[Yellow Snow]

Feeling the need to educate my bretheren here at BGR, I thought I'd share one of my new found bits of knowledge with you that I found especially interesting.

Manure: 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 Transport) 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. Now consider yourself educated.


.....btw, I hope you guys don't think I'm make something like this up. :Clap:

[thetribe]

You learn something new everyday. I will continue to educate my fellow man, thank you.

[ZMG]

Weeeelll... since I was already on Snopes for another thread, I figure I would post this as well...

http://www.snopes.com/language/acronyms/shit.asp

[Yellow Snow]

OK ZMG.......you're one up on me bud. But I like my version better......:Thumbs: Makes for a better story.

[BFritz]

Interesting either way:rockon:

[ZMG]

OK ZMG.......you're one up on me bud. But I like my version better......:Thumbs: Makes for a better story.

I agree. And along the same line, I like the "For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge" for another word that shall remain unspoken.

[thetribe]

ZMG is on a roll.

[Amun-Ra]

i thought it was Fornication Under Consent of King........

thats what i heard on somekind of radio show i think it was

[YeGymnasium]

i thought it was Fornication Under Consent of King........

thats what i heard on somekind of radio show i think it was

I think that you are correctamendo Vincent. :thatsfunn

[ZMG]

I think that you are correctamendo Vincent. :thatsfunn

This is where For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge comes from:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/For_Unlawfu..._Knowledge

[ZMG]

Other variations are:

Fornication Under Consent of the King
Fornication Under Charles the King
Fornication Under Crown of the King
Fornication under Christ, King
Forbidden Under Charter of the King (a sign posted on brothels closed by the Crown)
For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge
Forced Unlawful Carnal Knowledge
File Under Carnal Knowledge (how Scotland Yard marked rape files).

[Amun-Ra]

well i guess we will never know the real meaning of F.uck

[corndog23]

Found Under Corndog the King?