To think you shouldn't accuse women of farting

[Waterymargin]

At work today a colleague started saying ugh, it smells, you have Carter, go to the toilet. Aibu to think this is rude and embarrassing for women?

3rdSymphony, it's a stupid joke where you ask someone to tug on your outstretched finger as you break wind, so it sounds like the fart was caused by that. It's usually entertaining for small children, though I still laugh when she does it

Be thankful you don't work in my office - my (female) boss has a 'better out than in' policy and asks us to pull her finger!

Dear God.

Middle-aged male perspective for you. I loathe the childish behaviour that is so often associated with flatulence, something which I couldn't per se care less about. I work in an all-male environment, apart from one woman and I'm back on duty tomorrow morning. I can guarantee within about half an hour of my shift starting there will be a steady chorus of, 'have you shit ?', 'you filthy fucker !' and so on. These are grown men (apparently) and for them the joke just doesn't get old. Oddly enough they only get all gobby and mock-outraged when someone else is responsible. Silly teats really piss me off with that sort of conduct.

That should read "silly twats". Sorry.

It's pretty rude to fart in company, imo.

You'd apologise if you burped, so why not if you farted?

Sound of farts: funny

Smell of farts: Not so funny

Sound of women farts: Turns me into a sub-10 year old giggling moron. I cannot explain why

"So you farted and stank the place out"

It's not something people can help Spartans. It's embarrassing enough without somebody making you feel awful about it.

"You'd apologise if you burped, so why not if you farted?"

Because the embarrassment is such that it's better not to draw attention to it. You never know if other people have noticed or not.

"Where do you get the silly idea that it's more acceptable for men to do it. confused"

Auntymag, among the people I know it's more acceptable for men to fart. They wouldn't really do it at their white collar jobs or in front of the boss, but noisy farting between male friends is quite common and plenty of men fart openly in front of family (see the father in the Royle Family). You must know some very polite men!

"It's only as rude as causing an offensive stench in a shared area. Poor colleagues were breathing in your butt gas!"

Why are you being so nasty coolaschmoola. How do you think she could have stopped it coming out? Do you never fart?

Wow. Best thread since standing up to wipe.

What you should have done when it happened was declare "thank christ that's out, its been brewing all morning"

Or, as my uncle says "come in Dungannon, i know your knock"

Loud and proud in our family

If you fart, you fart. End of!!

I do not understand you you can be so precious about a bodily function

Well it could have been worse, you could have followed through.

I remember once coming in from outside and thinking I'd just "let one out" in the corridor while nobody was there....to turn the corner and see my boss and 3 directors staring at me trying desperately not to laugh. Don't think I've ever turned such a bright shade of beetroot before.

OK. So I just read that back.

Can I clarify. Those are 2 separate points. All I did was fart, I did not follow through

what

My husband and all of my friends have declared my trumps pathetic. Even my best efforts sound like a light magazine gently closing (akin to delicately flapping shut a copy of Hello). Not only have I let them all down, but I've let myself down...

I echo pipbin sentiment!

If I was of a suspicious mind I might think that you were trying to get ladies to talk about covert farting techniques.

I love farting! There, I've said it.

My mum used to give my dad a row for farting at home and told him to 'go outside to do that'. This resulted in dad getting up mid conversation, going out the back door, shutting it behind him m, letting rip then coming back in to carry on as if nothing ever happened. It was hilarious, especially as he isn't exactly a silent ripper.

Farts are not funny. Not the sound, not the smell, nothing.

Yes, it is unbearably rude to 'call someone out' for breaking wind. It happens. We all do it sometimes. It's a natural bodily function.

I have absolutely no time for anyone over the age of about 16 who either finds farts funny or calls people out over it.

It's pathetic. Entirely pathetic.

Ma? Is that you?

Now, now ladies. The OP didn't fart, we are ladies. This is how unicorns are born. It's all fluffy, glittery, pink and certainly not smelly.

Thankfully at work the smell just blends in with all the other bad smells.
Where the heck do you work?

This is how unicorns are born. It's all fluffy, glittery, pink and certainly not smelly

that's why we call them fluffs in our house!