# What is "shitthreading"? **URL:** \ **Category:** About This Message Board\ **Created:** [July 12, 2007, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-shitthreading/411484 "2007-07-12T11:34:01Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Chez\_Guevara](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/aeb1de/32.png) [@Chez\_Guevara](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chez_Guevara)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2007, 11:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-shitthreading/411484/1 "2007-07-12T11:34:01Z")
Could someone please add the following entry to the Board Glossary: . . . \ ***Shitthreading** – basically, starting or posting to a thread about shit. Topics include questions relating to weight, colour, initial velocity, specific gravity, valency, texture, and (since 212 BC) the effect of Archimedes Principle on turds of various formations. A popular sub-genre is **fartthreading** (self-explanatory) in which auditory and olfactory considerations are additionally discussed _ad nauseum_. If you see someone shitthreading (or fartthreading) please report the post to all Moderators so that they can join in too.\* . . . Thank you. ---
**Author:** ![Beware\_of\_Doug](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/278dde/32.png) [@Beware\_of\_Doug](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Beware_of_Doug)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2007, 11:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-shitthreading/411484/2 "2007-07-12T11:39:41Z")
Best you ask: “What is a shit thread?” See immediately above for example. :dubious: ---
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [July 12, 2007, 11:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-shitthreading/411484/3 "2007-07-12T11:45:40Z")
Actually, more proof that humor is indeed a subjective thing.