Who Cut the Cheese?: A Cultural History of the FartWe've told you HOW TO SHIT IN THE WOODS. We've taken you UP SHIT CREEK. Now, we dare to ask the eternal question...WHO CUT THE CHEESE? Which is to say, what exactly is a fart? Why do we do it? Why do we hide it when we do it? And why do we find farts so darn funny? A cut above anything else on the subject, this book really lets go and tells all, getting to the bottom of these mysteries. Author Jim sniffs out a load of historical and scientific fart tales, then offers the kind of fun facts you'll be dying to let slip at social occasions, in chapters like "Fart Facts That Aren't Just Hot Air," "Gone with the Wind" (on famous movie farts), and "Le Petomane & the Art of the Fart" (on the most famous windbag in history). From fact to fiction to frivolous flatulence, this book is unquestionably a ripping good read. |
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A Cultural History of the Fart Jim Dawson. CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS .. INTRODUCTION ... 1 ALL GOD'S CHILDREN GOTTA FART- viii x If farting is sinful , why is it so good for you ? ...... 1 2 THE FART— 3 Will the common household flatus ...
A Cultural History of the Fart Jim Dawson. CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS .. INTRODUCTION ... 1 ALL GOD'S CHILDREN GOTTA FART- viii x If farting is sinful , why is it so good for you ? ...... 1 2 THE FART— 3 Will the common household flatus ...
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A Cultural History of the Fart Jim Dawson. 7 MEN OF LETTERS- 8 9 Mark Twain and Ben Franklin spell F - A - R - T ! ....... 76 RELIGIOUS FARTS- What did Jesus really mean when He said , " Get thee behind me , Satan ? " MUSICAL FARTS- Yeah ...
A Cultural History of the Fart Jim Dawson. 7 MEN OF LETTERS- 8 9 Mark Twain and Ben Franklin spell F - A - R - T ! ....... 76 RELIGIOUS FARTS- What did Jesus really mean when He said , " Get thee behind me , Satan ? " MUSICAL FARTS- Yeah ...
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... fart book - no , not just a fart book , the fart book - so definitive that millions of people would throw all their other fart books away . To tell you the truth , I have no recollection of ever passing gas as a child . I don't even ...
... fart book - no , not just a fart book , the fart book - so definitive that millions of people would throw all their other fart books away . To tell you the truth , I have no recollection of ever passing gas as a child . I don't even ...
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... FART HUMOR " The drawback with fart humor , " says humorist Garrison Keillor , " is that it's improvisational by nature , and it loses a lot in the telling . You had to be there ! " Although Keillor was speaking of the hilarity of an ...
... FART HUMOR " The drawback with fart humor , " says humorist Garrison Keillor , " is that it's improvisational by nature , and it loses a lot in the telling . You had to be there ! " Although Keillor was speaking of the hilarity of an ...
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A Cultural History of the Fart Jim Dawson. The third memorable fart occurred in the front seat of a car , dur- ing what amounted to an impromptu three - way farting contest as a couple of buddies and I drove down Normandie Avenue in Los ...
A Cultural History of the Fart Jim Dawson. The third memorable fart occurred in the front seat of a car , dur- ing what amounted to an impromptu three - way farting contest as a couple of buddies and I drove down Normandie Avenue in Los ...
Contents
WORDS ARE BUT WIND | 19 |
LIT FARTS | 40 |
A SWIFT KICK | 64 |
MEN OF LETTERS | 76 |
MUSICAL FARTS | 97 |
GONE WITH THE WIND | 115 |
ADVENTURES | 132 |
LEGENDS OF THE FART | 150 |
INDEX | 163 |
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