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(Message started by: gmlevenhagen on Oct 28^th, 2003, 4:20pm)

Title: New meaning to the word SHIT
Post by gmlevenhagen on Oct 28^th, 2003, 4:20pm

Exciting Historical information you need to know about shipping Manure:

In the 16th and 17th centuries, everything had to be transported by ship. It was also before commercial fertilizer's invention, so large shipments of manure were common. It was shipped dry, because in dry form it weighed a lot less than when wet, but once water (at sea) hit it, it not only became heavier, but the process of fermentation began again, of which a by-product is methane gas. As the stuff was stored below decks in bundles you can see what could (and did) happen. Methane began to build up below decks and the first time someone came below at night with a lantern, BOOOOM!

Several ships were destroyed in this manner before it was determined just what was happening. After that, the bundles of manure were always stamped with the term "Ship High In Transit" on them which meant for the sailors to stow it high enough off the lower decks so that any water that came into the hold would not touch this volatile cargo and start the production of methane. Thus evolved the term "S.H.I.T," which has come down through the centuries and is in use to this very day.

You probably did not know the true history of this word.
Neither did I.

Title: Re: New meaning to the word SHIT
Post by taraann on Oct 28^th, 2003, 4:24pm

Aw shit ya learn something new everyday

Title: Re: New meaning to the word SHIT
Post by BarbaraD on Oct 28^th, 2003, 6:17pm

[smiley=laugh.gif] [smiley=laugh.gif] [smiley=laugh.gif] [smiley=laugh.gif] [smiley=laugh.gif] [smiley=laugh.gif] [smiley=laugh.gif] [smiley=laugh.gif] [smiley=laugh.gif]

Can I go out and play now.......

Shit .... This was REALLY a good one...

Hugs BD

Title: Re: New meaning to the word SHIT
Post by Karla on Oct 28^th, 2003, 11:11pm

Thanks for sharing.

Title: Re: New meaning to the word SHIT
Post by cootie on Oct 28^th, 2003, 11:18pm

Is that how the term 'poop deck' came about ? Shit happens Pam [smiley=crackup.gif]

Title: Re: New meaning to the word SHIT
Post by OneEyeBlind on Oct 28^th, 2003, 11:24pm

LOL ... cause I actually knew the true meaning of SHIT. Guess some of us have it memorized !!!!

Title: Re: New meaning to the word SHIT
Post by brain_cramps on Oct 28^th, 2003, 11:34pm

LMAO Pam ;;D

Title: Re: New meaning to the word SHIT
Post by FrankF on Oct 29^th, 2003, 12:12am

I think you're full of shit.

Title: Re: New meaning to the word SHIT
Post by Hirvimaki on Oct 29^th, 2003, 9:53am

Cute. But this is just a load of, well, shit.

As a person who wholly loves words, I must set the record straight.

Although the etymology is actually uncertain (read: the experts cannot agree), it is beleived that 'shit' entered modern English language derived from the the Middle English, from Old English scite which is akin to Old English -scItan, to defecate.

'Shit' has been around a long time, showing up in written works both as a noun and as a verb as far back as the 14th century.

Scite can trace its roots back to the proto-Germanic root skit-, which brought us the German scheissen, Dutch schijten, Swedish skita, and Danish skide.

Skit- comes from the Indo-European root skheid-, split, divide, separate (thus 'shit' is distantly related to schism and schist.)

The humorous, albeit faux etymology of the word 'shit' follows in a similar vien as the supposed origin of the word 'fuck', which claims a specious acronym is the origin. (If you've heard this story, it is false, false, false...)

In next week's lesson, we'll learn how 'arse' is a euphemism for itself.

Hirvimaki, Etymologist

Title: Re: New meaning to the word SHIT
Post by gmlevenhagen on Oct 29^th, 2003, 10:48am

;;D hay Hirvimaki -

I knew the shit story was full of shit.

Just thought it was funny ;;D

Gena

Title: Re: New meaning to the word SHIT
Post by cootie on Oct 29^th, 2003, 12:06pm

geeeeezzzze !! I jus happen ta have a shitty job myself cleanin shit all day......it's a shitty job......sum days shit hits the fan and I get into one shitty mood....but hey....shit happens. Course I have shit for brains sum days too and drop the shit......then I slip and slide in it. Then I get knee high in shit......and lookout cuz then the shit really flies. Oh shit....look at the time.......time to pick sum shit ! Pam the shit slayer of shitdom

(dog kennel in case ya haven't guessed !!)

Title: Re: New meaning to the word SHIT
Post by gmlevenhagen on Oct 29^th, 2003, 12:12pm

Hay cootie -

and thats no shit

[smiley=crackup.gif]

I crack myself up

Gena