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    Useless Fact Of The Day

    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 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.


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    ,open the window,there's a smell off this thread
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    Bull Ship High In Transit
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    Useless fact no.2

    it is estimated that if Bill Gates kept all his money in dollar bills under his mattress -he would sleep 14 miles off the ground.
    " I wish to God that someone would be able to block out the voices in my head for five minutes, the voices that scream, over and over again: "Why do they come to me to die?"

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    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.

    tahts a load of crap.

    rodge: "podge did you hear about the farmers selling 40,000 tones of manure to the aliens"

    podge: "thats an awful lot of ****e!"

    lionel if he had it in 20 dollar bills how many miles high could he sleep?
    I'm a bloke,I'm an ocker
    And I really love your knockers,I'm a labourer by day,
    I **** up all me pay,Watching footy on TV,
    Just feed me more VB,Just pour my beer,And get my smokes, And go away

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    Another useless fact:

    Richard Milhouse Nixon was the first US President whose name contains all the letters from the word "criminal". William Jefferson Clinton is the 2nd.
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    Giraffes are the only animals born with horns. Both males and females are born with bony knobs on the forehead.
    Last edited by sligoman; 04/07/2005 at 2:45 PM. Reason: To add another useless fact
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    Quote Originally Posted by paul_oshea
    lionel if he had it in 20 dollar bills how many miles high could he sleep?
    roughly I'd say about 1.4285714 miles
    " I wish to God that someone would be able to block out the voices in my head for five minutes, the voices that scream, over and over again: "Why do they come to me to die?"

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    Ah Peadar, you were caught out

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lionel Ritchie
    roughly I'd say about 1.4285714 miles
    which would be hopelessly wrong. 0.7miles surely
    " I wish to God that someone would be able to block out the voices in my head for five minutes, the voices that scream, over and over again: "Why do they come to me to die?"

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    ya you were getting over excited tehre, you divided by 10 instead of 20.
    I'm a bloke,I'm an ocker
    And I really love your knockers,I'm a labourer by day,
    I **** up all me pay,Watching footy on TV,
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    Quote Originally Posted by tiktok
    Ah Peadar, you were caught out
    Spoil sport!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Peadar
    Thus evolved the term "S.H.I.T”, (Ship High In Transit)
    So what about the word S.H.I.T.E? What did the E stand for then? Your suggestions welcome please
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    ****?

    I've heard
    COP = Constable On Patrol
    POSH = Port Out, Starboard Home
    and
    GOLF = Gentelmen Only, Ladies Forbidden

    I've met people who will swear that they're sure that these are true. I've also read very convincing and well-researched articles rubbishing same. What's the story with these bullship (sorry) explanations? Is there some gob****e out there who makes this stuff up as a hobby before forwarding it to to most gullible people he knows?
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    Quote Originally Posted by John83
    I've heard
    Someone was telling me that there was something like
    Forced
    Unconsentual
    Carnal
    Knowledge
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    Quote Originally Posted by Peadar
    Someone was telling me that there was something like
    Forced
    Unconsentual
    Carnal
    Knowledge
    Indeed, and Fornication Under the Consent of the King. All ******.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Peadar
    Someone was telling me that there was something like
    Forced
    Unconsentual
    Carnal
    Knowledge

    Which was also dismissed on tiktok's link. All of these, I would imagine, are a sort of reverse acronym. The word came first.

    The origins of "the f word" go way back. Long before someone even dared to write it, (way before Roddy Doyle) historians reckon versions of the word were used. My factual memory isn't the best, but I'm sure you could look it up.

    Going back to the original point, since the dawn of time man has been taking dump. You'd think they'd have a word for it before the 1700's.
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    I heard it was Full Unlawful Carnal Knowledge.

    And it was stamped on files of soldiers during combat who commited acts of sexually abuse on people.

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    I heard it was: For Unlawful Carnal Knowledge
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    Dormitory.........dirty room
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