# Farting at Borders on L & 18th St., Washington D.C. **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [September 11, 2007, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farting-at-borders-on-l-18th-st-washington-d-c/418811 "2007-09-11T18:22:06Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![dnooman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/839c29/32.png) [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2007, 1:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farting-at-borders-on-l-18th-st-washington-d-c/418811/41 "2007-09-12T01:38:36Z")
I was selling some cymbals to a guy once and he really ripped one. My jaw would have dropped, but an open mouth is not recommended in such situations. He was listening to me explain the differences between a few splash cymbals, and then BRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAPPPPPPPPPP!!! It was clear that it wasn’t one of those that just kinda slip out. This dude was making a serious effort to get it all out in a hurry, he may have even sharted a little. He said (in one breath) “Excuse me. So, would you recommend an 8” or 6" splash if I want a brighter sound?" He totally played it off as being something that just happens. I’ve had more than my share of farts before, I know the kind that make their own way out, and the kind reserved for self defense and competition purposes. His was most certainly the latter. His nonchalance completely robbed me of the ability to laugh about it, even after he was gone. I was still a bit stunned. Maybe he was brought up to expel any and all gas as forcefully as possible. Good thing we weren’t by the snare drums. There would have been one hell of a lot of sympathetic resonance going on. ---
**Author:** ![Wile\_E](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/c37758/32.png) [@Wile\_E](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wile_E)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2007, 1:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farting-at-borders-on-l-18th-st-washington-d-c/418811/42 "2007-09-12T01:45:07Z")
[QUOTE=dnooman] …Maybe he was brought up to expel any and all gas as forcefully as possible. … [/QUOTE] Perhaps he was afraid of spontaneous combustion from holding it in? ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2007, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farting-at-borders-on-l-18th-st-washington-d-c/418811/43 "2007-09-12T01:56:38Z")
[QUOTE=KneadToKnow] Who farted in here? [/QUOTE] _raises hand_ Why won’t the dog come sit by me? ---
**Author:** ![Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/96bed5/32.png) [@Patty\_O\_Furniture](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Patty_O_Furniture)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2007, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farting-at-borders-on-l-18th-st-washington-d-c/418811/44 "2007-09-12T02:02:08Z")
Is that freshly baked bread I smell?? ---
**Author:** ![dnooman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/839c29/32.png) [@dnooman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dnooman)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2007, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farting-at-borders-on-l-18th-st-washington-d-c/418811/45 "2007-09-12T02:02:34Z")
[QUOTE=Wile E] Perhaps he was afraid of spontaneous combustion from holding it in? [/QUOTE] Well, if he ever does that in front of an open flame, he’ll become an ICBM. ---
**Author:** ![levdrakon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@levdrakon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/levdrakon)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2007, 2:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farting-at-borders-on-l-18th-st-washington-d-c/418811/46 "2007-09-12T02:06:28Z")
[QUOTE=dnooman] Well, if he ever does that in front of an open flame, he’ll become an ICBM. [/QUOTE] Heh, heh. You said “BM.” ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2007, 2:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farting-at-borders-on-l-18th-st-washington-d-c/418811/47 "2007-09-12T02:19:55Z")
[QUOTE=Patty O’Furniture] Is that freshly baked bread I smell?? [/QUOTE] Bread, no. But I am baking brownies. ---
**Author:** ![Kent\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kent_clark/32/105_2.png) [@Kent\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kent_Clark)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2007, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farting-at-borders-on-l-18th-st-washington-d-c/418811/48 "2007-09-12T02:32:18Z")
I prefer farting at my public library. The long, narrow rows, hard floors and low ceilings make for a magnificent echo. ---
**Author:** ![Rysdad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/7cd45c/32.png) [@Rysdad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rysdad)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2007, 2:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farting-at-borders-on-l-18th-st-washington-d-c/418811/49 "2007-09-12T02:43:39Z")
[QUOTE=UncleRojelio] What does a bucket have to do with his attire? [/QUOTE] [Wut duz bukkits hafta do wif farts?](http://icanhascheezburger.com/tag/bucket/page/3/) ---
**Author:** ![romansperson](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/romansperson/32/17100_2.png) [@romansperson](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/romansperson)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2007, 3:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farting-at-borders-on-l-18th-st-washington-d-c/418811/50 "2007-09-12T15:07:11Z")
[QUOTE=pizzabrat] wearing a coral colored dress shirt with a lavender tie and khaki chinos. [/QUOTE] Someone should call the fashion police, at least. ---
**Author:** ![pizzabrat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/e9c0ed/32.png) [@pizzabrat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pizzabrat)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2007, 3:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farting-at-borders-on-l-18th-st-washington-d-c/418811/51 "2007-09-12T15:15:34Z")
[QUOTE=romansperson] Someone should call the fashion police, at least. [/QUOTE] It seriously wasn’t that bad. It’s better than tieless light-blue dress shirt with khaki chinos on a slightly dumpy body. ---
**Author:** ![lieu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c2a13f/32.png) [@lieu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lieu)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2007, 6:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farting-at-borders-on-l-18th-st-washington-d-c/418811/52 "2007-09-12T18:51:49Z")
Was it one of those Borders with the Starbucks attached? Coffee and preoccupation = ass flute. ---
**Author:** ![enigm4tic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7ba0ec/32.png) [@enigm4tic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/enigm4tic)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2007, 9:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farting-at-borders-on-l-18th-st-washington-d-c/418811/53 "2007-09-12T21:27:09Z")
[QUOTE=Dr. Woo] Finally! A cause I can get behind. [/QUOTE] I’d really stay in front of that cause… ---
**Author:** ![OneCentStamp](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/13edae/32.png) [@OneCentStamp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OneCentStamp)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2007, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farting-at-borders-on-l-18th-st-washington-d-c/418811/54 "2007-09-12T21:37:13Z")
[QUOTE=Amp] Serial Farter, Menace to Society. [/QUOTE] No, not cereal farter. _Legume_ farter. Pay attention. ---
**Author:** ![Ignatz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/3be4f8/32.png) [@Ignatz](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ignatz)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2007, 9:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farting-at-borders-on-l-18th-st-washington-d-c/418811/55 "2007-09-12T21:50:36Z")
Excuuuuse me! I was reading a copy of “Fart Proudly” by Benjamin Franklin. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/farting-at-borders-on-l-18th-st-washington-d-c/418811.md?page=2)