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Do you know where the term "holy shit" comes from? (Original Post)
DetlefK
Sep 2015
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mr blur
(7,753 posts)2. Wasn't it the comment of the first rational person to read the Bible?
Befor they collapsed in incredulous laughter?
needledriver
(836 posts)3. I thought it was from
Does the pope shit in the woods?
AlbertCat
(17,505 posts)4. Does the pope shit in the woods?
nil desperandum
(654 posts)5. Hmmm
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...
read about the job of the Groom of the Stool.
Uh-huh. Checked his thundermug (chamberpot) for signs of illness.
backscatter712
(26,355 posts)6. The final fate of communion wafers.
Turn Jesus into poo!
mr blur
(7,753 posts)7. It's a short journey (nt)