On 7/18/13 6:13 PM, Tim wrote:
On Thursday, July 18, 2013 5:00:27 PM UTC-5, F.O.A.D. wrote:
On 7/18/13 5:58 PM, Tim wrote:

On Thursday, July 18, 2013 11:21:49 AM UTC-5, F.O.A.D. wrote:

My brother sent this along. He says it has been circulating for ages,



but I've not seen it before.







It's perfect for this newsgroup and its non-boating right-wing ****



slingers.







"An interesting fact about Manu 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. Since 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 '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.







"This 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."



It's been running on the 'net for at least 5 years, and according to this source, it's false





http://www.truthorfiction.com/rumors...m#.UehklKxwOSo







Are you saying it is just ****?



I'll tell my brother he's slinging ****.

LOL! Is he a right-winger?

Don't matter. Though questionable, the story is humorous



No, he's not a right-winger. What's funny is that my mother was a
lifelong Republican, but when Reagan ascended to the presidency and
served most of his first term, she became an independent and never voted
Republican again. My father was apolitical.