Shooting the shit is the art of talking about, everything, anything, and just asking why. From the fundamentals of life, to the the minuscule details of the day to day routine.
Shooting the shit can also be known as bsing or bullshiting.
I was shooting the shit about this weather with Bill the other day. Talk about a fucking hot one!
A hard-line extremist approach to clearing dog shit from the streets involving firing off a six-shooter at random turds, scoring points for every piece of shit shot. Each competitor has 36 bullets and ten minutes.
I was shooting the shit until the cops busted my ass for shooting a dog wile sitting and its' enraged owner. I'm getting 20 to life.