Many phrases for defecating use the word “take”. It makes no sense to me
It’s like having a nice lunch. Take can often just mean do like ‘take a break’
English is the shit we keep taking
“I’m going to take a shit.”
“Well don’t take any of mine! I’m saving those for later!”
Thanks Seinfeld
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.
Wait… you mean I don’t have to shove my dog’s shit up my ass?!
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.
Take a shit…break?
Hey im leaving a shit right now!
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
Someone here has never cleaned out a litterbox.
You call that ‘faking a shit’?
I gift a riverboat to the otter people in exchange for splashy kisses on my cheeks.
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?
^this guy is just holding shit!
Same here. I just abandon it instead of taking, giving or whatever it is that some people do.
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
I see that… but I would argue breaks can be given. Therefore one can take a break.
Break being almost a non continuation of something. There are two beings involved. And as you point out, you can also perform action consume a break.
Taking a poop is slightly different because one is giving an offering. Although one can consume poop too but I guess it’s a different frame.
Tons of people give a shit tho
Correct, but a different context than OP’s framing.
Some leave a shit, some give a shit. Can you give a shit by giving a shit? Hmm. Possible maybe under special circumstances.
Don’t mind me, these are poopy thoughts.
I’m just giving you shit
Give birth to otters
Growing a smelly tail
Etc
Hanging a rat
Taking the Cleaveland Browns to the Superbowl.
