Letting Out Winds.

Burping is very much like farting. The main difference between a burp and a fart is the point of exit. Then why is burping more acceptable than farting? When both are biological functions that we sometimes have very little control over.

You can sit at the dinner table, in a restaurant or in church. If you want to burp, simply put your hand on front of your mouth and let it out – look up smiling and say ‘Excuse me’ softly and no further ado. Burping is ok. In fact, in some countries your host would be very offended if you don’t burp aloud several times!

Try farting in the same situation. The place will suddenly go very quiet; some will be disgusted, some will look away, some will blush, some will giggle and others will laugh openly – no matter how nice you smile or where you put your hand. Farting is out! Oops, a slip of the tongue. Farts must be kept in! So you better stay in too!

All this, while many defence forces have a regulation that farting is not rude. Ask me; it happened to me. A soldier stood there in front of me forcing it out and all I could do was to send him to the toilet. He came back doing exactly the same thing. In the end I nailed him for looking me in the eyes. Now that is a cardinal offence. Utter disrespect! To think that before I went to the army, I though it was the right thing to do.

Farting is a very personal thing and it reveals our personality. If somebody farts aloud in public with a grin on his face, some people would dub him as a pig, but it is not so. This is a sure sign of an extrovert!

Do you recognise yourself?
An introvert locks himself into his bedroom and fart in privacy.
A shy person blushes when he farts; even when he is alone.
A competitive person tries to fart louder than others.
A confident person thinks his fart does not smell.
A pessimist sits on the toilet to fart.
An optimist often finds lumps in it.
An egoist likes to smell his own fart.
An arrogant person blames the dog when he farts.
A discreet person always farts silently.
A devious person looks around when he farts.
A vindictive person blames somebody else when he farts.
A conceited person thinks his fart smells good.


The list is endless, but to conclude for today; let’s put paid to another false rumour. It is not just men who fart!


So stay loose and don’t keep it in!