AdamSmith Posted August 2, 2014 Posted August 2, 2014 Its own entry! Flatulence humor From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Farting in good cheer, 1798 Flatulence humor refers to any type of joke, practical joke device, or other off-color humor related to flatulence. Contents 1 History 2 Assigning of blame 3 Practical jokes 4 Fart humor and information books 5 See also 6 References 7 External links History Although it is likely that flatulence humor has long been considered funny in cultures that consider the public passing of gas impolite, such jokes are rarely recorded. Two important early texts are the 5th century BC plays The Knights and The Clouds, both by Aristophanes, which contain numerous "fart" jokes.[1][2] Another example from classical times appeared in Apocolocyntosis or The Pumpkinification of Claudius, a satire attributed to Seneca on the late Roman emperor: He later explains he got to the afterlife with a quote from Homer: At once he bubbled up the ghost, and there was an end to that shadow of a life…The last words he was heard to speak in this world were these. When he had made a great noise with that end of him which talked easiest, he cried out, "Oh dear, oh dear! I think I have made a mess of myself."[3] German peasants greet the fire and brimstone from a papal bull of Pope Paul III in Martin Luther's 1545 Depictions of the Papacy. "Breezes wafted me from Ilion unto the Ciconian land."[3] Archeologist Warwick Ball asserts that the Roman Emperor Elagabulus played practical jokes on his guests, employing a whoopee cushion-like device at dinner parties.[4] In the translated version of Penguin's 1001 Arabian Nights Tales, a story entitled "The Historic Fart" tells of a man who flees his country from the sheer embarrassment of farting at his wedding, only to return ten years later to discover that his fart had become so famous, that people used the anniversary of its occurrence to date other events. Upon learning this he exclaimed, "Verily, my fart has become a date! It shall be remembered forever!" His embarrassment is so great he returns to exile in India. [5] One of the most celebrated incidents of flatulence humor in early English literature is in The Miller's Tale by Geoffrey Chaucer, which dates from the 14th century; The Summoner's Tale has another. In the first, the character Nicholas sticks his buttocks out of a window at night and humiliates his rival Absolom by farting in his face. But Absolom gets revenge by thrusting a red-hot plough blade between Nicholas's cheeks ("ammyd the ers") The medieval Latin joke book Facetiae includes six tales about farting. "Sing, sweet bird, I kneen nat where thou art!" This Nicholas anon let fle a fart As greet as it had been a thonder-dent That with the strook he was almost yblent (blinded) And he was ready with iron hoot And Nicholas ammyd the ers he smoot.[6] François Rabelais' tales of Gargantua and Pantagruel are laden with acts of flatulence. In Chapter XXVII of the second book, the giant, Pantagruel, releases a fart that "made the earth shake for twenty-nine miles around, and the foul air he blew out created more than fifty-three thousand tiny men, dwarves and creatures of weird shapes, and then he emitted a fat wet fart that turned into just as many tiny stooping women."[7] Benjamin Franklin, in his open letter "To the Royal Academy of Farting", satirically proposes that converting farts into a more agreeable form through science should be a milestone goal of the Royal Academy.[8] In Mark Twain's 1601, properly named [ Date: 1601.] Conversation, as it was the Social Fireside, in the Time of the Tudors, a cupbearer at Court who's a Diarist reports: The Queen inquires as to the source, and receives various replies. Lady Alice says In ye heat of ye talk it befel yt one did breake wind, yielding an exceding mightie and distresfull stink, whereat all did laugh full sore.[9] In the 1940s a clandestine record called "The Crepitation Contest" [10] was produced, allegedly by Canadian Broadcast Corporation staff (narration by sportscaster Sidney S. Brown, who identifies himself in the closing seconds of the original unedited recording, and "sound effects" by his producer, Jules Lipton). The recording is in the manner of a seemingly real radio broadcast of a live sporting event, complete with pre-game interviews of the contestants (the “champion”, Lord Windesmear and the challenger, Paul Boomer), detailed descriptions of all aspects of the competition as it unfolds, including the rules and traditions associated with the sport, play-by-play reporting, and crowd sounds reacting to the drama. The listener also hears a game official on the field as he announces scores attributed to the flatulence sounds emitted by each contestant in the competition. Good your grace, an' I had room for such a thundergust within mine ancient bowels, 'tis not in reason I coulde discharge ye same and live to thank God for yt He did choose handmaid so humble whereby to shew his power. Nay, 'tis not I yt have broughte forth this rich o'ermastering fog, this fragrant gloom, so pray you seeke ye further."[9] Australian comedy musician Kevin Bloody Wilson released his song Mick the Master Farter on his 1984 album Return of the Yobbo. The song contains references to his schoolfriend Mick's uncanny ability to fart, and how it solved various situations, e.g. helping his team win a school rugby match, playing the trombone at a Kamahl concert when the trombone player did not show up, and winning the America's Cup yacht race. First Chorus from the song: "Mick, me mate the master farter Brought the art back into farting with his custom-tailored farts Mick, me mate the master farter Broke new ground with breaking wind, with his double-jointed arse. The bawdy rugby song "Twas On The Good Ship Venus" includes a verse about a flatulent first-mate:- The first-mate's name was Carter By Christ he was a farter When the wind didn't blow and the ship wouldn't go They got Carter the Farter to start 'er" Assigning of blame The sourcing of a fart involves a ritual of assignment that sometimes takes the form of a rhyming game. These are frequently used to discourage others from mentioning the fart or to turn the embarrassment of farting into a pleasurable subject matter.[11] The trick is to pin the blame on someone else, often by means of deception, or using a back and forth rhyming game that includes phrases such as the following. Rhyming phrases:[12] He/She who declared it blared it. He/She who observed it served it. He/She who detected it ejected it. He/She who said the rhyme did the crime. Whoever spoke last set off the blast. Whoever smelt it dealt it. Whoever denied it supplied it. The next person who speaks is the person who reeks.[13] The smeller's the feller. He/She who inculpated promulgated. The one who said the verse just made the atmosphere worse. Whoever's poking fun is the smoking gun He/She who accuses blew the fuses. He/She who refuted it tooted it. He/She who pointed the finger pulled the trigger. He/She who articulated it particulated it. He/She who deduced it produced it. He/She who was a smart-ass has a fart-ass She who sniffed it biffed it. The slanderer made the gland error. He/She who eulogized it aerosolized it. Whoever makes the joke makes the ass smoke. Whoever did the rhyme did the crime. He/She who rapped it cracked it. Whoever rebuts it cuts it. Whoever spoke it broke it. Whoever asked gassed. Whoever started farted. Whoever explained it ordained it. Whoever described it applied it. Whoever thunk it stunk it. Whoever resented it, presented it. Whoever accused it, diffused it. Whoever spoke the words is baking the turds. He/She who did the verse made it worse. He/She who Painted Fainted. The one who smelled is the one who expelled. Practical jokes A Dutch oven is a slang term for lying in bed with another person and pulling the covers over the person's head while flatulating, thereby creating an unpleasant situation in an enclosed space.[14] This is done as a prank or by accident to one's sleeping partner.[15] The book The Alphabet of Manliness discusses the Dutch oven and a phenomenon it refers to as the "Dutch oven surprise", that "happens if you force it too hard".[16] The Illustrated Dictionary of Sex refers to this as a Dutch treat.[17] A connection between relationships and performing a Dutch oven has been discussed in two undergraduate student newspaper articles[18][19] and in actress Diane Farr's relationships/humor book The Girl Code.[20] Fart humor and information books There are dozens of books about fart history, fart jokes, and fart culture. One of them (see Farts: A Spotter's Guide, below) even has its own electronic fart machine with 10 fart recordings. Walter the Farting Dog is a children's book that reached No. 1 on The New York Times's Bestseller list. Who Cut the Cheese? is probably the most comprehensive history of flatulence in literature, humor, religion, films, etc. 1990 Fart Proudly: Writings of Benjamin Franklin You Never Read in School (Enthea Press) edited by Carl Japikse, ISBN 0-89804-801-X 1994 Oh, Vulgar Wind: A Sympathetic Overview of the Common Fart (Culture Concepts, Toronto) by Munroe Scott, ISBN 0-921472-47-1 1998 Tailwinds: The Lore and Language of Fizzles, Farts and Toots (Michael O'Marra Books Ltd) by Peter Furze ISBN 1-85479-2911 1999 Who Cut the Cheese? A Cultural History of the Fart (Ten Speed Press) by Jim Dawson, ISBN 1-58008-011-1 2001 Walter the Farting Dog (Frog Ltd) by William Kotzwinkle and Glenn Murray; illustrated by Audrey Colman, ISBN 1-58394-053-7 2006 Blame It on the Dog: A Modern History of the Fart (Ten Speed Press) by Jim Dawson, ISBN 978-1-58008-751-3 2007 On Farting: Language and Laughter in the Middle Ages (Palgrave MacMillan) by Prof. Valerie Allen, ISBN 978-0-312-23493-5 2008 Farts: A Spotter's Guide (Chronicle Books) by Crai S. Bower; illustrated by Travis Millard, ISBN 978-0-8118-6609-5 2011 The Art of Fart (ebookpartnership.com) by Dougie Brimson, ASIN B006MISNFI See also Flatulist Whoopee cushion References Aristophanes, The Knights Aristophanes, The Clouds Project Gutenberg: E-text No. 10001, English translation of the Apocolocyntosis by W. H. D. Rouse, 1920 Warwick Ball P412, Rome in the East: the transformation of an empire Routledge, 2001 ISBN 0-415-24357-2 "Arabian Nights: The Historic Fart". Pitt.edu. 2013-03-18. Retrieved 2014-03-04. The Miller's Prologue and Tale (lines 3805-3810) François Rabelais, Gargantua and Pantagruel. W.W. Norton & Co. 1990, p.214 Benjamin Franklin, To the Royal Academu of Farting, c. 1781, at teachingamericanhistory.org "1601 by Mark Twain". Retrieved 2014-03-04. "rand’s esoteric otr » Blog Archive » The Great Crepitation Contest of 1946". Randsesotericotr.podbean.com. 2008-05-14. Retrieved 2014-03-04. Blank, Trevor J. "Cheeky Behavior: The Meaning and Function of 'Fartlore' in Childhood and Adolescence." Children's Folklore Review Vol. 32 (2010): 61-85. Ibid., pg. 68-69. Maddox, Angelo Vildasol Alphabet of Manliness pg. 64[dead link] Patridge, Ben. The MANual - Surviving Pregnancy. Bennovations. p. 64. ISBN 978-0-9721066-6-5. "A 'Dutch oven' is when you are lying in bed with someone, you pull the covers over their heads and expel gas from the anus, thereby trapping them with your pungent gift" Partridge, Eric; Dalzell, Tom; Victor, Terry (2006). The New Partridge Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English (9 ed.). Taylor & Francis. p. 679. ISBN 978-0-415-25937-8. "If you happen to be in bed sleeping with someone, what you do is drop the nastiest, juiciest broccoli fart under the covers. Then while your partner is still sleeping, lift the covers over her head and then wait until the fart dissipates." Maddox. The Alphabet of Manliness. Citadel Press, 2006 ISBN 0-8065-2720-X, 9780806527208 204 pages p.66 Roberts, Keath (2007-11-30). Illustrated Dictionary of Sex. Lotus Press. pp. 54–55. ISBN 978-81-89093-59-4. Pat Corran and Lara Luepke "Dutch oven" February 24, 2003 The Spectator (University of Wisconsin Eau Claire) [1][dead link] "To fart without persecution, to want only to thrust one's blankets overhead and roguishly execute the Dutch Oven; those, my friends, are the truths our Founding Fathers held to be self-evident. To my brothers who still await with sphincters clenched (sans Brokeback), your day approaches. Stay strong." Jonathan Pitts-Wiley "Keeping it tight with your girlfriend" while still letting one rip February 17, 2006 Yale Daily News http://www.yaledailynews.com/news/2006/feb/17/keeping-it-tight-with-your-girlfriend-while-still/ (Accessed 22 February 2011). Diane Farr. The Girl Code: the secret language of single women (on dating, sex, shopping, and honor among girlfriends) Little, Brown and Company, 2001 ISBN 0-316-26061-4, ISBN 978-0-316-26061-9 192 pages page 172 This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (April 2008) External links Dealt It - Share the hilarious sounds and smells of your dealings How to Use a Whoopie Cushion High speed footage of whoopee cushions in action, and how to make a musical instrument from a whoopee cushion http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flatulence_humor BoyToy 1 Quote
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AdamSmith Posted August 2, 2014 Posted August 2, 2014 I have reached my quota for the day but nonetheless for the record I Like that. And furthermore I have visited West Conshohocken (outside Philly), no less. Where do they get those names? Quote
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Guest hitoallusa Posted August 3, 2014 Posted August 3, 2014 Aww those couples are so cute.. They are just saying that.. They will probably miss each other of something happens to their lovers.. They are like Marie and Frank in Everybody Loves Raymond.. Quote
