I know this isn’t vitally important, but my son wants to know if one can fart while sleeping. :o
My wife does it all the time. At least she gives the impression of remaining asleep, whilst I dash from the room gasping for air. :eek:
My husband does it, too. One time he farted so loud that he woke himself up and yelled, “ABANDON SHIP!”. I laughed so hard I cried.
My wife tells me that she thought the sound eminating from me was the dog for a second. We have a really big dog who barks really loud. I am apparently a sound sleeper but the answer appeaers to be yes.
Well hell yes… tree in the forest and all that.
I like to call 'em “REM shots.”
There have been times where I have woken myself up. 
Me, too. Just now. Gawdam that was funny. 
My wife’s REM shots (thanks lieu) aren’t audible – but they are definitely noticeable. She can odorize a room quite well while she sleeps.
DeHusband likes to eat unripened fruit, such as green plums. If you only knew the number of times I have gently awakened by suffocating on the Blue Haze of Death hovering over the bed… and he never broke snore. Yes, you can fart while asleep and never know you did, until your wife starts beating you with her pillow.
REM shots. I’ve got to remember that. 
Is anyone else imagining the real exchange went something like this:
Vanilla Jr: “Mom, did you fart in your sleep? I’m pretty sure I heard you.”
Vanilla: :eek: “Why of course not! Mommy doesn’t fart in her sleep!”
Vanilla Jr: (smelling a rat, as it were, and trying to get to the uh… bottom of this) “Do people ever fart in their sleep?”
Vanilla: (with much innocent batting of the eyelashes) “I don’t know son, but I’ll ask the people at Straight Dope.”
Not for long.
Is anyone surprised Leiu is in this thread?
Actually, he was farting a Lot the night before and asked me, since he says his don’t come out unless he lets them.
I DID tell him I would ask the Straight Dope?
How else would I find out? 
Having been informed by more than one female that I play mattress music, the answer would be, "Yes Virginia, there is a Santa Claus, and he rips them bigtime while he and Mrs. Claus are sleeping. :eek:
To quote Glenn O’Brien, the Style Guy: “Even heads of state and supermodels pass gas overnight.”
and Dave Barry: “You’re familiar with the Uzi?”
Yes, I can assure you that you can and DO fart while sleeping.
Butt snore.
Do they make Breathe Right strips that can help with that?
sleep assnea?
Setting a timer on the Dutch oven.
You know, I have no idea what that means, but I really like it.
You’re also giving my girlfriend ideas…
Oh. My girlfriend just explained what a Dutch oven was. Now I’m scared. I’ll have to sleep with one nostril open.