Back to Libya , as delegates from around the world met in London , at a conference chaired by Willie Hague, to discuss a post Gaddafi scenario. Over forty countries and organizations sent representatives including the United Nations and NATO.
Talk of continued bombing, possible exile for Mad Mo, arming the resistance, or even a starring appearance at the ICC for war crimes were being bandied about.
In the end they agreed to meet in Qatar soon.
It all reminds me of the origins of the word shit, which was derived as as folk etymology describes it as a nautical term used in the transportation of manure.
Certain types of manure used to be transported (as everything was back then) by ship. In dry form it weighs a lot less, but once water (at sea) hit it. It not only became heavier, but the process of fermentation began again, of which a by-product is methane gas.
As the stuff was stored below decks in bundles you can see what could (and did) happen; methane began to build up below decks and the first time someone came below at night with a lantern. BOOOOM!
Several ships were destroyed in this manner before it was discovered what was happening.
After that, the bundles of manure where always stamped with the term "S.H.I.T" on them which meant to the sailors to "Ship High In Transit." In other words, high enough off the lower decks so that any water that came into the hold would not touch this volatile cargo and start the production of methane.
Very much like the results of the conference I fear.
Talk of continued bombing, possible exile for Mad Mo, arming the resistance, or even a starring appearance at the ICC for war crimes were being bandied about.
In the end they agreed to meet in Qatar soon.
It all reminds me of the origins of the word shit, which was derived as as folk etymology describes it as a nautical term used in the transportation of manure.
Certain types of manure used to be transported (as everything was back then) by ship. In dry form it weighs a lot less, but once water (at sea) hit it. It not only became heavier, but the process of fermentation began again, of which a by-product is methane gas.
As the stuff was stored below decks in bundles you can see what could (and did) happen; methane began to build up below decks and the first time someone came below at night with a lantern. BOOOOM!
Several ships were destroyed in this manner before it was discovered what was happening.
After that, the bundles of manure where always stamped with the term "S.H.I.T" on them which meant to the sailors to "Ship High In Transit." In other words, high enough off the lower decks so that any water that came into the hold would not touch this volatile cargo and start the production of methane.
Very much like the results of the conference I fear.
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