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Posted by Paul G. Thompson (Member # 655) on 11-21-2002, 10:01 PM:
 
In the 16th and 17th centuries, everything was transported by ship.
It was also before commercial fertilizer's invention, so large shipments of manure were common. 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 determined
just 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.

You probably did not know this true history of the word. Neither did
I. I always thought it was a golf term.
 

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Posted by Gordon Hedges III (Member # 863) on 11-21-2002, 10:44 PM:
 
This probably should be under USELESS FACTS in BOB MAAR'S JOKE-A-THON, I think

Anyhow, this is some useful
 

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Posted by Paul G. Thompson (Member # 655) on 11-21-2002, 11:47 PM:
 
Gordon, I really didn't know where to put it, since it is not actually a joke. I thought this one had some merit because finding out what the origin of words are can be interesting.

Oh, well....Brad will hammer it if it belongs there.
 

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Posted by Paul Mayer (Member # 355) on 11-22-2002, 12:55 AM:
 
Another Paul said

quote:

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I always thought it was a golf term.

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And I thought it was a bowling term (you know, where the term "gutter language" came from).
Or the term pilots use to describe an "arrival" as opposed to a landing.

Back to the want ads...
 

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Posted by Aaron Sisemore (Member # 145) on 11-22-2002, 02:23 AM:
 
I see this false story has finally made it to Film-Tech...

Here's the 'rest of the story'...

-Aaron
 

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Posted by Paul G. Thompson (Member # 655) on 11-22-2002, 02:34 AM:
 
Aaron, I stand corrected....
 

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Posted by Bob Maar (Member # 763) on 11-22-2002, 01:45 PM:
 
For more information on this subject,please check the following posts.

Joke - Yak 5-10-01 at 3:32PM

Chain Letter thread 9-4-01 11:24AM

However since it is a stinky subject you might want to forget it.
 

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Posted by Bruce McGee (Member # 131) on 11-23-2002, 11:34 AM:
 
Who says that this is not a learning website?

:bruce:

OH NO! My image is gone!
 

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Posted by Jeffry L. Johnson (Member # 453) on 11-24-2002, 07:59 AM:
 
Shucks. I always thought S.H.I.T. meant Special High Intensity Training.

here

S.H.I.T.

TO: ALL EMPLOYEES
FR: MANAGEMENT
RE: SPECIAL HIGH INTENSITY TRAINING

In order to assure the highest levels of quality work and productivity from employees, it will be our policy to keep all employees well trained through our program of SPECIAL HIGH INTENSITY TRAINING (S.H.I.T.). We are trying to give employees more S.H.I.T. than anyone else.

If you feel that you do not receive your share of S.H.I.T. on the job, please see your manager. You will be immediately placed at the top of the S.H.I.T. list, and our managers are especially skilled at seeing that you get all the S.H.I.T. you can handle.

Employees who don't take their S.H.I.T. will be placed in DEPARTMENTAL EMPLOYEE EVALUATION PROGRAMS (D.E.E.P. S.H.I.T.). Those who fail to take D.E.E.P. S.H.I.T. seriously will have to go to EMPLOYEE ATTITUDE TRAINING (E.A.T. S.H.I.T.). Since our managers took S.H.I.T. before they were promoted, they don't have to do S.H.I.T. anymore, and are all full of S.H.I.T. already.

If you are full of S.H.I.T., you may be interested in a job training others. We can add your name to our BASIC UNDERSTANDING LECTURE LIST (B.U.L.L. S.H.I.T.). Those who are full of B.U.L.L. S.H.I.T. will get the S.H.I.T. jobs, and can apply for promotion to DIRECTOR OF INTENSITY PROGRAMMING (D.I.P. S.H.I.T.).

If you have further questions, please direct them to our HEAD OF TRAINING, SPECIAL HIGH INTENSITY TRAINING (H.O.T. S.H.I.T.).

Thank you,

BOSS IN GENERAL
SPECIAL HIGH INTENSITY TRAINING
(B.I.G. S.H.I.T.)
 

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