The Legend of “SHIT”

I have always been a lover of trivia, of things that most people don’t know.

Also, I am a lover of words, so obviously, one of my favorite trivia stories is the one about how the term “SHIT” came about. I have absolutely no idea if this is accurate,but the story is awesome and people really get a kick out of hearing it. So, without further introduction, here is the legend of “SHIT”:

In the old days, manure was transported in large ships. They would store the manure in the bottom cargo area of those ships. But, little did they know at the time that the manure they were transporting released methane gas. Well, that methane gas producing manure was responsible for the many ships which were blowing up while transporting the manure.

Finally, after losing many ships, they figured out what was causing the loss of the ships and designed a new way to transport the manure. They put the manure in cartons and clearly marked on the outside of the cartons:

Ship

High

In

Transit

And there you have the legend of “SHIT”.

This amusing legend has been written down for us by Jennifer Wright, a dear writing colleague and friend of mine. Her first book, "The Birth of Jaiden", is to be released soon. You can find her on Associated Content (Now Yahoo!) too.