Audaces Fortuna Juvat Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 It's a serious question, really. I was out with a pal from back home who is now a teacher at a fairly exclusive school over here and we were discussing how two grown men in their forties, (weeeeell, he is), and in supposedly professional jobs, could still find farting funny. I discussed this further in work and it would seem to be a fairly common thing. Why do grown adults, mostly men, find farting funny? Is it a throwback to childhood or are we just a bunch of puerile fannies? Any serious ideas appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KnightswoodBear Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 Because it is. I find my 11 month old daughter farting utterly hilarious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MONKMAN Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 It's not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon EF Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 I thought I needed a shite the other day. Went to the toilet and it ended up just being a thunderous fart. You know the kind where you genuinely feel about a stone lighter afterwards. I was almost in tears of laughter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audaces Fortuna Juvat Posted August 19, 2014 Author Share Posted August 19, 2014 Puerile fannies. Granted, but why is farting funny? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parscelona Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 People who do it on the bus or in a train carriage deserve a punch in the puss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 They're funny unless it's just a puff of wind without the high pitch noise, then it's just horrible. Horrible I tell ye. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbornbairn Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 They're funny until the follow-through. That's not funny. Unless it's someone else that's done it, then it's hilarious. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Mojo Risin' Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 Because farts are smelly. And smelly things are funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zen Archer (Raconteur) Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 Lumpy farts are not funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hillonearth Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 Lumpy farts are not funny. They're also not farts. Finding farts funny is a holdover from childhood that I hope I never lose. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audaces Fortuna Juvat Posted August 19, 2014 Author Share Posted August 19, 2014 We discussed it being a remnant of childhood, or perhaps the inappropriateness of doing a ripper in company as being potential reasons for the comedy value of an air biscuit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stawner upper Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 I'm on holiday in Turkey just now and I have bad guts,cannot be too far from the toilet,i long for the hour when i can fart away without the fear of follow thru Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ICTJohnboy Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 I'm reminded of this story from Herald writer Tom Shields in his diary column : We hear of an elegant lady Primary 7 teacher in a Glasgow school who was returning the class's language jotters after marking. Unhappy with the work one child had produced she leant over his desk and said quietly : "Half-hearted," as she placed the jotter in front of him.He looked at her wide eyed before turning to his pal and whispering incredulously : "She said she's farted" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chomp my root Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 Puerile fannies.Without going down the whole southpark 'queffing' route, fanny farts are brilliant too. The artist formerly known as mrs root was fairly prolific in this regard, oh how we (well me) tittered so :-) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Newbornbairn Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 Surely to f**k there's a massive university research grant in this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedgecutter Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 Surely to f**k there's a massive university research grant in this? Academics have already used the grant on studying 'are people who find farts funny more likely to vote Yes?'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a1974h Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 It's not.^^this^^ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marty the bullwee man Posted August 19, 2014 Share Posted August 19, 2014 http://www.pieandbovril.com/forum/index.php/topic/208002-farting-in-public-places/#entry7937849 read this thread and try getting past page 1 without laughing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nsr Posted August 21, 2014 Share Posted August 21, 2014 I farted so loudly last night it woke my wife up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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