This Just IN!!!

[Blazey]

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.


Bet you didn't know the history of that word.
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<font color="#f7f7f7" size="1">[ August 31, 2002 12:07 AM: Message edited by: Blazey ]</font>

[friend of the empire]

well holy shit. i never even thought of that.

[Blazey]

*L..thanks for answering me..guess it wasnt as funny as i thought huh.. [img]eek.gif[/img]

[Father Dave]

Sunshine- I thought it was funny as shit.... [img]wink.gif[/img]

[Blazey]

[img]graemlins/heart.gif[/img] dave...i love being called that. [img]biggrin.gif[/img]

[SummerStorm]

lol.....dat was cool my lil valentine*pats yer tush*

[Beautiful~Mistake]

i thought it was pretty funny *L shit is one of my favorite words.. shit and fuck.. i seem to use them a lot while i'm talking...

i got a truckers mouth

*sticks a bar of soap in my mouth and sits in the corner*