High and Dry

All this time you thought people were swearing...

That four letter word starting with S turns out to be an acronym.

Way back when dried manure was transported by ship, it was important the blocks of manure not get wet. Damp manure, besides smelling bad, releases methane gas. If a ship's hold were to fill with methane and a crew member were to strike a match - well, the ship didn't stay afloat for very long.

In order to make sure transported manure stayed dry, the packaging was marked Store High In Transit.

So the next time someone uses that acronym, grab the nearest storage container and place it on the top shelf.