Posted on 08/30/2002 9:09:32 AM PDT by Just another Joe
[Old English scitte . Ultimately from an Indo-European root meaning "to cut, split," which is also the ancestor of English schism and science.]
get your sh*t together a taboo phrase meaning to get organized (taboo)
in deep sh*t a highly offensive phrase meaning in trouble or in a difficult situation (taboo)
no sh*t a taboo term indicating surprise, disbelief, or sarcasm (taboo)
tough sh*t a highly offensive phrase indicating in an unfriendly way that there is no alternative to a difficult or undesirable situation (taboo)
when the sh*t hits the fan a highly offensive phrase meaning when trouble starts (taboo)
And here is American Heritage's take, pardon the pun....
Maybe Miss RikaStrom could have this for the WFTD thread?......
Sittin here tryin to stay awake, doin my marathon shift in the lab since my surface prep procedure ain't automated... Dagnabbit how come sh!t don't go down when I'M around. It's always the night I ain't here when big ol flame wars get to commencing and whatnot.
downlaoded Netscape 7.0, put my resume on some stoopid physics job site, checked out every permutation of "Texas physics postdoc opening research hire money raise okay minumum wage" that google would give me... What else can I do to stay awake here, a good six hours to go at least...
The guy's voice comes back on the line, "Okay, now what?"
I should post this one in the Canteen--
The men of Charlie Company had been in the field for two weeks when the Sarge announces, "I've got good news and bad news. First the good news. Today we're going to change our underwear."
The troops start cheering wildly.
"Now the bad news," continues the Sarge. "Smith, you change with Jones. Andrews, you change with Murphy..."
Grrr ! I fixed the URLs. The buyout by Comcast of ATTBI mess those up ...Angel:
Angry:
Asleep:
Beer:
Birthday Cake:
Boy:
Cat:
Confused:
Cry:
Cup:
Devil:
Disappointed:
Dog:
DontLove:
Drink:
Email:
Embarrassed:
Gift:
Girl:
Handcuffs:
Happy Smile:
Idea:
HugLeft:
HugRight:
Kiss:
Love:
Messenger:
Movie:
Music:
No/Thumbs Down:
Picture:
Rainbow:
Rose:
Sad:
Shrug:
Star:
Sun:
SunnyFace:
Surprised:
Telephone:
TimeOrClock:
TongueStickingOut:
Undecided:
Very Happy Smile:
VampireBat:
WiltedFlower:
Winky:
Yes/Thumbs Up:
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