Manure..... An interesting fact!!!!!!!
Manure: In the 16th and 17th centuries, everything had to be transported by ship and it was before commercial fertilizer's invention, so large shipments of manure were common. It was shipped dry, because in dry form it weighted a lot less than when wet, but once water (at sea) hit it,it not only became heavier, but the of fermentation began again, of which a by product is methane gas. As the stuff was stored below deck in bundles you can see what could (and did) happen. Methane began to build up below decks and first time someone came below at night with a lantern, BOOOOOOM! 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 the production of methane. This evolved the term S.H.I.T , (Ship High In Transit) which has come down through the centuries and is in use this very day. You probably did not know the true history of this word!!! Neither did I. I always thought is was a good golf term? But then
Golf
started in Scotland as 'Gentlemen Only Ladies Forbidden"
Hope you enjoyed this,
Doug
My
skeptic meter
is reading high on this tale. I'll need references, before believing this story.
Agreed. Search Snopes for s.h.i.t.
Totally false.
As for GOLF, wrong again.....
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That's ok, Doug. Tell us again about the 50 lb **** you took and lost all that weight.
Oh dear lord...please, no, not again.
I thought it was called golf because all the other four letter words were taken.
I guess I was wrong, but I still thought is was funny. And I did loose that )*)). Photos tell the story. Before and after.
Doug
Doug,
You looked much happier in the before photo. Maybe it was the laundry detergent you were using.
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