Comments on: The Difference Between Horseshit and Bullshit

By: sharon griffin

sharon griffin — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 02:30:35 +0000

‘Life Preserver Needed’ deserves Best Response to the Horse-shit vs. Bullshit essay. Thanks for the laugh.

By: Ed Z

Ed Z — Mon, 13 Jun 2011 19:39:07 +0000

I have found its relatively simple. “This is Bullshit” and “That was Horseshit”, which actually holds true with your axiom regarding emphatic exclamation. By the time it becomes “That” as opposed to “this” its past and less impacting on the situation at hand. Besides, I don’t have time for this Horseshit, I have all of that other bullshit to contend with…….

By: Jay

Jay — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 03:40:17 +0000

Bullshit can be good or bad, a lie or an exaggeration. Swapping stories with the guys is “bullshittin’ around”. Horseshit, on the other hand, is malevolent. A guy can bullshit you with a humorous story about “I once caught a fish this big…” But when somebody tries to screw you with dishonesty, they are lying, they know it, and their lie will do harm to you, thats complete horseshit.

By: B10ckH34d

B10ckH34d — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 04:35:54 +0000

There is actually a dictionary difference between the two. I found it on the net once, but i can’t find it anymore for some reason.

Bullshit is when anything bad, unfair or ‘hax’ happens. Horseshit is when something happens always or most of the time at the wrong time.For example, in my school we have assembly in the hot morning sun, but when it rains, we get to stay in air-conditioned class rooms. On Monday, however, we go to the air-conditioned auditorium regardless of the weather.

so, it is bullshit that it never rains in the morning, allowing us to have assembly in class, and it is horseshit that 9 out of 10 times it does rain in the morning, its a Monday, when rain does not benefit us.

Or, in a video game, such as halo, it is bullshit that i never spawn near the sniper rifle (which is a power weapon over long range, if you didn’t already know), and it is horseshit that whenever i do spawn near the sniper spawn, it is already taken.

By: Life Preserver Needed

Life Preserver Needed — Mon, 24 Jan 2011 23:22:28 +0000

What kind of people feel the need to talk a bunch of birdshit about the words ‘bullshit’ and ‘horseshit’?
I live in a southern New England coastal fishing and shell-fishing village and there is Sea Gull shit seemingly everywhere.

By: Roman Weil

Roman Weil — Sun, 19 Dec 2010 07:32:37 +0000

Bullshit: It’s wrong and we both know it.

Horseshit: I know that’s wrong, but you think it’s right.

By: Jim

Jim — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 18:52:49 +0000

Wow, just like the last person who posted, I googled the difference between horseshit and bullshit and got this page – exactly what I was looking for. One distinction I noticed in my dad’s usage (he uses both) is that while bullshit can be used for both lies and anything unpleasant, horseshit zeroes in on fanciful storytelling, exaggeration, or wordy avoidance of a simple answer. When dad shouted “Aw, horseshit!” it could usually be translated as “Quit jerking me around” or “Stop making excuses and do what you’re supposed to to.” Bullshit can be used for an outright fabrication; horseshit for something that while not quite false, is beside the point or otherwise deceptive.

By: dingdangdong

dingdangdong — Sun, 04 Jul 2010 04:10:31 +0000

I’m really glad you posted about this. I was JUST thinking about this and googled “the difference between horseshit and bullshit” and came across your site.

I was thinking, and in my mind it goes like this: horseshit usually refers to something that is low quality. For example, paying to see a movie that fucking sucks. Bullshit, on the other hand, refers more to something that is fake, untruthful, or lacks integrity. For example, someone telling you they’re going to be busy for a whole month. Fucking bullshit.

By: George Cron

George Cron — Fri, 28 May 2010 23:37:50 +0000

To me Bullshit is when something is wildly exaggerated. “He is just bullshitting when he says that”.

But when someone says something that is an out and out falsehood it is horseshit.

If you are made to wait an hour in line, it is bullshit. That is an exaggerated amount of time to have to wait. If you are told you have to wait because there are people who deserve preference to you, that is horseshit!

By: D-dawg

D-dawg — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:28:16 +0000

For me, and my pals, the difference lies in the context of the actions.

For instance: If my buddy, who can barely swing a golf club, tells me that yesterday, while playing golf in a head wind, that he knocked out a 300 yard drive I will call him a bullshitter and the story that he told is bullshit.

On the other hand, if my buddy was telling me that another guy we know, who can barely swing a golf club, told my buddy that yesterday, while playing golf in a head wind, that he knocked out a 300 yard drive then I will say the story is horseshit.

In both instances the guy who who claimed the 300 yard drive is a bullshitter (there is no such thing as a horseshitter). However, the story is either bullshit or horseshit, depending on how the story is recieved.

Extending these rules with the situation presented in the article. If you are angry at being forced into some situation against your will, such as having to wait in a long line, you can say correctly say: “This is bullshit! I can’t believe it takes an hour to get a movie ticket.”

However, if you are watching the above situation unfold near you (but for whatever reason you are not affected), or if the story was being recounted to you by another party then you would correclty say: “That is horseshit! I can’t believe it takes an hour to get a movie ticket.”