerthoughts
A subreddit for sharing those miniature epiphanies that make the mundane more amazing.
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A subreddit for sharing those miniature epiphanies that make the mundane more amazing.
"Showerthought" is a loose term that applies to the types of thoughts you might have while carrying out a routine task like showering, driving, or daydreaming. At their best, showerthoughts are universally relatable and provide new perspectives on the mundane.
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Please read our rules and the requirements for each type of post before submitting.
Rules
1. All submissions must be original.
Everything offered in /r/Showerthoughts must be written by its poster. AI-generated content, copied-and-pasted content, and other such unoriginal content is strictly forbidden.2. All posts must meet the minimum requirements for their flair.
Incorrectly flaired posts will be removed. Very few posts will be showerthoughts.3. Your entire thought must be in the title.
Posts in /r/Showerthoughts must stand on their own. Explanations, elaboration, examples, or clarifications should only be offered as comments.4. Submissions must be offered in error-free English.
Since posts in /r/Showerthoughts are rarely longer than a sentence, they must meet a minimum standard of quality.5. No misinformation.
Misinformation of any kind is forbidden. This includes posts that use blatantly false premises to attract attention.6. No done-to-death or banned posts.
Posts may not be jokes, puns, wordplay, advice, soapboxing, or "shower commentary" (like "Ow, this water is too hot!"). Posts pertaining to politics, religion, Reddit, and social justice are also forbidden, as are posts about or pertaining to language.7. No spam or spam-enabling activity of any kind.
Spam and spam-enabling activity is strictly prohibited, regardless of how or where on Reddit it takes place. Users may only offer one post per seventy-two-hour period.8. Remain civil at all times.
Bigotry, hate-speech, harassment, and personal attacks will result in immediate and permanent bans. Submissions which are hostile, intentionally demeaning, or directly insulting will be removed.
Please see the complete rules page for a full explanation of each of the preceding rules.
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Some good eatin' - Big Ten Cooking Club Menu, May 1900
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My dad (far left) and his family in Dublin, Ireland - circa late ‘60s
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My Dad (left) and his siblings, circa 1983
He was the last one to pass, in June 2023 at age 88. RIP.
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An apartheid notice on a beach near Cape Town. 1974.
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Roller skating couple at Flipper’s Roller Boogie Palace in Los Angeles (1979-1981) - photo by Jim Frank
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My uncle and his buddy in Clifton, NJ, (late 1950’s)
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1918: Runners from the British 79th Infantry Division’s 315th Regiment spread word to cease firing at 11 a.m. on the last day of WWI.
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Double page in the yearbook of the senior class of 1974
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My grandfather, Camp Cody, New Mexico, WWI. This was in his soldier's diary.
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Late 1930s: Grand Marais, Minnesota
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Ice on the Ohio River at Cincinnati - 1936
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Unknown woman preparing gravy in the kitchen, Missouri, 1938
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Detroit circa 1907. "Looking up Woodward Avenue from the Campus Martius."
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A group of dapper boys hang around in Elephant and Castle, London 13th, July 1955
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November 11, 1936: Life's Like That
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Pottsville Republican Newspaper-1966, Birth Control Access
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Unknown girl with an impressive set of curls (ringlets). Circa mid XIX century (i think)
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Victorian father kisses his baby while posing for a photo, mid XIX century.
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January 1942: This was taken on the front steps of the Chapel of the Naval Communications Annex (the former Mt. Vernon Academy), 3801 Nebraska Ave, Washington, DC.
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Pennsylvania, 1905. "Lackawanna Railway station, Mount Pocono."
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1950s highschool auto shop
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My Maternal Grandparents walking my oldest sister down the street in a small town in Western NY, 1981
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The day my grandparents got electricity on the farm.
We can’t imagine what a huge deal this was.
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My Mom in the early 1940s.
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My Mum Melba (at left), Xmas Day 1944, Main Beach Pavilion, Queensland.
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