this is nothing new. There is an icelandic proverb thats says 'every man likes the smell of his own farts.'
We used to toss them... especially fun while on an airplane... using the ceiling fan to blow them to those around you. That said, as I get older there are times I don't even like my own. Old man farts... jeez.
After a year and a half of dating, I moved in with my girlfriend on Monday. For the past 18 months, I had never farted in her presence. On the first night of living together, the simple act of getting off the couch is apparently too strenuous and I let rip right in her face. GF: "What was that?" Me: "I farted." GF: Uncontrollable laughter for the next 5 minutes. Me: Mortified and embarrassed, but also thought it was hilarious. Oh well...
Been there, done that. I even went to the trouble of using DAMN BEANO when I was dating my wife to prevent the farts from coming out. After we got married, it was probably in the first week, I started letting them fly. Of course, she didn't like it but what was she going to do about it? Divorce me?? Hardy har har har...
Took awhile to find it but I did - post #85, still one of the greatest moments in my life. :grin: http://bbs.clutchfans.com/showthread.php?t=88564&page=5&pp=20&highlight=farting
If I could somehow harnass my farts....somehow keep it in a locket around my neck or place it in my wallet I would. I wish I can eat my farts....spread some cheese on a burger...yummmmmm My brand is better than yours...that's for sure......
I assume you saw the South Park and thought this would be funny, it isn't. The South Park was funny though.
Just for you tmoney, from our good friends at wikipedia: Flatulence is the expulsion through the rectum of a mixture of gases that are byproducts of the digestion process of mammals and other animals. The mixture of gases is known as flatus in medical speak, informally as a fart, or simply (in American English) gas, and is expelled from the rectum in a process colloquially referred to as "passing gas", "breaking wind" or "farting". Flatus is brought to the rectum by the same peristaltic process which causes feces to descend from the large intestine. The noises commonly associated with flatulence are caused by the vibration of the anal sphincter, and occasionally by the closed buttocks. Nitrogen, the main constituent of air, is the primary gas released during flatulence, along with carbon dioxide, which is present in higher quantities in those who drink carbonated beverages regularly. The lesser component gases methane and hydrogen are flammable, and so flatus containing adequate amounts of these, can be ignited. However, not all humans produce flatus that contains methane. For example, in one study of the feces of nine adults, only five of the samples contained archaea capable of producing methane. Similar results are found in samples of gas obtained from within the rectum. The gas released during a flatus event frequently has an unpleasant odor. For many years, this was thought to be due to skatole and indole, which are byproducts of the digestion of meat. However, gas chromatography testing in 1984 revealed that sulfur-containing compounds, such as methanethiol, hydrogen sulfide (rotten egg smell) and dimethyl sulfide, were also responsible for the smell. The incidence of odoriferous compounds in flatulence emissions increases from herbivores, such as cattle, through omnivores to carnivorous species, such as cats. Such odor can also be caused by the presence of large numbers of microflora bacteria and/or the presence of feces in the rectum. The major components of the flatus, which are odorless, by percentage are: Nitrogen: 20–90% Hydrogen: 0–50% Carbon dioxide: 10–30% Oxygen: 0–10% Methane: 0–10% Flatus is brought to the rectum by the same process which causes feces to descend from the large intestine (see peristaltic movement), and may cause a similar feeling of urgency and discomfort. Researchers investigating the role of sensory nerve endings in the anal canal did not find them to be essential for retaining fluids in the anus, and instead speculate that their role may be to distinguish between flatus and feces, thereby helping detect a need to defecate or to signal the end of defecation. The sound varies depending on the tightness of the sphincter muscle and velocity of the gas being propelled, as well as other factors, such as water and body fat. The auditory pitch (sound) of the flatulence outburst can also be affected by the anal embouchure. Among humans, flatulence occasionally happens accidentally, such as incidentally to coughing or sneezing or during orgasm; on other occasions, flatulence can be voluntarily elicited by tensing the rectum or "bearing down" on stomach or bowel muscles and subsequently relaxing the anal sphincter, resulting in the expulsion of flatus.
