# Do you like the smell of your own, uh, you know? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [September 29, 2003, 9:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-the-smell-of-your-own-uh-you-know/204550 "2003-09-29T21:09:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Amp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Amp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amp)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2003, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-the-smell-of-your-own-uh-you-know/204550/21 "2003-09-30T15:19:51Z")
It depends on what I’ve been eating. ---
**Author:** ![spogga](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/3ab097/32.png) [@spogga](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/spogga)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2003, 3:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-the-smell-of-your-own-uh-you-know/204550/22 "2003-09-30T15:24:00Z")
As I said in another forum, the Queen of England has never been heard to fart, well not in public anyway. Another thing: Aleister Crowley who was a satanist used to spend hours just kneeling over a toilet bowl inhaling the ahem fumes…his or anyone elses, he wasn’t a picky man. ---
**Author:** ![jjimm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ba8739/32.png) [@jjimm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jjimm)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2003, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-the-smell-of-your-own-uh-you-know/204550/23 "2003-09-30T15:37:19Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by spogga \* > \*\*As I said in another forum, the Queen of England has never been heard to fart, well not in public anyway. \*\* Or how about the story I heard: the Queen and the Saudi Crown Prince were travelling up the Mall in a royal carriage a few years ago, when one of the horses farted. Embarrassed, the Queen said “I’m terribly sorry.” “That’s all right,” replied the Prince. “To be honest, I thought it was one of the horses.” ---
**Author:** ![Omnipresent](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/8c91f0/32.png) [@Omnipresent](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Omnipresent)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2003, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-the-smell-of-your-own-uh-you-know/204550/24 "2003-09-30T17:26:39Z")
Yea, I’d have to say that “enjoy” isn’t really the goal for me. However, I do waffed it up so that I can see what the deal is. Just curious I suppose. I guess there’s a learning curve going on here. You want to get to know what the fart is going to smell like by monitoring how it’s coming out, the build up and what you’ve recently eaten. All so that, in public, you can be sure if that particular one could be let loose with little or no ramifications. ---
**Author:** ![Capcha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/82dd89/32.png) [@Capcha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Capcha)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2003, 11:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-the-smell-of-your-own-uh-you-know/204550/25 "2003-09-30T23:23:19Z")
_laughs_ Well I don’t enjoy mine or my dog’s. The latter can give a SBD that can clear the whole block… **karomon, Uvula Donor, Captain Blunty** thankx for the laughs 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Skeezix](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/839c29/32.png) [@Skeezix](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skeezix)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2003, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-the-smell-of-your-own-uh-you-know/204550/26 "2003-10-01T06:29:43Z")
Wow, the thread got this far without a single “Austin Powers” reference. Somehow, I expected the first response to be along the lines of, “Everyone enjoys their own brand, don’t they?” ---
**Author:** ![CrazyCatLady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/dfb087/32.png) [@CrazyCatLady](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CrazyCatLady)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2003, 3:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-the-smell-of-your-own-uh-you-know/204550/27 "2003-10-01T15:51:52Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by RealTronic \* > \*\*Hmmm… I’m not sure I even wanna ask what you thought it was about… > > :eek: \*\* I was thinking more along the lines of _ahem_ body parts or their related secretions, since in my experience people don’t feel the need to use euphemisms for farting. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2003, 4:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-the-smell-of-your-own-uh-you-know/204550/28 "2003-10-01T16:47:55Z")
I think everyone must _cup o’ fart_ every once in awhile just to make sure their gas hasn’t gone too funky on them. If there’s a possibility I might rip in public I want to make sure beforehand that I’m not going to make anyone scream or faint. ---
**Author:** ![bigdfrombigd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/df705f/32.png) [@bigdfrombigd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bigdfrombigd)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2003, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-the-smell-of-your-own-uh-you-know/204550/29 "2003-10-01T21:32:11Z")
I’m surprised it took lieu this long to respond.😃 I actually kinda’ like mine but the thought of breathing air that was so recently up someone elses anus makes me want to ralph. ---
**Author:** ![Atomic\_Badger\_Racing](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eada6e/32.png) [@Atomic\_Badger\_Racing](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Atomic_Badger_Racing)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2003, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-the-smell-of-your-own-uh-you-know/204550/30 "2003-10-02T05:24:03Z")
Only after they’ve been mixed with clean air. Once I had to fart in the bath, so I did it through the water into the cap from a can of unscented shaving cream and covered it with my hand until I got it to my nose. Pure fart is NOT GOOD. ---
**Author:** ![LorieSmurf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/a587f6/32.png) [@LorieSmurf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LorieSmurf)\ **Post date:** [October 2, 2003, 5:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-the-smell-of-your-own-uh-you-know/204550/31 "2003-10-02T05:32:08Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Atomic Badger Racing \* > \*\*Only after they’ve been mixed with clean air. > > Once I had to fart in the bath, so I did it through the water into the cap from a can of unscented shaving cream and covered it with my hand until I got it to my nose. Pure fart is NOT GOOD. \*\* :eek: You must’ve been really really bored. Or really really drunk. Or both. ---
**Author:** ![moejuck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/57b2e6/32.png) [@moejuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/moejuck)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2003, 2:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-the-smell-of-your-own-uh-you-know/204550/32 "2003-10-04T14:50:12Z")
My friend feels much better now. Thank you all for encouraging him in his endeavors. ---
**Author:** ![Dr\_Paprika](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dr_paprika/32/3042_2.png) [@Dr\_Paprika](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr_Paprika)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2003, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-the-smell-of-your-own-uh-you-know/204550/33 "2003-10-04T15:11:22Z")
This is disturbing. I hope your friend does not try marketing a new _eau de toilette_. ---
**Author:** ![MsRobyn](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/90ced4/32.png) [@MsRobyn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsRobyn)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2003, 3:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-the-smell-of-your-own-uh-you-know/204550/34 "2003-10-04T15:37:15Z")
If God had intended for us to enjoy our farts, He would have put our nose and our ass on the same side of our body. Robin ---
**Author:** ![Anonymous\_Coward](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/94ad74/32.png) [@Anonymous\_Coward](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anonymous_Coward)\ **Post date:** [October 4, 2003, 5:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-the-smell-of-your-own-uh-you-know/204550/35 "2003-10-04T17:09:11Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by MsRobyn \* > \*\*If God had intended for us to enjoy our farts, He would have put our nose and our ass on the same side of our body. > > Robin \*\* Therefore, the Almighty designed us to enjoy _other_ people’s farts. Thanks for clearing that up **Robin** 😃 [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/do-you-like-the-smell-of-your-own-uh-you-know/204550.md?page=1)