It's weird that we "take a shit". I don't know what other people are doing, but i definitely leave a shit, not take it

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• 5in1k@lemmy.zip ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Short for take a break to shit.

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• Alatarius@lemmynsfw.com ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Where’d you leave it this time? Last time the kids didn’t find it til Easter.

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• Cruxifux@feddit.nl ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I bag it up to throw at politicians and CEO’s.

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• TheLeadenSea@sh.itjust.works ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  You also take a shower

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  • nathan@piefed.alphapuggle.dev ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Going to the bathroom to leave a shower

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  • BootLoop@sh.itjust.works ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Taking a shower’s worth of water out of the water heater.

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    • FireRetardant@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Technically only true if you’re maxxed out on the hot, usually the hot is mixed with the cold water supply.

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  • spankmonkey@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Take a bow after a performance.

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• Typhoon@lemmy.ca ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Sir, I believe you left this behind.

  Under the restaurant table.

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• subignition@fedia.io ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  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"

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  • mental_block@lemmy.wtf ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    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.

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    • faythofdragons@slrpnk.net ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Tons of people give a shit tho

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  • null@lemmy.nullspace.lol ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I don’t want to have a shit, either – I’m trying to get rid of the dang thing!

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    • subignition@fedia.io ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      Then this is one verb you should definitely not noun

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• resipsaloquitur@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Take a shit break.

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• A_norny_mousse@feddit.org ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  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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  • BlueEther@no.lastname.nz ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    At least in New Zealand that usage would not be that uncommon

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• skeezix@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  Someone’s been listening to George Carlin.

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  • Glowstick@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    I actually haven’t heard much of his stuff. Does he do a bit on this?

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    • skeezix@lemmy.world ⁨8⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      youtu.be/fxyw38tODKg

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