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After the show comes the shit cart. 

Old saying from WW1 used by soldiers returning to the trenches after being on leave in England
Soldier #1; Poor Tom bought it hardly a day after returning from leave in London!"

Soldier 2; " Yes, after the show comes the shit cart."

cart-o-shit 

when you find a hiden cart of random trash that someone has hidden, to get out of cleaning it up.
Hey, what's that?

Oh, it's just another cart-o-shit left from task time today.
cart-o-shit by momma kk June 6, 2010

Shit Carters Hat 

In the days before modern plumbing the Night Soil Man (shit carter) would pay weekly visits to one's home to collect the sewage receptacle (large metal can) and leave an empty one. This service was usually arranged by the local government authority (the council). As the can was large and heavy the shit carter would often place the can on his head, in order to take it back to the shit truck. To make this task more comfortable he would wear a padded hat. The hat would, over a short period of time, become very flat on top due to the weight of the load.
"Strewth mate, the surf today is as flat as a shit carters hat."