# Mayor Bloomberg on Passing Gas

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mayor-bloomberg-on-passing-gas/387191>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [January 8, 2007, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mayor-bloomberg-on-passing-gas/387191 "2007-01-08T19:27:58Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 9\
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**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2007, 7:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mayor-bloomberg-on-passing-gas/387191/1 "2007-01-08T19:27:58Z")

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Actual quote, re: today’s “unpleasantess” in NYC (and boy, did it steenk!):

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> NEW YORK (AP) – Authorities were investigating the source of a mysterious gas-like odor Monday that wafted over Manhattan and parts of New Jersey and led to some building evacuations and mass transit disruptions. “It may just be an unpleasant smell,” Bloomberg said. “ **Our suggestion is that people should do their best to ventilate areas, open their windows or turn on any fans until this gas passes**.”

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**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2007, 7:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mayor-bloomberg-on-passing-gas/387191/2 "2007-01-08T19:39:35Z")

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I heard this was going to be handled by the Federal Air Retention Team (FART).

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**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2007, 8:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mayor-bloomberg-on-passing-gas/387191/3 "2007-01-08T20:18:53Z")

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And now Austin, too. 'cept worse. [http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/01/08/austin.birds.ap/index.html](http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/01/08/austin.birds.ap/index.html)

Yikes!

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**Author:** ![ASAKMOTSD](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/919ad9/32.png) [@ASAKMOTSD](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ASAKMOTSD)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2007, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mayor-bloomberg-on-passing-gas/387191/4 "2007-01-08T23:30:50Z")

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I figure that it is all because either (a) they found Jimmy Hoffa or (b) it was just Newark…

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**Author:** ![Electrical\_Storm](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/ac8455/32.png) [@Electrical\_Storm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Electrical_Storm)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2007, 12:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mayor-bloomberg-on-passing-gas/387191/5 "2007-01-09T00:05:54Z")

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Wow. Someone must have eaten the mother of all mega-burritos.

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**Author:** ![Zebra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/c0e974/32.png) [@Zebra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zebra)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2007, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mayor-bloomberg-on-passing-gas/387191/6 "2007-01-09T00:15:11Z")

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It was the dog, I swear.

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**Author:** ![Eve](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/9e8a1a/32.png) [@Eve](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eve)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2007, 12:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mayor-bloomberg-on-passing-gas/387191/7 "2007-01-09T00:16:29Z")

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[QUOTE=Zebra]  
It was the dog, I swear.  
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Of course, this gave us the chance (as if we needed one) to crack wise about the lack of hygiene of certain co-workers . . .

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**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2007, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mayor-bloomberg-on-passing-gas/387191/8 "2007-01-09T01:07:57Z")

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[QUOTE=ASAKMOTSD]  
I figure that it is all because either (a) they found Jimmy Hoffa or (b) it was just Newark…  
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More likely to be the Meadowlands or Fresh Kills.

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**Author:** ![Emily\_Litella](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/emily_litella/32/3370_2.png) [@Emily\_Litella](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Emily_Litella)\
**Post date:** [January 9, 2007, 2:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mayor-bloomberg-on-passing-gas/387191/9 "2007-01-09T14:07:40Z")

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They’re trying to blame us, but I didn’t smell anything.  
It wasn’t me, I swear!

:: waving hands behind myself:: 😛