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Perhaps the worst thing one can experience, is being stuck on
an elevator with a gentleman who has just farted. But even worse... is if this
gentleman exits the elevator and leaves you all alone so that when the elevator
makes its next stop to pickup more individuals, everyone casts evil stares in
your direction thinking you're the culprit.
Fortunately, you don't have to experience this, but can watch someone who has.
While some of the fart videos and farting clips on this site are very
entertaining, definitely do not try any of these fart stunts at home.
This site was built in part to serve as a tutorial on why one should not force
gas out as serious consequences can occur. See the section entitled "Force
Outs" for examples.For those wondering about the history of the usage of the
term "fart", look no further...
Early usage
A well known usage of the fart in Middle English occurs in Chaucer's "Miller's
Tale" (one of the Canterbury Tales). In the tale (which is told by a bawdy
miller as a group of pilgrims travel to Canterbury), Absolon has already been
tricked into kissing Alison's bottom when he is expecting to kiss her face. Her
boyfriend Nicholas hangs his buttocks out of a window, hoping to trick Absolon
into kissing his arse in turn and farts in the face of his rival Absolon.[1]
Absolon is humiliated by this gesture but has come equipped for revenge and
sears Nicholas's rear with a red-hot poker. The Oxford English Dictionary gives
Chaucer's usage (1386) as its earliest citation for the noun form of the word,
though it provides an earlier (1250) citation for the verb form.[2]
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