“Shit happens” became a popular saying by the early 1980s. “Sip happens” (sip + shit happens) is a jocular saying that has been printed on many gift items, such as posters, hats and T-shirts. “Sip happens” has been cited in print since at least January 14, 2010, when it was cited on Twitter. A trademark of “Sip Happens” claims a first use in September 2010.
 
 
Wikipedia: Shit happens
“Shit happens” is a common slang phrase, used as a simple existential observation that life is full of imperfections and unforeseeable events, either “Así es la vida” or “C’est la vie”. The phrase is an acknowledgment that bad things happen to people for no particular reason. Phrases with similar meaning are such as “stuff happens” or “it happens” and are considered minced oath forms. In the October 14, 1941 episode of the long-running radio show Vic and Sade, “Vic Declines a Cornet Lesson,” Sade remarks wearily, “Stuff happens, don’t it? Stuff happens.”
 
The origin or earliest use of the phrase is uncertain. In a review of The Yale Book of Quotations (2006) by Fred Shapiro, The New Yorker critic Louis Menand observed that it was “extremely interesting to know, for instance, that the phrase ‘Shit happens’ was introduced to print by one Connie Eble, in a publication identified as UNC–CH Slang (presumably the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill), in 1983.”
   
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Just Added: Sip Happens Baseball Cap:
“sip happens.” embroidered in white and r… http://bit.ly/5Wbd8f
1:17 AM - 14 Jan 10
   
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Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Sip Happens on this Wordless #WineWednesday
 
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Married to Medicine Season 1, Ep. 8 “Sip Happens”  
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Also available in HD
When Dr. Jackie’s Lemon Squeeze fails to get the ladies back on track, they give it one more try on a Georgia Wine trip together. With the serenity of the Georgia vineyards surrounding her, Dr. Simone musters up enough courage to talk to long-time friend Mariah for the first time ...
Runtime: 43 minutes
Original air date: May 12, 2013
Network: Bravo
 
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“Sip Happens at Evergreen Grill” 
Sat Aug 24 2013 at 06:00 pm
 
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Don’t forget today is “Sip Happens Friday”! #WineTasting from 4 - 7 p.m. http://fb.me/1Ys7FcDmA
10:00 AM - 30 Aug 13
 
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