# Thoughts that come to you in the shower **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [July 30, 2012, 9:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-that-come-to-you-in-the-shower/629832 "2012-07-30T09:15:45Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2012, 9:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-that-come-to-you-in-the-shower/629832/1 "2012-07-30T09:15:45Z")
“Our Presidency Could Be Your Life” – The Nixon Administration recast as a dysfunctional band lead by a frontman who just gradually lost it. (“But I’m sweating in this office/Because I have to know./Have I been a crook all this time?”) So… what strange ideas have come to you in a shower recently? ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2012, 9:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-that-come-to-you-in-the-shower/629832/2 "2012-07-30T09:49:16Z")
_While scrubbing myself_ “You know, it’s a good thing that we didn’t evolve as centaurs or we wouldn’t be able to scrub our own butts.” ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2012, 9:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-that-come-to-you-in-the-shower/629832/3 "2012-07-30T09:51:03Z")
> [@Der\_Trihs](#): > > _While scrubbing myself_ > > “You know, it’s a good thing that we didn’t evolve as centaurs or we wouldn’t be able to scrub our own butts.” It would be easier for us to meditate, though. We’d always be able to centaur ourselves. ---
**Author:** ![Der\_Trihs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/der_trihs/32/233_2.png) [@Der\_Trihs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Der_Trihs)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2012, 9:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-that-come-to-you-in-the-shower/629832/4 "2012-07-30T09:55:52Z")
> [@Derleth](#): > > We’d always be able to centaur ourselves. Heh. ---
**Author:** ![VunderBob](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/839c29/32.png) [@VunderBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VunderBob)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2012, 11:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-that-come-to-you-in-the-shower/629832/5 "2012-07-30T11:38:55Z")
> [@Der\_Trihs](#): > > “You know, it’s a good thing that we didn’t evolve as centaurs or we wouldn’t be able to scrub our own butts.” “Grazing the salad bar” would have a whole new level of relevance. ---
**Author:** ![TokyoBayer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tokyobayer/32/13989_2.png) [@TokyoBayer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TokyoBayer)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2012, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-that-come-to-you-in-the-shower/629832/6 "2012-07-30T15:35:20Z")
Got to get that water heater fixed. ---
**Author:** ![gaffa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e68b1a/32.png) [@gaffa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gaffa)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2012, 5:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-that-come-to-you-in-the-shower/629832/7 "2012-07-30T17:00:15Z")
I’m at my creative peak in the shower. Something about performing a daily ritual that frees the mind. Pretty much every potential invention I’ve come up with has been while wet and soapy. ---
**Author:** ![Lancia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lancia/32/17174_2.png) [@Lancia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lancia)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2012, 5:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-that-come-to-you-in-the-shower/629832/8 "2012-07-30T17:11:36Z")
Whenever I take a shower I hear screeching violins in my head, which are quite distracting. Therefore, random epiphanies are rare. ---
**Author:** ![cmyk](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cmyk/32/3353_2.png) [@cmyk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/cmyk)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2012, 5:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-that-come-to-you-in-the-shower/629832/9 "2012-07-30T17:35:12Z")
Everyone knows the shower’s for singin’ and the pooper’s for thinkin’. ---
**Author:** ![newsbunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@newsbunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/newsbunny)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2012, 6:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-that-come-to-you-in-the-shower/629832/10 "2012-07-30T18:21:39Z")
I argue with all the people I didn’t have a chance to argue with yesterday. I also read in the shower – usually all my newsmagazines – so I argue with politicians. Yes, my magazines are damp, but I am well-informed. My deepest Kindle regret is that is not waterproof. ---
**Author:** ![panache45](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/panache45/32/64_2.png) [@panache45](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/panache45)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2012, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-that-come-to-you-in-the-shower/629832/11 "2012-07-31T00:40:24Z")
> [@gaffa](#): > > Pretty much every potential invention I’ve come up with has been while wet and soapy. Me too. And also when I’m in the shower. ---
**Author:** ![Scotticher](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9c0ed/32.png) [@Scotticher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scotticher)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2012, 3:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-that-come-to-you-in-the-shower/629832/12 "2012-08-03T03:08:23Z")
> [@newsbunny](#): > > I argue with all the people I didn’t have a chance to argue with yesterday. Me too, except that what I actually do is think of all the things I should have said in response to what someone said to me… ---
**Author:** ![corkboard](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e9bcb4/32.png) [@corkboard](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/corkboard)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2012, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-that-come-to-you-in-the-shower/629832/13 "2012-08-03T13:36:37Z")
“wow, the grout is dirty” “should I rub one out? Nah, I’m late already” “[perfect wording for some contractual provision I’m negotiating]” “gotta remember to tell [my wife] that I need razors” “oh, OK, maybe a real quick one” ---
**Author:** ![Marconi\_N.Cheese](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@Marconi\_N.Cheese](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marconi_N.Cheese)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2012, 7:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-that-come-to-you-in-the-shower/629832/14 "2012-08-03T19:15:56Z")
I hope nobody flushes the toilet. ---
**Author:** ![Leaffan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/leaffan/32/299_2.png) [@Leaffan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaffan)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2012, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-that-come-to-you-in-the-shower/629832/15 "2012-08-03T19:18:10Z")
I really should have gone to bed earlier last night. And skipped that last beer. ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [August 3, 2012, 7:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-that-come-to-you-in-the-shower/629832/16 "2012-08-03T19:37:16Z")
Gee, this shower gel bottle is huge. Too big for one person. Wish I had someone to share it with. Like the former [Youth Minister of Costa Rica](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UIM0NPnfb6o). ---
**Author:** ![Ronald\_Opus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ac8455/32.png) [@Ronald\_Opus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ronald_Opus)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2012, 7:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-that-come-to-you-in-the-shower/629832/17 "2012-08-05T07:51:43Z")
thought about the score to The Magnificent Seven while in the shower today… what a fantastic score… ---
**Author:** ![Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a88e4f/32.png) [@Digital\_is\_the\_new\_Analog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Digital_is_the_new_Analog)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2012, 1:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-that-come-to-you-in-the-shower/629832/18 "2012-08-05T13:37:43Z")
> [@Lancia](#): > > Whenever I take a shower I hear screeching violins in my head, which are quite distracting. Therefore, random epiphanies are rare. Sorry, but I have to practice sometime! 🙂 -D/a ---
**Author:** ![Slithy\_Tove](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/slithy_tove/32/18248_2.png) [@Slithy\_Tove](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Slithy_Tove)\ **Post date:** [August 5, 2012, 2:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/thoughts-that-come-to-you-in-the-shower/629832/19 "2012-08-05T14:01:26Z")
Did dads play horsie with their kids on their backs before or after the domestication of the horse? I’ve got to think before: it’s a natural thing to do. Other primates like baboons do it. Horses weren’t even big enough to ride until after domestication and selective breeding anyway. Maybe playing horsie is where we got the idea to tame wild horses? I should start a thread on the dope about this. Nah, the people who have science degrees and careers would just sneer. I feel like I could take a shit. Why didn’t I do that before I got in here?