# What if farts smelled nice? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [April 16, 2011, 3:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-farts-smelled-nice/578610 "2011-04-16T15:28:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Munch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/munch/32/5281_2.png) [@Munch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Munch)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2011, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-farts-smelled-nice/578610/21 "2011-04-18T16:01:23Z")
> [@kaylasdad99](#): > > I once read an essay by Benjamin Franklin where he suggested that someone come up with an “X-Prize,” as it were, to encourage the development of a pill that _would_ make farts smell pleasant. > > I _think_ it was satirical. [Fart Proudly](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fart_Proudly) ---
**Author:** ![DooWahDiddy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9bcb4/32.png) [@DooWahDiddy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DooWahDiddy)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2011, 4:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-farts-smelled-nice/578610/22 "2011-04-18T16:48:40Z")
> [@panache45](#): > > Well, my own farts smell perfectly fine. It’s you guys who give farts a bad name. I believe that was Bon Jovi’s first draft. ---
**Author:** ![Nars\_Glinley](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nars_glinley/32/8177_2.png) [@Nars\_Glinley](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nars_Glinley)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2011, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-farts-smelled-nice/578610/23 "2011-04-18T17:57:02Z")
[George Carlin] Have you ever noticed that your own farts smell OK? [/GC] ---
**Author:** ![shiftless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e9c0ed/32.png) [@shiftless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/shiftless)\ **Post date:** [April 18, 2011, 6:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-farts-smelled-nice/578610/24 "2011-04-18T18:05:07Z")
What? You’re saying my farts stink? I’m not saying I believe you but you’ve given me a lot to think about. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-if-farts-smelled-nice/578610.md?page=1)