Did you know...
the origin of the word shit? It is actually an acronym meaning Ship High In Transit.
It's true! ( or so they say- and you know how they are) The following is from About.Com-
Subject: Fabulous bit of historical knowledge
Ever wonder where the word "shit" comes from. Well here it is:
Certain types of manure used to be transported (as everything was back then) by ship. In dry form it weighs a lot less, 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 discovered what was happening.
After that, the bundles of manure where always stamped with the term "S.H.I.T" on them which meant to the sailors to "Ship High In Transit." In other words, 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.
Bet you didn't know that one.
Here I always thought it was a golf term.
I bring this up because there is a septic company in Medway, Massachusetts that has the slogan 'Shit Happens' on the side of their truck, and some townspeople are upset about it; they find it offensive, mainly because the company is located near an elementary school. And they feel that they don't need children being exposed to 'that word'. I think that the parent/parents who called atention to this are wrong(it's all over the news). Why? It's not as if the slogan reads, F*(*ing Shit Happens, or G&&%^Damn Shit Happens.." it's a slogan( and a good one, at that!) that pertains to the business. And the local police have determined that as far as they know, it is not illegal. And how many kids really noticed the truck and it's seemingly offensive slogan before these do-gooders with too much time on their hands announced to all of Ma. that this truck with the 's' word was around? Now, of course, everyone will take notice of the truck, whereas before, perhaps it wasn't an issue, because it wasn't foisted on the public as one? If the septic company is within the law, then let this be. And to the people that originally complained? Lighten up!
It's true! ( or so they say- and you know how they are) The following is from About.Com-
Subject: Fabulous bit of historical knowledge
Ever wonder where the word "shit" comes from. Well here it is:
Certain types of manure used to be transported (as everything was back then) by ship. In dry form it weighs a lot less, 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 discovered what was happening.
After that, the bundles of manure where always stamped with the term "S.H.I.T" on them which meant to the sailors to "Ship High In Transit." In other words, 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.
Bet you didn't know that one.
Here I always thought it was a golf term.
I bring this up because there is a septic company in Medway, Massachusetts that has the slogan 'Shit Happens' on the side of their truck, and some townspeople are upset about it; they find it offensive, mainly because the company is located near an elementary school. And they feel that they don't need children being exposed to 'that word'. I think that the parent/parents who called atention to this are wrong(it's all over the news). Why? It's not as if the slogan reads, F*(*ing Shit Happens, or G&&%^Damn Shit Happens.." it's a slogan( and a good one, at that!) that pertains to the business. And the local police have determined that as far as they know, it is not illegal. And how many kids really noticed the truck and it's seemingly offensive slogan before these do-gooders with too much time on their hands announced to all of Ma. that this truck with the 's' word was around? Now, of course, everyone will take notice of the truck, whereas before, perhaps it wasn't an issue, because it wasn't foisted on the public as one? If the septic company is within the law, then let this be. And to the people that originally complained? Lighten up!
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