Farting: Gas Past, Present & Future

by Desmond Mullan

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1576440826
• ISBN13: 9781576440827
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: CCC Publishing
• Length: 59 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 8.4" x 6.4"

Customer Reviews

The Artful Fart

I too am a fan of fart literature. Without history books such as this, we are doomed to repeat the flatulence errors of our elders. I also suggest "The Zen of Farting," which trains an Eastern eye on flatulence, and "It All Began With a Bean," which is the Big Bang of farts.

The ultimate bathroom book

I love the title "Farting, Past..." is that a pun?If you haven't heard of the famous French "fartiste" Le Petomaine you won't get the joke in the name of the governor in Blazing Saddles. This stage artist was such a hit, that he gave a performance for an incognito king who just had to see the vaudville act, but wasn't up for a public appearance. (Le Petomaine also gave private men-only performances.) If you like this book, you'll want other fine works on the subject; don't overlook Kurt Vonnegut, whose alien Tralfamadorians communicate by tapdancing and farting, the probably out of print Passing Gas; the History of inflight Refueling and not the least of which, that excellent book for children The Gas We Pass, translated from the Japanese (who had a famous ad for soap showing a kid farting in a communal hot tub, and also have a tv star that emulates Le Petomaine, thrusts a microphone down his trousers and farts popular tunes.)