# Public farting
**URL:** https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-farting/447352
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion
**Created:** [April 29, 2008, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-farting/447352 "2008-04-29T14:51:19Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 1
### Author:  [@beanpod](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/beanpod)
#### Post date: [April 29, 2008, 2:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-farting/447352/1 "2008-04-29T14:51:19Z")
Since buying a laptop, I’ve been working outside my house a lot more often, which is a blessing. However, the freedom of working from home comes with certain perks. You can take off your shoes. You can sit in comfortable positions and furniture. You can have a snack. You can, bluntly, fart whenever you want.
You can’t do that in a coffee shop, or god forbid the library.
I find myself waiting until the music at the coffee shop gets loud, or has…let’s say, staccato beats, until I can quietly sneak one out when necessary. It’s only when I can’t hold it back, and only when moving to the bathroom (my preferred public farting place) would be a moot point, because as soon as I move it’ll all be over.
Yeah, I’m kind of gross. :o
But given some of the horrible threads I’ve seen here, I know you guys are, too. Who else does this? Do you play coy like me? Do you clamp it down like Fort Knox? Do you just let fly and hope for th best?
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### Author:  [@Savannah](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Savannah)
#### Post date: [April 29, 2008, 3:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-farting/447352/2 "2008-04-29T15:19:03Z")
Great username/post combo. I try to be discreet about toots outside the home. My office chair is nicely cushioned at work. Thank goodness. I fear bending over to file something in the bottom drawer, and having a loud blast emerge, however. If I’m feeling gassy, I do not file things in the bottom drawers. Of the filing cabinet.
I’ve never heard my co-workers (98% women) fart. Everyone else must be discreet, too.
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### Author:  [@Zsofia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zsofia)
#### Post date: [April 29, 2008, 3:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-farting/447352/3 "2008-04-29T15:35:53Z")
I fart in the library all the time.
I’m a librarian.
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### Author:  [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)
#### Post date: [April 29, 2008, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-farting/447352/4 "2008-04-29T15:46:53Z")
The only people I’ve heard fart at work are men, the disgusting creatures. And both were in IT. Make of that what you will.
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### Author:  [@Amp](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Amp)
#### Post date: [April 29, 2008, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-farting/447352/5 "2008-04-29T15:52:25Z")
[QUOTE=Zsofia]
I fart in the library all the time.
I’m a librarian.
[/QUOTE]
So that’s why books smell like that.
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### Author:  [@Sunrazor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sunrazor)
#### Post date: [April 29, 2008, 4:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-farting/447352/6 "2008-04-29T16:51:00Z")
I work for a small-market radio station, so the atmosphere is pretty much that of a frat house – all that’s missing is the shaved goat running down the hallway. Hell, we have contests to see who can fart the loudest!
Having said that, we also have very proper ladies who work here, so the flatulance is confined to offices or studios where there are no ladies present, and even then there are commonly recognized warning signs (the program director wildly spraying SpringBerry Breeze is a good one).
I think most people wouldn’t appreciate complete strangers dropping air biscuits nearby. On the other hand, there’s nothing like a good anal burp to break the ice and make new friends.
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### Author:  [@Dazzling\_White\_Diamonds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dazzling_White_Diamonds)
#### Post date: [April 29, 2008, 4:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-farting/447352/7 "2008-04-29T16:58:50Z")
[QUOTE=Ellen Cherry]
The only people I’ve heard fart at work are men, the disgusting creatures. And both were in IT. Make of that what you will.
[/QUOTE]
I’m in IT… I’ve been so engulfed in my work that I’ve forgotten where I was and let fly whilst in my cube. Normally, I’m sitting in such a way that the fart is muffled/absorbed by my chair, but when I’m deep in thought and in the middle of a program, I’m generally leaning forward. The sounds that farts make while sitting in this position are very interesting, indeed.
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### Author:  [@Caricci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caricci)
#### Post date: [April 29, 2008, 5:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-farting/447352/8 "2008-04-29T17:13:49Z")
[QUOTE=Ellen Cherry]
The only people I’ve heard fart at work are men, the disgusting creatures. And both were in IT. Make of that what you will.
[/QUOTE]
Hey, wait…aren’t you married to one of the guys from IT at your work? I have to think that doesn’t count.
As for me, I try not to fart at work even if I’m alone because that’s always when all of a sudden you are not alone. I did risk it this morning though and it worked out okay.
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### Author:  [@BaneSidhe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BaneSidhe)
#### Post date: [April 29, 2008, 5:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-farting/447352/9 "2008-04-29T17:22:52Z")
Us ladies are masters of the one cheek sneak!
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### Author:  [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)
#### Post date: [April 29, 2008, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-farting/447352/10 "2008-04-29T17:23:41Z")
A fun game to play with your sibilngs is trying to fart just loud enough in restaurants and other public places to antagonize your mother but not so loud that strangers can hear it.
It’s just as funny at age 38 as it was at age 10.
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### Author:  [@Elysium](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elysium)
#### Post date: [April 29, 2008, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-farting/447352/11 "2008-04-29T17:41:12Z")
[QUOTE=Dazzling White Diamonds]
I’m in IT… I’ve been so engulfed in my work that I’ve forgotten where I was and let fly whilst in my cube. Normally, I’m sitting in such a way that the fart is muffled/absorbed by my chair, but when I’m deep in thought and in the middle of a program, I’m generally leaning forward. The sounds that farts make while sitting in this position are very interesting, indeed.
[/QUOTE]
That reminds me of a story from my IT worker husband. He shares an office with his friend/boss. One day his boss farted really loudly and said “ooops!” in a silly voice.
When my husband started laughing he looked up all shocked and apologized “I thought you were gone!”
So I guess when IT guys get in the zone they just fart willy-nilly.
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### Author:  [@Lunar\_Saltlick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lunar_Saltlick)
#### Post date: [April 29, 2008, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-farting/447352/12 "2008-04-29T18:04:10Z")
[QUOTE=beanpod]
…But given some of the horrible threads I’ve seen here, I know you guys are, too. Who else does this? Do you play coy like me? Do you clamp it down like Fort Knox? Do you just let fly and hope for th best?
[/QUOTE]
…clamp it down like Fart Knox?
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### Author:  [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)
#### Post date: [April 29, 2008, 6:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-farting/447352/13 "2008-04-29T18:04:42Z")
> [@Elysium](#):
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> So I guess when IT guys get in the zone they just fart willy-nilly.
The rest of the time, too.
Note to co-workers: Your headphones block the sound of your pooting, but that does not mean that we cannot hear it.
Regards,
Shodan
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### Author:  [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)
#### Post date: [April 29, 2008, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-farting/447352/14 "2008-04-29T18:05:27Z")
Hell, I farted during the OP.
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### Author:  [@Dazzling\_White\_Diamonds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dazzling_White_Diamonds)
#### Post date: [April 29, 2008, 6:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-farting/447352/15 "2008-04-29T18:10:23Z")
[QUOTE=Elysium]
So I guess when IT guys get in the zone they just fart willy-nilly.
[/QUOTE]
I love farting willy-nilly. And us girls can sometimes give just as good as the guys do, but we oftentimes refrain. Must keep up with appearances and all that rot. 😉 Besides, the look of shock on the guys’ faces when we do make with the ass trumpet is one of life’s simple pleasures!
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### Author:  [@Dung\_Beetle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dung_Beetle)
#### Post date: [April 29, 2008, 6:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-farting/447352/16 "2008-04-29T18:17:08Z")
[QUOTE=Bearflag70]
A fun game to play with your sibilngs is trying to fart just loud enough in restaurants and other public places to antagonize your mother but not so loud that strangers can hear it.
It’s just as funny at age 38 as it was at age 10.
[/QUOTE]
Yes! We should hang out sometime. 🙂
As for work, I alone may be responsible for at least 40 percent of the pollution in this building. I figure if I’ve got to put up with the aggravating habits of my co-workers, they’ve got to put up with mine. But I’m quiet.
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### Author:  [@control-z](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/control-z)
#### Post date: [April 29, 2008, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-farting/447352/17 "2008-04-29T18:22:25Z")
[QUOTE=Savannah]
Great username/post combo. I try to be discreet about toots outside the home. My office chair is nicely cushioned at work. Thank goodness.
[/QUOTE]
What about the poor person that gets your fart-filled office chair after you leave the company?
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### Author:  [@Dazzling\_White\_Diamonds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dazzling_White_Diamonds)
#### Post date: [April 29, 2008, 6:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-farting/447352/18 "2008-04-29T18:31:14Z")
[QUOTE=control-z]
What about the poor person that gets your fart-filled office chair after you leave the company?
[/QUOTE]
Think of it as a… gift.
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### Author:  [@Cat\_Whisperer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cat_Whisperer)
#### Post date: [April 29, 2008, 6:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-farting/447352/19 "2008-04-29T18:33:37Z")
My husband and I are so comfortable farting around each other that I find myself letting fly in public places without thinking about it. I’m totally going to be one of those old ladies that unabashedly farts all the time. 😃 🆒
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### Author:  [@Dazzling\_White\_Diamonds](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dazzling_White_Diamonds)
#### Post date: [April 29, 2008, 6:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/public-farting/447352/20 "2008-04-29T18:38:27Z")
[QUOTE=featherlou]
My husband and I are so comfortable farting around each other that I find myself letting fly in public places without thinking about it. I’m totally going to be one of those old ladies that unabashedly farts all the time. 😃 🆒
[/QUOTE]
Awesome!
Ever crop-dusted an aisle in a store?
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