Posted by poopsie on January 21, 2003 at 22:28 [205.188.209.11]
In Reply to: Re: Where does SHIT come from posted by Lucille on January 21, 2003 at 15:53
Imaginative, but it is a pile of B.S.
"Shit" derives from the Middle English "shiten" (probably not surprising that the Brits use the pronunciation "shite"), which in turn is from the Old English "shitan" or "shytan."
But then, if cargo ships 800 or more years ago were carrying bags of manure....
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