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UK Floor Cleaning Forum => Carpet Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Doctor Carpet (Ret'd) on April 28, 2008, 10:29:44 pm

Title: ....and not a lot of people know that!
Post by: Doctor Carpet (Ret'd) on April 28, 2008, 10:29:44 pm

Long ago (when men were bold....woops getting carried away there) dried manure used to be shipped around Britain's shoreline.

If stored in the lower decks then it ran the risk of getting damp thus creating methane and thus ships from time to time exploded  and sank.

Having worked out what caused the explosions the ('elf 'n' safety) powers that be decreed that all crates of manure were to be stored on a higher deck with an appropriate warning stencilled on the side. Thus:

Store
High
In
Transit

or poop for short.

So there you go, it's an acronym.

And not a lot of people know that.

(Just thought I would share this with you for when it's next quiet in the snug and you want to think of something to share.)

Title: Re: ....and not a lot of people know that!
Post by: prodry on April 28, 2008, 11:17:50 pm

Sorry to poo on your parade. But thats an urban myth that was one of the first to spread on th internet.

Prof. Michael Uni of Hard Knocks

Title: Re: ....and not a lot of people know that!
Post by: Doctor Carpet (Ret'd) on April 29, 2008, 10:15:35 am

SO lets start a thread of urban myths......

Title: Re: ....and not a lot of people know that!
Post by: prodry on April 29, 2008, 11:43:10 am

Carpets that have been cleaned get dirtier quicker.

Rug Doctors are as good if not better then the ones the professionals use.

Chemical Free Cleaning!