July 27, 2007
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A history lesson of a different sort
While the megalomaniacal sociopaths Bush and Cheney continue to plot the invasion of Iran and further erosion of our fragile civil liberties, I thought a history lesson of a slightly different sort might be in order:
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. However, 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.
Comments (23)
I am enlightened!!!
I am sorry to say that I use the word often...I call shit shit,not poop,feces, crap or BM...just shit.
thank you!
no, i didn't know the true meaning of this word, i am enlightened as well.
your friend, vyk
hmm Enlightenment...since I use the word quite often
it is nice to tack a meaning to it.
Thanks for the enlightenment John! As always... I've learned yet something else from you my friend!
Justsoyanno....
In my college freshman dorm, I heard one person say it was "For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge", and some other intellectual replied that it was not that, it was "Fornication Under Consent of King".
ROFL. I love it
that is great!! I had no idea! ryc I recall a profile pic I saw of yours some time ago. you may have used it in a moment of weakness as you had been part of an all night conversation at Boo's. You did have a resemblance to Sean. Of course maybe it wasn't you at all.
Interesting. I wonder if that's really how the word shit stuck. hmm.
RYC: I base it on personal hours of reflection. Of course I could be wrong. If you are wondering what scriptures or whatever I'm basing this on, then let me know.
enlightening - and fitting pitted up against the comment about the sociopaths running our government
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Hey is has been a while since my last post, im sorry I think its just cause its summer. how have u been? anything new?
ryc: Thank you so much for your comment. I am definitely the happiest I've ever been. I can't even describe the emotions I've been feeling. I just know it's wonderful. I pray that one day you are able to have a relationship with your daughter just like the new one I have with my Dad.
very useful information indeed..... hahahahahahahaha
yea,,,, im sure there are,,,,, aspirin is a blood thinner,,,,, i guess hard on your stomach if you have a weak stomach,,,,, and that other stuff,,,,, alieve,,,,, neoproxin or something like that,,,,, not supposed to take neoproxin with plavix,,,, but aspirin yes,,,, i guess ill wait and see if they send me anything,,,,, my address i left in san antonio,,,,, no sense in getting an address in laredo,,,,, i hate to cross the bridge for anything.....
amazingdoggo checks the mail daily in san antonio,,,,, and when and if i get any medicines there,,,,, that will give me an excuse to go see him,,,,, the rest of the stuff he can just open and read if it looks important and tell me about it,,,, hahahahahaha,,,, im not much of a mail person.
and yea,,, im in nuevo laredo,,,, not monterrey,,,,, i dont think im obsessed with it,,,,, i just get these stupid google alerts,,,,, i got a ways behind on my email while my internet was down,,,,, i erased most of them without checking them.
it does amuse me when the article says,,,,, it is unknown why this and that,,,,, i am rarely confused by one of their happenings,,,,,
that and i think the whole mess is stupid,,,,, hand me the problem,,,,, with complete control,,,, no questions asked,,,,, and i could end the drug wars in mexico and the united states within a week,,,,, two max,,,,, without legalizing drugs,,,,, again,,, something ive said numerous times along with the outline how.
i guess were just gluttons for punishment,,,,,,, hahahahahahahaha.
rat poison,,,,,, hahahahahahahahaha,,,,, thanks for thinking about me,,,,,,,, hahahahahahahaha
ryc: If all you're doing is looking for typos, you have severe issues.
I want to thank you for the comment on my pic.It is the nicest thing that you could say about a pic.One simple comment made my day brighter,thankyou John.
"ANOTHER dead body in the guy's house?"
That day, in that court, it would have been the fruit of the poison tree and inadmissible. That ultra narrow interpretation of limitations of a search warrant would likely have been appealed. And if he had yet to be charge with that new crime, he could have been buyt only if he had not charged with it. But in the real world, not this hypothetical one, that murderer did not leave evidence of new crime, he was set free. This "aberrations" are not so uncommon, as a percentage of cases they may be rare, but one percent of a million is a lot of cases. but since those days, the police and prosecutors have become much more carfull about the wording of search warrants.
"Ship High In Transit"
Live and learn
Amazingly, I did know the history of the term... it was also my favorite "cuss" word until my 2 year old said it and I was forced to give it up.
That t-shirt was in Vietnam. But it's part of a phenomenon widespread all throughout Asia called "decoration English".
you coulda left a comment or something while you were there,,,,, just say hi or something,,,,,
you got a permanent name on that thing?
hahahahahahaha,,,,, its kinda neat,,,,, a whole lot better than that xanga one liner,,,, they did away with that didnt they??
and non xanga users can use that too,,,,, hahahahahahaha,,,, i kinda like it.
and sorry,,,, i should have properly introduced you,,,,, i know your names john too,,,,, hahahahahahahaha,,,,, i was just refering to double naught.
a red pawn means that person is not there,,,,, they are gone,,,,, hahahahaha what i kinda like about it,,,, is if somebody is on my site and the chatbox dont know who it is,,,,, it automatically gives them a name and says they are chatting,,,,, what it may mean tho is an unknown person is on the same page (somewhere) that my chatbox is on,,,,,,,
far out,,,,, huh?
like live streaming info telling me if i am alone,,,,, or not ....... hahahahahahaha
the unknows names dissappear faster than the knowns,,,, the chat thingie dont have a real long memory,,,,,
ryc: it was sudden...
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