Monday Ruminations

[schotime23]

OK, just a stupid Monday morning rumination:

Where the hell did the phrase "Shooting the Shit" come from?

It would be pretty messing to really shoot shit! I know what it means, I was just wondering how it ever came about?

Boring in Iowa today, i guess! :anon.sml:

 

[kaveman]

shit=stuff the=about shooting=talking talking about stuff

 

[lucab]

lol

 

[DewChugr]

This is where it really comes from, no shit.

Shooting the bull (to bullshit or bullshitting) == shooting the shit.