Where that bad word for poop (hint: starts with an S) came from . . .

Everyone knows that bad bad word for poop. sh..

Well in class my prof apparently knew where it originated. I of course can't verify it but this is what he said:

In the good old days manure used to be transported on the bottom of wooden ships (who wants it where you can smell it).

However, some water would get in and when it mixed with the manure an explosive gas was created. (So ships would literally just blow up at sea).

To avoid this they begin labelling the crates (of manure) with the words or more accurately the accronym:

Ship High In Transport (SH..)

So . . now you know.

Skinny

 

I just threw a tablespoon of salt into the toilet.

Please send your email address so I can bill you.

 

Is this true?

 

I call bullshit.

Acronyms didn't become a part of English language formation until well into the 20th century, and the word shit has been around in some form or another for hundreds of years - in fact, one of the earliest literary references to its root term, the Latin scita, comes from the 12th century.

Further blowing this theory out of the sky is the fact that several other languages use a similar word derived from the same root - German Scheiss, Dutch schijt and Norse skita among others - and the modern spelling of 'shit' is only a relatively recent development.

Your professor may be a very intelligent man, but he doesn't know 'ship high in transport' about etymology

 

ha-ha, 'ship high in transport' 101

did anyone ever do that as a kid? put a doody in a paper bag, put it on someone's porch, light it on fire, ring the doorbell, and run like heck?

p.o.o.p. - put on others porches

 

...yep did it quite a few times...

 

About as likely as this:

Origin of raining cats and dogs:

 

Never knew shit was really SHIT.

The stuff you learn at DP.

 

Same as Fornicating Under Consent of the King, and Gentlemen Only, Ladies Forbidden. Both probably made up by some drunk goon in a bar trying to impress people

 

"shit" is a very old word. At one time it used to be the common term in wide use, not a "bad word". Over time it has evolved into becoming the "bad word".

 

Haha,

Alright guys did a little investigation and I guess my prof doesn't know it (after all it is an electronics class . . . yea it ended up there after some weird comments).

Anywho: http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=shit&searchmode=nonesearch=shit&searchmode=none.

It clearly states in Bold that the word is not an acronym.

Still its a very funny word. Thanks to those who shot this one down.

Skinny