Caithann wrote:
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I'm going to freaking Kill whoever is in charge of EA. Spore's 'Official' Release date has been pushed to SEPTEMBER FREAKING 7TH
Ouch! All I can say to this is POO! At least we got a date. I think EA was getting worried with all the speculations that they finally made the official launch date public.
I have a story about this, here it goes:
A long, long time ago, they used to ship manure (containing largely feces) on boats around the Mediterranean. Well, the cargo was always on the lowest deck. The problem was, the boats back then would be fairly leaky, and water would get in. When water and manure mixed, it would produce a large amount of methane. Careless and unknowing crew members at night would carry torches, and if they went below deck with enough methane, the ship would explode. To solve this problem, they simply started shipping them above deck so any gas could go out into the atmosphere. To make sure this was done, manure-containers would be labelled with "S.H.I.T.". This of course, stands for "Ship High In Transit" As for how it became a vulgar term for feces itself is beyond me.
