Don´t believe in everything

[dig deep]

that You read on the Net
This old story needs a re-run, rather funny !


In the 16th and 17th centuries, everything had to be transported by ship and manure 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 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 golf term.

[Catherine]

I think I've heard that one before, Crister. It makes a great story!

So your golf isn't really too good I guess?

Never mind! Here, in turn, is a golf joke to cheer you up;

Two Scots, Rabby and Angus are playing golf and come upon a water hole.

Rabby tees up and hits it into the middle of the pond.
He reaches into his bag to find that he is out of balls.

He then asks Angus for a ball and proceeds to hit it into the pond as well.

This goes on for 3 or 4 more times and when he asks Angus for yet another ball, Angus says."Rabby, these balls cost me a pretty penny,"

Rabby replies "Och, Angus if you cannee afford to play the game,
ya should nee be out here"

- To which, no doubt, Angus replied, 'Ship High In Transit' I guess!

[rolf]

LOL, apparently the word in the first story has been proved to be in use for more than 1,000 years, which tends to put paid to the story, although it is a fun one.