as opposed to bullshit, which expresses
judgement on shallow, insensible, and false ideas, horseshit puts more
emphasis on the speaker's distress about
the message just received
From "Where's Poppa?" (1971)
Mrs Hocheiser (senile, and seemingly annoyed at the presence of Louise Callan, a nurse to
take care of her): "Who is she?"
Gordon Hocheiser (to his mother): "Mom, she's
here to help us."(silently) "I'm warning you, mom."
Louise (pushing Gordon to the kitchen) "Gordon, you just get things started! (to Mrs Hocheiser): "We're going to just
have a nice evening!"
Mrs. Hocheiser (asides, silently) "Horseshit ...