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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Or in other words “shit” is a verb here being used a diminutive of the act which is the noun. Like when you take a run, or take a ride, take a walk, or take a hike.
I don't give a shit
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!
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Ich scheisse.
Make a shit
That part is usually already done by that point.
I dunno. Maybe it’s not called shit when it’s still inside you? Like a magma/lava situation?
One man's "leave a shit" is another man's "take a treasure"
100% original realization, way to think of it.
Chinese people say pull a poop, and I think that's beautiful.
I like ESL wording of "make poop/shit"
Oooo new debate: push vs pull
Reminds me of the ASL sign for it
"I'm going to take a shit."
"Well don't take any of mine! I'm saving those for later!"
Tru. Im gonna go with "commencing shit" from now on
Shit sequence engaged
Don't start no shit, won't be no shit
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.
That’s irrelevant.
Oh... Oh, no. Lol!!
I don't know what kinds of allegations you're trying to insinuate here. This isn't about me anyway.
Not insinuating. I would never insinuate such things. I'm implying, maybe inferring, but certainly not insinuating.
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.
I once told a version of this at a stand up open mic, it did very well.
English is the shit we keep taking
Psssh. Beat it, chick. I’m taken.
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Taken a shit.
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.
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I prefer the phrases "imma go shake a tit"
Hey im leaving a shit right now!
I'm going to have a shit. Which doesn't sound quite right either when you look at it that way.
At least in New Zealand that usage would not be that uncommon
Sir, I believe you left this behind.
Under the restaurant table.
I gift a riverboat to the otter people in exchange for splashy kisses on my cheeks.
Dropping the kids off at the pool
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