the fit hit the shan 

Larry Elder's AM radio friendly euphamism for "the shit hit the fan."

When Ross Perot said "You people," when speaking to a primarily black audience, the fit hit the shan.

the fit hit the shan by The Penguin Incarnate October 4, 2003

the fit has hit the shan 

A polite way of saying (or typing) the phrase, "the shit has hit the fan".

{Seen on an online forum}: yea, the fit has hit the shan...think we're discussing all of this in the POLITICAL FORUM, Ang. in the, "From Ferguson With Love" thread...

the fit has hit the shan by Telephony November 26, 2014