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For other uses, see Shit happens (disambiguation)."Shit happens" is a common slang phrase, used as a simple existential observation that life is full of imperfections. (The phrase inherits the ambiguity of the word shit itself, which can mean (colloquially) either "bad stuff" or "stuff".) It has become a well-known meme.
Because it contains the word "shit", the phrase might be considered profane.
"Shit happens" in the media
- Sith happens was jocularily used in fan circles as a placeholder for the name of Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith when the movie's name had not yet been revealed. Three days before the release of the film (on May 16th, 2005), an official trailer was posted with the phrase "In 3 days, Sith Happens".
- It was used for the first time on national (US) television by Mark Harmon, on an episode of Chicago Hope. According to reports at the time, censors agreed that "it happens" did not have the same impact as the "proper" phrase.
- The phrase was featured in the movie Forrest Gump during his run across the United States. While a minor character is asking him questions, Forrest steps on something implied to be dog excrement. When the main character, Forrest, observes, "It happens", it supposedly inspires the minor character to spawn the "shit happens" slogan.
- In a Dilbert strip, Dilbert builds a quantum computer capable of interacting with matter from another universe to solve complex equations. Dogbert notes that according to the chaos theory, Dilbert's change to another universe would shift its destiny, possibly killing every inhabitant, to which Dilbert replies "Shift happens."
- The slogan has inspired a series of satirical jokes on religious and philosophical definitions, circulating around the Internet.
- Duke Nukem commonly utters this phrase when he steps into feces (often left behind by the enforcer monsters) in Duke Nukem 3D.
- In an episode of the British sitcom, Father Ted is hit in the head by a brick falling from space. Earlier on in the episode Ted saves Father Dougal from an exploding milk float (rigged by the overly-dedicated milkman after losing his job), the float collides and explodes with the milkman while he is in a telephone box leaving a threatening message for Ted.
References
- "Star Wars: Episode III official trailer". Retrieved May 16.
{{cite web}}: Check date values in:|accessdate=(help); Unknown parameter|accessyear=ignored (|access-date=suggested) (help) - Adams, Scott (1998). Journey to Cubeville. Andrews and McMeel Publishing. ISBN 0-7522-2384-4.