Funny pic/gif thread...
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Manure
Manure... An interesting fact
Manure : In the 16th and 17th centuries, everything had to be transported by ship and it was also before the invention of commercial fertilizers, so large shipments of manure were quite common.
It was shipped dry, because in dry form it weighed a lot less than when wet, but once water (at sea) hit it, not only did it become heavier, but the process of fermentation began again, of which a by product is methane gas of course.. 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, BOOM!
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 instruction ' Stow 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 ' , (Stow 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.
Neither did I.
I had always thought it was a pool term.
Manure... An interesting fact
Manure : In the 16th and 17th centuries, everything had to be transported by ship and it was also before the invention of commercial fertilizers, so large shipments of manure were quite common.
It was shipped dry, because in dry form it weighed a lot less than when wet, but once water (at sea) hit it, not only did it become heavier, but the process of fermentation began again, of which a by product is methane gas of course.. 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, BOOM!
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 instruction ' Stow 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 ' , (Stow 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.
Neither did I.
I had always thought it was a pool term.
Story is total BS. 
http://www.snopes.com/language/acronyms/shit.asp*
The word*shit*entered the modern English language via having been derived from the Old English nouns*scite*and*the Middle Low German*schite, both meaning "dung," and the Old English noun*scitte, meaning "diarrhea." Our most treasured cuss word has been with us a long time, showing up in written works both as a noun and as a verb as far back as the*14th century.*
http://www.snopes.com/language/acronyms/shit.asp*
The word*shit*entered the modern English language via having been derived from the Old English nouns*scite*and*the Middle Low German*schite, both meaning "dung," and the Old English noun*scitte, meaning "diarrhea." Our most treasured cuss word has been with us a long time, showing up in written works both as a noun and as a verb as far back as the*14th century.*
Just saw this one for the Hotwheels fans!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=e0Y8tmRYYiA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=e0Y8tmRYYiA
Classic! Should be a text book for college and pro athletes!
must have been his "Pictures of Mary"
Banks
Banned
Mr. and Ms. Michigan.. she's on bottom.
Ever since the economic downturn, Detroit's taken a good beating.
