Maurice Fox insists he has tried to do something about his embarrassing tendency. The retired bus driver has stopped drinking strong cider and, as soon as he feels the telltale rumbling in his lower reaches, limps to the porch as quickly as his 77-year-old legs will carry him.
In a letter, George Shepherd, the secretary of the Kirkham Street sports and social club in Paignton, Devon, wrote: “Dear Maurice, after several complaints regarding your continual breaking wind (farting) while in the club, would you please consider that your actions are considered disgusting to fellow members and visitors. You sit close to the front door so would you please go outside when required.”
Fox also pops into the Palace Place club, where his wind does not seem to cause so much of a stir. He said: “I think it’s because the Palace is men-only.”
You think so?
Why is this on DU? Jeez.
Why not? Everybody farts… Everyone except you I suppose.
[sigh]
lol
Was that [sigh] a silent but deadly?
I agree with Improbus. Why is this story here? It’s to hard to use it as a jumping off point for Bush bashing.
One point worth making, is that if this happened stateside I could picture the farter suing for being ejected or the fartees suing for the trauma…
From the BBC article:
Mr Fox, a club regular for 20 years, said: “I am happy to oblige them, there is no problem. I do get a bit windy – I am an old fart now.”
Bunch of old farts.
Maurice Fox = JCD
I used to work with this one guy who at his previous job got sent home with a note to go see the doctor because he stank up the whole shop
I mis-read the caption as “Fart Loudly”
So I did.
The book is hilarious, unlike this story. You have to be able to understand the humor of the 18th century though.
Go ahead, pull my finger!
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He’s so tight-assed he burps his farts :3
The wind is blowing at a steady 10 mph. A man drives his car at 30 miles in the same direction. Now who the hell is complaining because the driver is passing wind at 20 mph ???
Now, the wind is blowing at 10 to 20 mph. The driver is now going 40 mph. Will passing wind at 20 mph with gusts up to 30 mph be a problem?
Nothing like an old fart. One with some age to it. Ripe, but not liquid. Aahh, my favorite past time. Just think, my underwear is still good until next April.
I own my farts.