Unbelievable Facts

[Moneybox]

Yes and in early England, people would collect urine in large tubs for use by the local tanneries. The people paid to collect were paid very low and subsequently that's where the term "Piss Poor" came from.

Did you just make that up Mackka? I guess the Piss Pour was carried out by the Piss Poor?

 

[Mackka]

No mate true fact. They also had people pick up dog droppings to be used by the tanners.

 

[grubstake]

No mate true fact. They also had people lick up dog droppings to be used by the tanners.

I hope that's a typo!

 

[Hawkear]

No mate true fact. They also had people lick up dog droppings to be used by the tanners.

Not a good image and one could put Piss in front of that label for an even worse one.
Piss has the connotation of being ugly, nasty, unpleasant and can be used in association with many words to give an unsavory or demeaning intent, eg piss-awful, piss(ed)-off, piss up, piss-drunk, piss artist, piece of piss, piss easy, don't piss me off, what a pisser and on and on.
One of the most versatile words in our language.
Part of my vocabulary among other expletives and have used it on more than a few occasions when digging out a bit of junk or when a nugget the size of a pinhead comes out of a hole when I was hoping for a multi grammer.

 

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