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#1 Unread post by MASHBY »

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 buil! d 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.
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#2 Unread post by High_Side »

This is why Matt has to work until 9pm every night this week..... :laughing: Lots of time on yer hands buddy?????

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#3 Unread post by FZrider »

Great! We have a S.H.I.T expert! :clapping: I find that kind of stuff insteresting, like when I found out GOLF was a word for a gents-only club meaning Gentlemen Only, Ladies Forbidden.
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#4 Unread post by Randy »

Is that an urban legend, or is it real?
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#5 Unread post by TechTMW »

Urban Legend. The poo word is a distortion of German, and Golf comes from "Gowf" the old Scottish word for "Club"
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#6 Unread post by FZrider »

I stand corrected. That'll teach me to do my research before posting gossip!:oops:
Here are couple good websites if anyone wants to investigate:
http://www.scottishgolfhistory.net/golf_word.htm
http://www.usga.org/questions/faqs/usga_history.html
Wait a minute - Isn't this forum suppposed to be about motorcycles?
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#7 Unread post by TechTMW »

FZrider wrote: Wait a minute - Isn't this forum suppposed to be about motorcycles?
YES , especially since I HATE GOLF !!! :twisted: :laughing:
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#8 Unread post by totalmotorcycle »

Humm...

I wonder just how true that is... haha.

Reminds me of another sailers story about donuts...


In the 15th centry there was a sea captain who loved pastries, but the problem was how to keep them near the ships wheel when it got rough as they would slide around everywhere... Thus he put a hole in them and stuck them on the ships wheel and the pastries became... DONUTS.

Not sure how true that is, but it's a high sea tale. :D

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#9 Unread post by MASHBY »

Well as long as it made some of you laugh I dont care if it real or not. :wink:
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#10 Unread post by racer »

That was one story to laugh about! How and where did you get that? Now I was thinking if I will quite consider that a legend or another next door story.. anyway, it was cool! :lol:

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