# Shit Happens! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 6, 2000, 12:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shit-happens/12781 "2000-01-06T12:58:00Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Edlyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8797f3/32.png) [@Edlyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edlyn)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2000, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shit-happens/12781/21 "2000-01-06T19:14:00Z")
😃 I’ve already printed this out and handed it to my boss. Thanks for the correction, Libertarian. Maybe some day they’ll get it straight! ---
**Author:** ![Gilligan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Gilligan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gilligan)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2000, 7:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shit-happens/12781/22 "2000-01-06T19:50:00Z")
Solipsism - only my shit exists Utilitarianism - the greatest shit for the greatest number Logical positivism - this shit is meaningless Existentialism - we can’t escape this shit Pragmatism - what does all this shit mean? Determinism - this shit is not our choice Materialism - this shit exists Idealism - no it doesn’t Agnosticism - maybe it exists, who knows? ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2000, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shit-happens/12781/23 "2000-01-06T20:56:00Z")
RTFirefly: > [@](#): > > ‘Shat in America’ I just now caught that! ROTFL 😃 * * * “It is lucky for rulers that men do not think.” — Adolf Hitler ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2000, 9:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shit-happens/12781/24 "2000-01-06T21:07:00Z")
Bubba’s shit: shit sandwich, shit casserole, shit stew, shit burger, shit cookies, shit on a stick, honey glazed shit, shit fritters, broiled shit, baked shit, fried shit, poached shit, shit shakes, shit a la mode, chocolate covered shit … * * * “It is lucky for rulers that men do not think.” — Adolf Hitler ---
**Author:** ![Edlyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/8797f3/32.png) [@Edlyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Edlyn)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2000, 10:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shit-happens/12781/25 "2000-01-06T22:04:00Z")
What of the Quakers? ---
**Author:** ![Gilligan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e0b2c6/32.png) [@Gilligan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gilligan)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2000, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shit-happens/12781/26 "2000-01-06T22:07:00Z")
Libertarian - What is wrong with peaceful, honest people taking a shit? Krispy - I just read where the government plans to monitor our shit, anyone else hear about this? slythe - That’s a bunch of shit, KO David B - We’re not talking about that shit, Krispy Melin - When are you going to answer _my_ question about shit, David? FORMERAGENT - YOU THINK YOU PEOPLE KNOW SHIT? LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT THE SHIT THAT’S GONNA HIT THE FAN SOON Phaedrus - Shit? Yes! 🙂 John John - Here are some statistics about shit: \<300 lines follow\> Homer - Damned retard shit! Marormd - When are you going to answer Melin’s question, David? Random LBMB member - If you people keep talking like this, you’re all gonna go to hell. (Shit 13: 25) pldennison - Yeah, like nobody else ever takes a shit, right? Mark Serlin - Men prefer that women take a shower after they shit, so they smell nicer. Melin - I’m still waiting, David. ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2000, 10:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shit-happens/12781/27 "2000-01-06T22:08:00Z")
…shit pudding, shit on a cracker, barbecue shit, shit balls with peanuts… * * * “It is lucky for rulers that men do not think.” — Adolf Hitler ---
**Author:** ![Navigator](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/4af34b/32.png) [@Navigator](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Navigator)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2000, 10:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shit-happens/12781/28 "2000-01-06T22:11:00Z")
just wondering when this will become meaningless??? //shaking head Root Beer is much more meaningful than this! 🙂 * * * † Jon † Phillipians 4:13 ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [January 6, 2000, 10:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shit-happens/12781/29 "2000-01-06T22:13:00Z")
Gilligan: That has got to be the _funniest_ shit I have read in a looooooooong time! 😃 * * * “It is lucky for rulers that men do not think.” — Adolf Hitler ---
**Author:** ![Krispy\_Original](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ec9cab/32.png) [@Krispy\_Original](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Krispy_Original)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2000, 12:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shit-happens/12781/30 "2000-01-07T00:38:00Z")
DavidB - I’m skeptical that a human could really expel that much shit. Here’s a link to a related article I wrote: [www.reall.whogivesashit](http://www.reall.whogivesashit) Contestant #3 - Maybe it was alien shit! Slythe - Yeah right Conny! Where’s your double-wipe study results? Krispy Original - Contestant #3?..where the shit did you come from…I thought you were dumped? pldennison - I’m tired of this fucking shit. Further, I fucking think this fucking shit sucks. Fuck that makes me mad! Satan - Speaking of shit…please allow me to given a detailed description of mine… Coldfire - I know! Lets all take a vote to see who really gives a shit! ## Daniel Bostaph - \I’ve got the largest shit!\ Krispy Original – voted SDMB’s 19th most popular poster (1999) ---
**Author:** ![Just\_Ed](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e19b73/32.png) [@Just\_Ed](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Just_Ed)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2000, 1:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shit-happens/12781/31 "2000-01-07T01:18:00Z")
**Comments on Cecil’s Columns:** Hey, I just read Cecil’s column on shit, and I don’t think he knows shit about shit! **About This Message Board:** The search engine is a piece of shit! **General Questions:** Is there a better way to shit? **MPSIMS:** Some dog left a steaming pile of shit on my lawn this morning. **The BBQ Pit:** This shit sucks! And so do you! **Comments on Mailbag Answers:** Your reply to my inquiry on shit was incorrect. **Great Debates:** What is the meaning of this shit? ---
**Author:** ![tracer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tracer/32/20578_2.png) [@tracer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tracer)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2000, 2:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shit-happens/12781/32 "2000-01-07T02:11:00Z")
Agnosticism: Farts happen. ---
**Author:** ![ExTank](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/35a633/32.png) [@ExTank](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ExTank)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2000, 3:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shit-happens/12781/33 "2000-01-07T03:34:00Z")
What’s this shit!? Knock this shit off 'fore I grab a shit-big gun and a shitload of bullets and start spraying the shit outta you shitheads! Thanks for the change from all this religious shit. Now excuse me while I go take a dump. _ **\ExTank** _\ _\“Shit! That was fun!”_\ ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/original/2X/e/e489c3b7d8fce19c4b355dd4fc3f88cc39c34b87.png) [@system](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2000, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shit-happens/12781/34 "2000-01-07T05:30:00Z")
Egotism: My shit don’t stink. * * * Sue from El Paso Experience is what you get when you didn’t get what you wanted. ---
**Author:** ![coosa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/eada6e/32.png) [@coosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/coosa)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2000, 7:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shit-happens/12781/35 "2000-01-07T07:06:00Z")
Dammit, Krispy, your Daniel Bostaph impersonation 'KO’ed me - now I’ve got shit all over my monitor! In order for this to remain in GD, I believe we need to begin debating shit. Wally’s statement: Shit Happens! I disagree - shit doesn’t just happen. It is the result of a long and complicated process that deliberately undertaken in order to recycle the waste matter produced by the reduction of inefficient food sources to metabolically usable substances. How do you like that shit? * * * It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. - Aristotle ---
**Author:** ![MidnightVa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/51bf81/32.png) [@MidnightVa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MidnightVa)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2000, 10:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shit-happens/12781/36 "2000-01-07T10:30:00Z")
_late comment_ Lib - I loved your politician shit! How about: Al Gore: I invented the asshole. or how about Al Gore: This thread is about a shit Tipper and I took in college. Ronald Reagan: I don’t recall that shit. ---
**Author:** ![Liberal](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/848f3c/32.png) [@Liberal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Liberal)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2000, 12:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shit-happens/12781/37 "2000-01-07T12:54:00Z")
…shit salads, shit crispies, shit on a bagel, cream of shit, and shit filled sponge cake. That’s about it, Forest. * * * “It is lucky for rulers that men do not think.” — Adolf Hitler ---
**Author:** ![Johnny\_L.A](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/johnny_l.a/32/1084_2.png) [@Johnny\_L.A](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Johnny_L.A)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2000, 2:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shit-happens/12781/38 "2000-01-07T14:32:00Z")
If you already live in a house in the forest, you’re an Environmentalist. If you want to build your house in the forest, you’re a Developer. ---
**Author:** ![manhattan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/manhattan/32/7_2.png) [@manhattan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/manhattan)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2000, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shit-happens/12781/39 "2000-01-07T14:58:00Z")
**Quixotic** : Hey, I just read Cecil’s column on shit, and I don’t think he knows shit about shit! ## **JillGat** : The link to the column in question is [Why is, um, fecal matter brown?](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a2_381.html) . Please remember to add a link to the shit you’re commenting on. Jill I would have gotten away with it too, if it weren’t for you meddling kids! ---
**Author:** ![David\_B](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/51bf81/32.png) [@David\_B](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/David_B)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2000, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shit-happens/12781/40 "2000-01-07T15:11:00Z")
[Moderator Hat: ON] When this first started, it looked like there might be some political shit going on, so I left it. Now I see that it’s really Mundane Pointless Shit I Must Share, so I’m sending it there. I hate to do it, 'cus it’s quite funny, but it’s not a debate and I don’t think we should keep shit like this around here. * * * David B, SDMB Great Debates Moderator [Moderator Hat: Handed off to Eut, who should probably wash the shit off of it.] [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shit-happens/12781.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/shit-happens/12781.md?page=3)