Boe Shoué (pronounced BO-SHWEE):

A French term coined in the 17th Century by King Henry IV (King of France and Navarre from 1589 to 1610). The term Boe Shoué (often acronymed "BS") literally meant "rubbish" or "crap". It was commonly used to express ones disbelief in another individuals opinion and/or tale, suggesting a falsity in regards to the given account.

For example "Yesterday Harold told me that the English were planning to attack the Irish at the town of Kinsale, I called Boe Shoué on that!"

Despite popular belief, the acronym "BS" was not derived from the phrase "Bull S***" in the 19th Century but actually from the earlier term "Boe Shoué" founded in France.

The two states of being are as a human being, or a hungry ghost. Semi-regularly you need to ask yourself which you are. Sometimes it is human. Others, alas, it is hungry ghost.

The hungry ghost seeks validity outside of themselves. Someone pining for an indifferent ex is a hungry ghost. Someone who arrives alone at 6:30 on Saturday night to a pub is probably a hungry ghost. Obsessive checking of mobile phones, chat sites or networks are clear signs that one is a hungry ghost.

The best thing to do is just stay home and ride it out. Read a book. Find some good clean fun.