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Do you know where the term "holy shit" comes from? (Original Post) DetlefK Sep 2015 OP
meh Nitram Sep 2015 #1
Wasn't it the comment of the first rational person to read the Bible? mr blur Sep 2015 #2
I thought it was from needledriver Sep 2015 #3
Does the pope shit in the woods? AlbertCat Sep 2015 #4
Hmmm nil desperandum Sep 2015 #5
Back in the day of Divine Right of Kings... Manifestor_of_Light Sep 2015 #8
The final fate of communion wafers. backscatter712 Sep 2015 #6
It's a short journey (nt) mr blur Sep 2015 #7
 

mr blur

(7,753 posts)
2. Wasn't it the comment of the first rational person to read the Bible?
Tue Sep 22, 2015, 10:00 AM
Sep 2015

Befor they collapsed in incredulous laughter?

nil desperandum

(654 posts)
5. Hmmm
Tue Sep 22, 2015, 11:22 AM
Sep 2015

and here I thought it was coined prior to indoor plumbing.

When the poor lowly brother emptying the pope's chamber pot would proclaim to his fellows, "once again I take the Holy Shit out to the latrine for disposal"...

 

Manifestor_of_Light

(21,046 posts)
8. Back in the day of Divine Right of Kings...
Sun Sep 27, 2015, 09:48 PM
Sep 2015

read about the job of the Groom of the Stool.

Uh-huh. Checked his thundermug (chamberpot) for signs of illness.

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