Did you know your S.H.I.T?

[hawkbit 0]

[font "Arial"]Ever wonder where the word SHIT comes from? Well, here it is: Certain types of manure used to be transported (as everything was years ago) by ship. 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 byproduct 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 were 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.[/font]
It could be true... who knows?

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"You don't quit playing because you get old, you get old because you quit playing"

[moodyskydiver 0]

and how did you come across this little tidbit of information?

"...just an earthbound misfit, I."

[hawkbit 0]

A friend sent it to me...
Sounds logical though... but it they could be full of it too

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"You don't quit playing because you get old, you get old because you quit playing"

[SpeedRacer 1]

shit, [Middle English, from Old English scite; akin to Old English scitan, to defecate] (ca. 1585) also akin to OHG (Old High German)scizan to defecate.

try hard enough & you can make initials out of anything. I read another one where they said that fuck stands for "For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge" or "Fornication Under Consent of the King" also total BS.

Speed Racer
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[quade 4]

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It could be true... who knows?

Probably not true for the same reasons that FUCK isn't an acronym for Fornification Under Consent of the King.

See THIS.

Actually, after doing a little checking . . . see THIS.

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The World's Most Boring Skydiver

[ltdiver 3]

Not directed at anyone, but since we're on the subject of words and their origin....Here's one that took us by surprise today.

See #2 under the definition of Dork.

ltdiver

Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon

[SpeedRacer 1]

I think the same thing is true for the word shmuck.

In fact, Yiddish apparently has a lot of different words for penis. shmuck, shvantz. etc.. maybe there's a Jewish skydiver online here who can list them for us?

Speed Racer
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[quade 4]

I can't say I'm surprised you didn't know that, but it's fairly common usage on most public schoolgrounds. At least it was where I grew up.

quade -
The World's Most Boring Skydiver

[ltdiver 3]

Hmmmm.....Interesting.

So, if people know this why do they call themselves a dork in first person?

ltdiver

Don't tell me the sky's the limit when there are footprints on the moon

[smooth 0]

S.H.I.T - - -Sure Happy It's Thursday

[Slappie 9]

ok I have one for ya..

ASSLOAD or BUTTLOAD what are the meanings of these two?

We had a small talk about those two last night in the pub.

My thoughts are {what I was told as a child}.. It was a word or group of words from the settler days. Most settlers didn't have horses {the poorer ones} so thet would rig up a mule, donkey or ass an head to the nearest town for supplies. Most of the time the settler/farmer while in town would stop an visit the saloon for some refreshments. A conversation would arise an then someone would remark "You sure have an assload there" Talking about the mule or donkey..

Now please correct me if I'm wrong?

"Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have found out the exact measure of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them."

[kinney29 0]

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S.H.I.T - - -Sure Happy It's Thursday

Yeah but Saturday would be so much better.

^Go big or Go Home^

[themaninblack 0]

what about the term "shitload"? as in damn i just bought a shitload of food? can be used to either describe a nonspecific quantity of something, or, it is also commonly known that a shitload means you have 8 of something. a couple=2, a few =3, a bunch =4, a shitload=8.

evolution WILL be served, one way or another!!!! im not jumping, im imitating a reluctant meteor.

[freeflir29 0]

Haaa...reminds me of my time in Korea. If there had been a war there obviously we would see LOTS of armor coming down from the north. So...we came up with a number value for these popular phrases.

Shitload=20-30 tanks

Assload=31-70 tanks

Fuckload= about 96 tanks

[howardwhite 6]

"what about the term "shitload"?"

One of our obviously reserved Brit colleagues recently used the term "sledload."

HW

[weid14 0]

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It could be true... who knows?

Probably not true for the same reasons that FUCK isn't an acronym for Fornification Under Consent of the King.

See THIS.

Actually, after doing a little checking . . . see THIS.

yeah, everyone knows it comes from "plucking Ewe" in the medevial times

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[flyhi 24]

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ASSLOAD or BUTTLOAD what are the meanings of these two?

A firkin of beer is 9.8 gallons. A hogshead of beer equals 63 gallons; two hogsheads of beer is called a butt. So a buttload of beer is 126 gallons.

Shit happens. And it usually happens because of physics.

[SanDiegoRW 0]

Well SHIT

-Kenny