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To be completely gobsmacked that in ds book from the library it says...

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IamAlsoADreamerOfChocolate · 15/05/2009 18:17

Farty pants.
The book is called pants it was in the young toddlers section and it actually says farty pants in there.
Is that just not wrong??
We say trumpy pants or trump but not fart is it not a swear word
I prmise you I am not very pfb[well not much]
but tell me is it wrong or what?????

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RedCharityBonney · 15/05/2009 18:20

FARTS.

Farty farts.

Big farty farts!

Not a swear word, honest.

rubyslippers · 15/05/2009 18:20

i am telling you, that you will cringe when you look back at this thread

flamingobingo · 15/05/2009 18:20

A swearword?

Don't be daft! Fart is a fab word!

NigellaTufnel · 15/05/2009 18:20

Fart is not a swear word, just a word for a bodily function.
Not a nice one, I grant you.

All our kids will use it. Tons of times. And having a book about it may make it less snigger-inducing

I wouldn't get the bonfires built just yet.

flamingobingo · 15/05/2009 18:22

Farting hell! How farting ridiculous!

MIL thinks it's a swearword too - she once recounted, to my mounting horror, hearing my DD1 at the age of 2 'said a swear word...it was f....'. My heart skipped a beat as I thought she was going to say 'fuck' when actually all she'd said was 'fart' Daft old bat!

We have to say 'bottom burp' in our house so the children don't upset her [rolls eyes]

Tamarto · 15/05/2009 18:23

Oh dear..

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IamAlsoADreamerOfChocolate · 15/05/2009 18:23

but FART I just can't beleive they used FART lol
I know I sound nuts I just Can't beleive it my freind is finding it hilarious I dunno I just thought you know ...but it still comes back to the point that it said FARTY PANTS!!!!

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FabulousBakerGirl · 15/05/2009 18:24

My 3 year old and I were doing a alphabet jigsaw today. He told me j was for jam and s was for swear word.

missmapp · 15/05/2009 18:24

Ds1 has that book - his grandma bought it for him and he loves it.

rubyslippers · 15/05/2009 18:24

i find the word fart intrinsically funny tho'

DS is going through a poo, bum, willy stage AM

curlyredhead · 15/05/2009 18:25

Fart? A swear word? Oh my...

What is the 'polite' word for fart, then? I think trump is much worse than fart "ooh, I just trumped...." eeeugh.

Guadalupe · 15/05/2009 18:25

Ha ha.

ShellingPeas · 15/05/2009 18:25

Fart is a very very very old English word. Shakespeare used it in his plays, along with piss and other such rudeness. Queen Elizabeth I reportedly used it too about a court attendant who let one off in her presence. Not sure when it became undesirable though - perhaps there is a stray pedant around who can enlighten us?

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IamAlsoADreamerOfChocolate · 15/05/2009 18:25

I know it's not that bad really -I just am a bit -well I don't know what I am just surprised that it was used ifyswim.

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rubyslippers · 15/05/2009 18:26

Chaucer used it too

a lot

SamJamsmum · 15/05/2009 18:26

That's a good book.

KingCanuteIAm · 15/05/2009 18:27

It is not a swear word in our house! Trump is a bit girly and airey fairy for us lot here.

I agree it is not a particularly nice word but, unless you are going to have your children saying "Oh, I am terribly sorry, I appeared to have passed wind" (complete with a plum to pop in their mouths) then it is the lesser of many evils IMO!

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IamAlsoADreamerOfChocolate · 15/05/2009 18:30

I know I know I did laugh and am still laughing when I am reading your replies but I was just so shocked[must be very sheltered] I just did not expect to see Farty pants after mummy pants and subamarine pants

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teafortwo · 15/05/2009 18:38

I agree. I wanted a nice book to buy to celebrate dds toilet training success!!!!

I bought this book....

www.amazon.co.uk/Pants-Book-CD-Giles-Andreae/dp/055255572X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1242408148 &sr=8-1

It is fun, funny and so so great! We have made a matching game out of the last page and even the cd is one of our favourites - Lenny Henry's singing version of the book are very funny.

I did however, leave this one on the shelf...

www.amazon.co.uk/More-Pants-Giles-Andreae/dp/0552554952/ref=pd_bxgy_b_img_b

I didn't feel comfortable saying THAT word either!

I have always changed one word when reading this book aloud too...

www.amazon.co.uk/Revolting-Rhymes-Roald-Dahl/dp/0141501758/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1242408397 &sr=1-1

It is a fab, clever and fun book and Roald Dahl is a huge hero of mine.... BUT I can't bring myself to read aloud the word....(whispers) 'slut'!

NotPlayingAnyMore · 15/05/2009 19:07

OP - for someone who is so shocked about this, you sure use the word a lot yourself

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IamAlsoADreamerOfChocolate · 15/05/2009 19:08

ah not just me then teafortwo however you have put it better than me I was just uncomfortable for him to use /know the word fart at three I know I will hear enough when he is older
I also got it thinking it would be good as we have just potty trained.

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minko · 15/05/2009 19:08

Can I just recommend 'Pooh, was that you Bertie?' by David Roberts. A great book all about the f word... Admittedly I was a bit shocked to start with but it quickly became a favourite in our house!

warthog · 15/05/2009 19:10

you're off your rocker!

SammyK · 15/05/2009 19:11

He will be hearing much worse once he mixes with other children at preschool and school!

Blu · 15/05/2009 19:13

'bottom burp' is a REVOLTING expression!

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