[jhowes]

I find it interesting that the word"shit" has become profanity. It comes from shipping goods from England to the cities in the Mediteranen. They would use horse manure for ballast on the way home and Methane gas would build up in the hold of the ship. When some unsuspecting sailer checked the cargo with a lantern the ship would blow out of the water. Signs were then put on the piles of manure in the cities that said "Shiip High In Transport" or "shit". Jack