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The appropriate area to discuss farting the activity is in Flatulence, but can I suggest that you find reliable sources if you want to include this in that article? Ziggurat 02:35, 23 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

perhaps rather than population, diet should be a consideration. i have read online that termites expel the greatest amount of gas of all creatures due to a 

am tempted to nominate this for deletion on the grounds that it is simply a dicdef description of a piece of terminology,
and return it to its status as a redirect to Flatulence but I don't know whether it could be expanded into encyclopedia-ness.

Does anyone have some thoughts about how this article could be so enhanced? Ziggurat 23:23, 9 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Everybody Farts. Theres nothing wrong with that or is there? There is something wrong with people farting In public!

It's just a sound. Nothing much to say about it. It should be merged with the article on Flatulence. I already added the merge banners. -Barry- 23:55, 9 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Can I {Christine Leeds} please interupt this line of thought? F.A.R.T. is an acronym for "Faculty of the ARTS". People now use farting to describe an unscientific and artistic type of linguists. For example double talk and idioms are a form of farting. The problem with farting is it can lead to faulty inductive inferences and mental illness due to an inability to process logic.I'll hand you back to barry now. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 220.237.91.184 (talk • contribs) .

Please, someone merge this article. It's all fluff, and I don't think anyone has the time or will to write a five-pager on the entymology and noise of a fart. There should just be a fart section in the flatulence article. Fart should be redirected to flatulence. Darkgarlic 14:06, 22 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

  • snicker* "It's all fluff" -Darkgarlic Nice pun.

If it can be statistically proven that this word is more common among African Americans then that is all the reason in the world to keep this article.

I say merge it with the flatulence article. Also, keep out the suggestion that the word is more common among African Americans-that's completely ridiculous and waters down the already unreliable source that Wikipedia is quickly becoming. GingerGin 07:59, 4 February 2007 (UTC)[reply]

This is basically just an expanded dictionary entry and contains only descriptions of language usage and etymology. It should be redirected and the content transwikied to Wiktionary.
Peter Isotalo 06:44, 6 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Resurrect

The page is now an (incomplete) article on the word "fart". It isn't an article on flatulence; nor is it a mere dicdef.

A parallel example would be articles on sexual intercourse and the word fuck.

This article is still incomplete; in particular, someone with access to OED should go over and expand/correct as necessary.

--EngineerScotty 06:14, 4 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

How does one know when such an article is "complete"? It's about the word 'fart' for Christ's sake! Dubc0724 19:08, 26 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
In one sense, no article is ever complete, as diligent research can always produce more interesting material. However, this article has gaps; the history kinda jumps from Chaucer's era to the 20th century. During the 19th century, for example, the word was considered highly obscene according to one source (however, that source is one I don't consider reliable, thus I didn't add it to the article). The best source for such stuff, of course, is OED--but I don't have access to it (it's expensive). If someone else who has a copy (or access to a copy at a University library, etc) were to fill in the gaps, the article would be much improved. Compare this article with fuck, which goes into much greater detail on the history and etymology of everyone's favorite swear word.:)--EngineerScotty 23:21, 26 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]

I agree; it is fine to have articles about words as long as there is enough material. — brighterorange (talk) 14:39, 29 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

as we've talked about before....

"flatulence" is having gas, "flatus" is the gas. "fart" is the sound, the act, etc. some neo-puritans think this is called "to flatulate" but they're wrong on multiple counts....and even if there were a grain of truth, the COMMON WORD for this is "fart", and wiki uses the common word, not rarely used technical jargon.

in summary -- keep hope alive and don't let this article be deleted and redirected by medical think-they-know-it-alls.

Justforasecond 16:25, 9 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

It is _not_ only air, but alot of other stuff as well. Besides that, cool page :) Jordskjelv 18:51, 19 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

sprotect?

Given that most of the edits here are vandalism, should the page be sprotected? --EngineerScotty 02:13, 13 May 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Farsi

I've removed this section ("In Farsi gooz is a loud, usually odor-less fart. Choss is a "silent, but deadly" fart."), as the only online source for it [1] is marked in the URL as satire. Could someone with a knowledge of Farsi please confirm or deny this? Ziggurat 01:50, 4 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]



"... Choss is a "silent, but deadly" fart." Also accompanied by a wet sound. These Farsi terms are correct. A "chos khor" is a "fart eater" or someone who penny pinches. 72.50.56.66 (talk) 13:43, 20 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Artificial Farting

I feel childish suggesting this, but has anyone made an article on armpit farting? i know there is one for the rasberry. How about the fart sound made when you push two hands together in the right way? Sorry, reading this article made me want to ask. --Travlr23 02:45, 6 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

That's a good point... aside from the fact that George Carlin has dealt with this extensively on his early records, the various ways to simulate the sound could probably be the basis for a decent article in the hands of a few good writers (unfortunately, when it comes to Wikipedia, I'm an editor, not a writer). - Ugliness Man 16:09, 6 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]


Fart Bacteria

Why remove the image of cultivated fart bacteria?

Irritating grammar

Please use "may" instead of "may or may not"

I believe since that they are both almost the same thing they should be merged

REDIRECT!!!!!!!!!!

um can't we redirect the word "fart" to flatulence and then on the flatulence page put one of those "for info on the word 'fart' click here" type things?

REDIRECT, YES!!!!

I agree & concur & I second the motion about redirecting Fart to Flatulence. For the children and educational value! -Peter in SanDiego, CA, USA = Vid2vid 22:08, 11 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Yeah, I agree. When people search "Fart," they'd probably be looking for the action, not the word itself. → C Teng [talk] 03:10, 16 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Flatulence and Gender (please add topic to main article)

It has been humourously proposed/declared that: 'Women do NOT fart; They "fluff."' -Peter in SanDiego, CA, USA = Vid2vid 22:08, 11 May 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Oh my gosh! I siriusly laughed out loud! That's great! -Lea (talk) 02:06, 26 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Lock this page

I have noticed an extreme amount of vandalism on this page. It is my idea that we lock it. 67.150.2.240 21:28, 18 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Please post on WP:RFPP if you believe the page should be protected. Follow instructions there. GDonato (talk) 21:31, 18 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]

What?

There is an article empompassing "fart". Eish! Can you redirect this to flatulance? "Fart" seems a bit "uncyclopaedic". T.Neo 20:04, 12 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Common British usuage

In Britain, we use the word "fart" as a term in regards to age as in, "You old fart". I think this usuage of the word also needs to be included here.Seraphim Whipp 23:03, 12 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]

We do the same in the US. Feel free to make the addition. Mvblair 13:48, 20 September 2007 (UTC)[reply]
I am in agreement that this term is not inherently the same as that of flatulence. --Kukini hablame aqui 19:54, 1 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Mis

The author of the children's book 'Good Families Don't"'s first name is Robert, opposed to Walter which is printed in the article. Any small amount of research on the subject will prove this. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 142.154.83.237 (talk) 01:18, 2 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

The article is correct, please read it more carefully. Carl.bunderson 03:10, 2 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Actually guy, it had been corrected in the short time between when I called the error and when you checked. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 142.154.83.219 (talk) 00:44, 10 December 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Fart Animation?

What do we all think of adding an animation of a fart using stereotypical puff and cloud lines in brown or yellow-green colors, exiting from someone's rear end and slowly dissipating? If we have someone with some Java skill and familiarity with Wikimedia, we could even add a foghorn sound to it.

What does everyone think? Trollaxor (talk) 21:14, 16 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Sure, but farts are colourless, and they don't sound like foghorns. Sstteevvee (talk) 22:54, 16 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I don't see a problem either. Would you like to help me with this project? Trollaxor (talk) 04:47, 21 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Not really. Sstteevvee (talk) 04:16, 23 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Made a fart Smilie. Should be in fArticle. Tool-apc (talk) 02:27, 27 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Not really, this is about the 'word', not the actual action. Try over at flatulence, or Flatulence humor. Benea (talk) 09:38, 27 June 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Sometimes my farts sound like a foghorn, and god bless you if you've never had a colorful fart.207.154.101.184 (talk) 01:11, 15 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Merge

Merge discussion takes place at Talk:Flatulence#Merge.

Accidental Reverting

Wanted to drop a note and apologize for reverting the talk. :( Your conversation looks so much like vandalism, it's almost instinct. Thanks for your understanding. :) -- Matthew Glennon (T/C\D) 00:08, 14 October 2008 (UTC)[reply]

TOC

Why is the TOC on the right hand side? 203.134.124.36 (talk) 07:04, 30 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Rules of farting

This section is almost identical with Flatulence_humor#The assigning of blame. Should we really maintain two lists? I think the list in this article shouldbe replaced by a link to the other. --The very model of a minor general (talk) 11:54, 15 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

I quite agree, that section never seemed to sit well in this article. It is more about the ritual surrounding flatulence, so I've reduced it, and added the relevant internal link. Benea (talk) 13:43, 15 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

my name is suped —Preceding unsigned comment added by 173.10.236.69 (talk) 17:07, 27 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Perdophagy

I have been reviewing information about subculture sexual practices that include perdophagy, or the "eating" of farts. It involves a donor farting directly into a passive participant's mouth, after which the the passive participant "chews" the flatus and comments on its taste.

Perdophagy usually occurs peripherally as a part of Coprophilia, but it is sometimes practiced discretely.

Does anyone else have more information on this? The only sources I have are interviews that I conducted over the past year that have not (yet) been published in a peer-reviewed venue. If we had some solid, sourced information we could include this topic in the article—it is a shame to leave it out.

Trollaxor (talk) 08:01, 3 December 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The Marquis de Sade was accused of this practice: see Neil Schaeffer, "The Marquis de Sade: a life", Harvard University Press, 2000, ISBN 0674003926, p.130. However, note that this article is about the word, not the act. Kenilworth Terrace (talk) 19:56, 12 January 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Fart Video

I'd like to humbly propose that my "Farting in Public" (as one of Google's first page results for the word "fart") be considered as an external link. Whatya say?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O3ejlkzDCuc

-Nalts —Preceding unsigned comment added by Nalts (talk • contribs) 04:58, 13 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Brain fart

It has long been my unexamined assumption that the term "brain fart" is an eggcorn derived from the medical term infarct or Infarction, a small area of dead tissue caused by circulatory blockage that may occur in the brain or elsewhere. This might well be my own folk etymology, however any confirmatory evidence would be appreciated and could enable this, if true, to be added to the article. 87.81.230.195 (talk) 17:22, 20 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Origin?

I'm wondering why this word is not attributed to the Scandinavian language.

In Swedish, the word "fart" means exit. For instance (and this is no joke), exit ramps on highways are labeled "utfart" while entrances are labeled "infart". Since the Scandinavian languages are the oldest Germanic forms (I think) it seems it would be hard not to consider this as the possible origin. No?


Acer rubra (talk) 17:41, 20 February 2010 (UTC)[reply]

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