History of S-H-I-T?
 

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.
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_(Don't know if this is true. -Moses)

Snopes says no.

http://www.snopes.com/language/acronyms/****.asp

D'oh! I shoulda checked Snopes first!

Moses - I like yours better!

Look up origins of the term "crap". Comes from a toilet designer named Crapper I believe.

Nautically speaking, but in the vein of ackronymns becoming words, posh comes from "Port Outbound - Starboard Home". Used by affluent folks on Atlantic ship crossings when they booked their travel and would request a "posh" cabin.

Sorry arcine. But the expression "posh" comes from the days when Brits used to travel to India - not to America - by sea. On the India run "port out" meant a cool cabin (north side) and "starboard home" meant a cool cabin (north side) coming home. On an Atlantic crossing, as you suggest, the acronym would have been "shpo" - which sounds nowhere near as posh as "posh". Sorry to be pedantic.

I beg to differ but here is the real origin of s-h-i-t.
It is a term designed to advance workers to the next rung on the corperate ladder. It stands for
Special
High
Intensity
Training.
Anybody who feels he/she isn't recieving thier fair share of s-h-i-t need only to discuss it with thier supervisor. :)