My friend Google surprised me with this story. I don't believe one word of it ....... have any of you heard about this unlikely story ...... do any of you guys know this is true .....
A long, long time ago, they used to ship manure (containing largely feces) on boats around the mediterranian. Well, the cargo was always on the lowest deck. The problem was, the boats back then would be farely leaky, and water would get in. When water and manure mixed, it would produce a large amount of methane. Careless and unknowing crew members at night would carry torches, and if they went below deck with enough methane, the ship would explode. To solve this problem, they simply started shipping them above deck so any gas could go out into the atmosphere. To make sure this was done, manure-containers would be labeled with S.H.I.T.. This of course, stands for Ship High In Transit
As for how it became a vulgar term for feces itself is beyond me.
Yea, sure .......
Originally posted by SirLoseALot
This is supposedly true.A friend of mine has a book that claims this.The title is 'amazing true stories' or something along similar lines.
Is it really that hard to see why 'shit' became fashion,Ivanhoe?After all,that's what they were carrying.....
You think so ? I'm still not sure about this .... 🙄
Originally posted by belgianfreakIf I remember well, it had something to do with trains. The wagons that had to be checked got the "O.K.". The man that checked the wagons wrote his initials (O.K.) on the wagon's side with the stuff you write with on a schoolboard after he had checked them. He had given his OK
any views on where the expression "OK" comes from. I've heard several stories that I haven't beleived, but then saw something that made me think I know. But I want to hear other theories first...
Yeah, that must be it .... 🙂
Originally posted by ivanhoeI've heard similar to that, things like the end of production line checker at the first Ford factory put a sticker on each car if it was approved and that his initials were O.K. But this always struck me as unlikely because no one man could check enough cars/rail waggons etc to make iit a worldwide expression, could he?
If I remember well, it had something to do with trains. The wagons that had to be checked got the "O.K.". The man that checked the wagons wrote his initials (O.K.) on the wagon's side with the stuff you write with on a schoolboard after he had checked them. He had given his OK
Yeah, that must be it .... 🙂
What I though was inspired from a short film about an arabic boy working in a Jewish slaughter house. When the meat was prepared the Rabbi would decide if it had been killed properly or not. If it was the meat would be branded with a K (for kosher) inside a circle. Therefore the meat is OK. This fits nicely with the other expression "Is it kosher?"
I have no idea if this is right, but it makes so much sense to me that I hope it is. Anyone know better?