Battery charge dropped in flatulence case

"CHARLESTON, West Virginia (AP) -- A West Virginia man accused of passing gas and fanning it toward a police officer no longer faces a battery charge. ...

Flatulence gets DUI suspect charged with assault

"SOUTH CHARLESTON, West Virginia (AP) -- A West Virginia man who police said passed gas and fanned it toward a patrol officer has been charged with battery on a police officer. Jose A. Cruz, 34, of Clarksburg was...

The Oldest Joke in the Book

Evidently the oldest recorded joke is a fart joke. Some things just never go out of fashion, and body humor is one of them. What makes stuff like farting and pooping so funny? Huh-huh.... poop..."Academics have...

Cow farting is the cause of global warming

Britain's finest scientific minds have turned their attention to a problem that they claim is threatening the future of the entire planet - farm animal flatulence.

THE SCIENCE of "FARTING"

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorCome on now, we have all done the "Dutch Oven", "Hanging the Rat", "Blue Flame", "Silent But Deadly", "Belgian Musicals", "Pull My Finger"  or as Monty Python...

Gas Leak: Flatulence Causes Airline DIversion

"An American Airlines plane made an emergency landing in Nashville after passengers reported the smell of sulphur from burning matches. The matches were found on the seat of a woman who had attempted to conceal the odour of flatulence with the matches, Nashville airport...

Kangaroo farts used in global warming battle

"Australian scientists are trying to give kangaroo-style stomachs to cattle and sheep in a bid to cut the emission of greenhouse gases blamed for global warming.  Thanks to special bacteria in their stomachs, kangaroos’ flatulence contains no methane and scientists...

Flatulence ban for club pensioner

"A social club in Devon has banned a 77-year-old man from breaking wind while indoors. Maurice Fox received a letter from Kirkham Street Sports and Social Club in Paignton asking him to consider his actions, which "disgusted" members. Mr Fox, a club regular for 20 years,...

Flatulence, not turbulence forces plane landing in Nashville

"Flatulence brought 99 passengers on an American Airlines flight to an unscheduled visit to Nashville early Monday morning.  American Flight 1053, from Washington Reagan National Airport and bound for Dallas/Fort Worth, made an emergency landing here after passengers...

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