Manure

[rocksteady]

Manure.... An interesting fact


In the 16th and 17th centuries, everything had to be transported by
ship and 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 ' , (Ship High In Transit) 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.

I had always thought it was a golf term.

[KenY]

No SH**......I did not know that.

[smellslikefish]

BOOOOOOM........SH!T HAPPENS

[cmason164]

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[bebopper]

Manure is good for chap lips. You spread it on your chapped lips. Doesn't heal them but does keep you from licking them.

[WHACKMASTER]

Its the last word usually heard on cockpit voice recorders

Jeff

[blue lou]

I would run that by Snopes, seem to recall its of germanic origins, and is much older than stated. Where does Fv(k come from?

[rocksteady]

It's a joke Lou: "shit" is not an acronym

[Tombass123]

I think F$%4 comes from "Fornication under Consent of King". This was a sign that people would hang outside their door after getting permission to get it on. Thats what i was told.... maybe just another acronym that isnt actually true

[hackeyfly]

For unlawful carnal knowledge.
Pat in Joppa