It's not meant to mean taking a literal piece of shit. "A shit" in this context means the entire act. Take a break, take a shit, take piss, etc., refer to doing the act.
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So what do you think happens to all the shit you leave around? Someone's gotta take it.
Sure. But it's not you.
Wait... is... is it you?
That's irrelevant. But if someone leaves it, someone else will have to take it, is what I'm saying. Like in general.
I once told a version of this at a stand up open mic, it did very well.
"I'm going to take a shit."
"Well don't take any of mine! I'm saving those for later!"
English is the shit we keep taking
I don't give a shit
We don't have to take any shit from you here.
Take a shit, leave a shit
Does your shit have glitter in it?
Same here. I just abandon it instead of taking, giving or whatever it is that some people do.
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Take ~= have ~= do
Take a break == have a break, but a break isn't a tangible thing, so this is shorthand for "do the actions required to constitute a break"
I don't want to have a shit, either -- I'm trying to get rid of the dang thing!
Then this is one verb you should definitely not noun
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Shit as a verb, not a noun.
That's the bizarre thing about English. Maybe native English speakers don't really think about it, but as someone looking at this mess from the outside, I can tell you that it's really nice when verbs and nouns are distinct.
Chinese people say pull a poop, and I think that's beautiful.
Oooo new debate: push vs pull
Reminds me of the ASL sign for it
It's like having a nice lunch. Take can often just mean do like 'take a break'
if its BROWN let it mellow.
You've never "taken a break" or "taken a time-out" or "taken a nap"?
It's not like "taking a X" is a foreign construct.
I take a break, a nap and a time out because Inwant those things for myself. I don't want shit.
Thanks Seinfeld
Seinfeld isn't that funny. This was a Carlin joke.
I'm just going to pray this was sarcastic
Hey im leaving a shit right now!
Wait... you mean I don't have to shove my dog's shit up my ass?!
That is what every dog owner should be forced to do who doesn't clean up their dog's shit.
Give birth to otters
Growing a smelly tail
Etc
Hanging a rat
Taking the Cleaveland Browns to the Superbowl.
Dropping the kids off at the pool.
I gift a riverboat to the otter people in exchange for splashy kisses on my cheeks.
Take a shit...break?
I'm going to have a shit. Which doesn't sound quite right either when you look at it that way.
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I run into the stall, push the people off the toilet and jam it into my own ass while it’s still warm.
This comment, officer, this one right here.
Today, in things that make more sense if you're a Red Dwarf fan ... https://youtube.com/watch?v=36xSrKhCojw
I came here to post exactly this. Well done
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