To be truly fluent in English,
you must know your shits
Part 2
Dogshit: Very poor quality
Bullshit: Not true
Horseshit: Nonsense
Apeshit: Rambunctious
Batshit: Insane
Chickenshit: Cowardly
Ratshit: Poor quality
No shit: Obviously
Holy shit: Unbelievable
Hot shit: Very good
Dipshit: Total dumbass
Tuff shit: Take it or leave it
Jack shit: Nothing
The shit: Perfection
Deep shit: Big trouble
Shitfaced: Drunk
Shitstorm: Chaos
Piece of shit: Lousy person/thing
Full of shit: Lying
Shit-ton: Huge amount
Shithead: Jerk
Shithole: Terrible place
Brick shithouse: Curvy/voluptuous
No shit, Sherlock: Sarcastic obvious
Don’t give a shit: Don’t care
Shit happens: Oh well
I shit you not: Truth
Shit stirrer: Drama starter
The shits: Diarrhea
Good shit: Excellent
Crock of shit: Nonsense
Shit sandwich: Bad situation
This yellow Cardinal is a one-in-10-million genetic anomaly.
Arlene and John McDaniel were recently treated to an extraordinary sight at their backyard bird feeder in Michigan: a brilliant yellow northern cardinal.
While northern cardinals are famous for their vivid red plumage, this striking golden variant is incredibly rare. According to ornithologist Geoffrey Hill of Auburn University, the odds of encountering a yellow cardinal are roughly one in 10 million. With an estimated population of about 50 million northern cardinals across North America, experts believe only around five such birds exist at any given time — making this sighting a once-in-a-lifetime event.
The bird’s unusual color results from a rare “knockout mutation” that interrupts the normal pigmentation process. Normally, cardinals convert dietary pigments into red feathers through a two-step enzymatic reaction. In this case, the genetic mutation blocks that process, causing the feathers to remain a bright, vibrant yellow instead.
First scientifically documented in 1989, these rare yellow cardinals offer valuable insights into avian genetics and the intricate DNA mechanisms that shape the natural world. What began as a surprise visitor at a backyard feeder has become a beautiful reminder of nature’s occasional and stunning genetic surprises.
[Hill, G. Genetic Components and Rare Pigmentation in the Northern Cardinal. Auburn University Department of Biological Sciences]