Fact or Fiction???

[Roo]

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.
>
> Neither did I.
>
> I had always thought it was a golf term.
>

[Tortelvis]

Heres another one for you..."The History of the Middle Finger"


Isn't history more fun when you know something about it?



Giving the finger before the Battle of Agincourt in 1415, the French, anticipating victory over the English, proposed to cut off the middle finger of all captured English soldiers. Without the middle finger it would be impossible to draw the renowned English longbow and therefore they would be incapable of fighting in the future. This famous weapon was made of the native English Yew tree, and the act of drawing the longbow was known as "plucking the yew" (or "pluck yew").



Much to the bewilderment of the French, the English won a major upset and began mocking the French by waving their middle fingers at the defeated French, saying, See, we can still pluck yew! "PLUCK YEW!"


Since 'pluck yew' is rather difficult to say, the difficult consonant cluster at the beginning has gradually changed to a labiodental fricative 'F', and thus the words often used in conjunction with the one-finger-salute!



It is also because of the pheasant feathers on the arrows used with the longbow that the symbolic gesture is known as "giving the bird".



IT IS STILL AN APPROPRIATE SALUTE TO THE FRENCH TODAY!

[EnsignPulver]

It is true. SHIT is a nautical term. Roo, you give me shit about my lengthy posts about the term "Poop Deck". Now here you go making a long post about shit. When is this talk about shit gonna stop?

[Roo]

This was much more important though Pulver....Tort, that last line is the best one of the entire post!!!!!!

[BarefootKiller]

Shit comes from old Saxon word, shitte or shite and means poo. After the Norman invasion, it became a "low class" word.

[BarefootKiller]

Does "Ford" mean "Fix OR Repair Daily" , or "Found On Road Dead"?

[GOAT]

I personally think your all full of "SHIT" so to speak or manure if you wish, or pelican poop, or duck feces or donkey donuts or horse muffins or cow pies or pigeon drops or sea gull squirts or rabbit pellets etc.!!!

[TJf12]

no ford stands for F#$ked Over Rebuilt Dodge

[odrater]

I thought it was duck farts and horse apples goat.
lmao

[EnsignPulver]

Does "Ford" mean "Fix OR Repair Daily" , or "Found On Road Dead"?

Neither. First On Race Day.

[Iowabrit]

Actually Tortelvis, it was the first two fingers of the right hand which is why 'the finger' in england is actually the V sign with the back of the hand toward the person you are giving it too (not the same as the V sign Churchill used which was for 'victory') The french cut off the first two fingers of any English Longbowmen they captured to prevent them from using a bow. The V sign was to show those French @**holes that we still had those important two fingers used to draw back the bowstring...........and that they were about to taste yet more English arrows...and has now come to represent 'F*** you' to whoever....

[CherChevalier]

What a bunch of shit.

[Tortelvis]

Actually Tortelvis, it was the first two fingers of the right hand which is why 'the finger' in england is actually the V sign with the back of the hand toward the person you are giving it too (not the same as the V sign Churchill used which was for 'victory') The french cut off the first two fingers of any English Longbowmen they captured to prevent them from using a bow. The V sign was to show those French @**holes that we still had those important two fingers used to draw back the bowstring...........and that they were about to taste yet more English arrows...and has now come to represent 'F*** you' to whoever....

That certainly makes more sense and now I know that the British fellow who hosts the show on Speed Channel called "Build or Bust" is really flipping everyone off in the show intro not just flashing us the peace sign like I thought.