Instruct me in the ancient art of SBDs.

It's Raining Florence Henderson — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 15:41:08 -0800

Instruct me in the ancient art of SBDs. Are there any not-so-obvious tricks to pulling off a successful one cheek sneak? Do you have tips, techniques, or traditions handed down from generation to eye-watering generation? Do you have a particularly foul exercise regime? Did you step on a duck?

Here’s the deal: I’m no more flatulent than the next guy (seriously – I’m not really in need of tips on how to pass emissions), but try as I might, I seem totally incapable of a subtle presentation. I can hold it in better than most, I suspect, which at least keeps me from becoming a social pariah. But once I manage to find a private place to let her rip, the results can be spectacularly vocal. From a practical standpoint, this occasionally leads me to hold in any building pressure while I’m in public to the point of becoming quite uncomfortable. The periodic partial (downwind) valve release would be a real relief if I could only discover the secret of the whispering wind.

"Pull my finger." "Why'd you just cut the cheese?"

Rash — Thu, 19 Oct 2006 09:33:59 -0800

What's the connection between finger-pulling and farting? I see it occasionally in crude movies, and real life. A man says "Pull my finger" and then farts when his 'victim' does as told. Why? What's the source?

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Instruct me in the ancient art of SBDs.

"Pull my finger." "Why'd you just cut the cheese?"