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the politics of farting
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| AnotherWay83 |
not sure if anyone else has noticed this yet, but post-2012, it seems that farting has taken on an increasingly prominent role in sending a message across. in many workplaces and college campuses these days, farting is no longer just a mundane but disgusting act of the body, but a potent means of conveying to those around you just where you stand in the political spectrum.
am i the only one who has caught on to this? |
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| Sushipunk |
| I fart in your general direction. |
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| Halcyon+On+On |
| I, too, have caught wind of this. |
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| Big Worm |
What a timely thread this is....
I was just talking with a colleague of mine about farting in the workplace. This guy farts with impunity, and it's very strange and slightly discomfiting to be engaged with a patient, and have the lingering effects of his fart in the area. To be in a conversation with someone, and we both can smell the pervasive aroma of the passed gas, yet both of us have to pretend that everything is normal, is awkward.
I would never let one slip in the workplace. I asked my colleague about this, and he said he feels obligated to let it out.... he's expressing himself. |
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| Intellekshual |
| Some people are repugnant. Hold it until you go to the bathroom or wait until there is no one around. |
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| pkcRAISTLIN |
| quote: | Originally posted by Intellekshual
Some people are repugnant. Hold it until you go to the bathroom or wait until there is no one around. |
where's the fun in that? :p |
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| billymadision |
| If you have the opportunity, pull down your draws before you fart. This prevents particles from becoming trapped inside your clothes. I learned this from an Italian. If it's a big fart don't hestitate to fan out your shirt. |
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| aquila |
| quote: | Originally posted by Halcyon+On+On
I, too, have caught wind of this. |
Yes, the very idea seems to have cottoned on. |
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| Dykes_on_Jay |
| In China, burping and farting are not considered taboo. They drop gas bombs from all holes wherever they feel like it. Last week I was in Buji, a neighborhood that has nothing but art for sale. I was going to buy an awesome painting of a cartoon catwoman with huge exposed . The sales lady burped garlic cat into my face. I walked out. I really wanted that painting. |
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| Marcus Summers |
Farting as sign of dominance?
| quote: | | Johnson said that he kept himself on a leash. It was a very loose leash, however. He would pee in the House Office building parking lot when he felt the need to go. When a colleague would enter the bathroom as Johnson was using a stall, he would turn around and show it to him. He called his penis “Jumbo” and asked if anyone had seen one so big. He’d even stand in the doorway of his office bathroom while making his assistants dictate what he was saying. Even when he was on the floor of the House and the Senate, he’d openly rummage around in his groin. |
You can see a politician in "House of Cards" who is portrayed in such a way. A satire of LBJ. |
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| Zharen |
| I'm glad we could breeze through this discussion. |
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| itsamemario |
| quote: | Originally posted by billymadision
If you have the opportunity, pull down your draws before you fart. This prevents particles from becoming trapped inside your clothes. I learned this from an Italian. If it's a big fart don't hestitate to fan out your shirt. |
I mentioned "fart particles" to a TA, but she refused to acknowledge their existence. |
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