# Breaking wind in a "safe" zone. Not so safe.........maybe TMI, but funny nontheless. **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 2, 2003, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-wind-in-a-safe-zone-not-so-safe-maybe-tmi-but-funny-nontheless/165996 "2003-04-02T17:09:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![bjohn13](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@bjohn13](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bjohn13)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2003, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-wind-in-a-safe-zone-not-so-safe-maybe-tmi-but-funny-nontheless/165996/21 "2003-04-03T05:11:10Z")
Speaking of farting in public places… Anyone else ever let one of those loud ones rip in an underground parking garage? Now that is cool. ---
**Author:** ![LifeOnWry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/96bed5/32.png) [@LifeOnWry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LifeOnWry)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2003, 5:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-wind-in-a-safe-zone-not-so-safe-maybe-tmi-but-funny-nontheless/165996/22 "2003-04-03T05:30:04Z")
The only anecdote I can relate to make **whuckfistle** feel less alone is this one: I was working in the office one afternoon, doing some paperwork. Several people were in there with me, just …uh, chatting. (I was going to say shooting the breeze.) Anyhow, a not-terribly-unpleasant odor suddenly wafted through the room, and two other co-workers and me looked up, sniffed experimentally, and said almost simultaneously, “Do you smell popcorn?” The third co-worker turned beet-red and sheepishly said, “I ate a BIG bowl of popcorn last night, and I…um… I farted. Sorry ladies!” ---
**Author:** ![Tangent](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tangent/32/3098_2.png) [@Tangent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tangent)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2003, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-wind-in-a-safe-zone-not-so-safe-maybe-tmi-but-funny-nontheless/165996/23 "2003-04-03T05:37:59Z")
In the big cavern at the bottom of Carlsbad Caverns. I was sitting on a wooden bench. I swear to god it echoed off the cavern walls! All the other tourists immediately turned to look at me. I was so embarrassed. ---
**Author:** ![mouthbreather](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a698b9/32.png) [@mouthbreather](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mouthbreather)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2003, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-wind-in-a-safe-zone-not-so-safe-maybe-tmi-but-funny-nontheless/165996/24 "2003-04-03T13:00:53Z")
I worked in/managed book stores for a better part of 6 years. It was a well known fact that if you had to fart at work you went to the cooking section. Cookbook shoppers, you’ve been warned! ---
**Author:** ![Uncommon\_Sense](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/f9ae1b/32.png) [@Uncommon\_Sense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Uncommon_Sense)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2003, 3:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-wind-in-a-safe-zone-not-so-safe-maybe-tmi-but-funny-nontheless/165996/25 "2003-04-03T15:33:20Z")
The cookbook section being the least visited area I presume.😉 ---
**Author:** ![Helena](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c68b51/32.png) [@Helena](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helena)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2003, 4:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-wind-in-a-safe-zone-not-so-safe-maybe-tmi-but-funny-nontheless/165996/26 "2003-04-03T16:29:06Z")
I’m in Tacoma, and I vaguely recall hearing someting akin to the mayor-in-the-elevator story on the radio. Can’t remember the details, though. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/breaking-wind-in-a-safe-zone-not-so-safe-maybe-tmi-but-funny-nontheless/165996.md?page=1)