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This is the Conversation Forum for Farts and Flatulence << other causes of farts Stick a plug in it! >> Subject: Etiquette ... Posted Apr 17, 2002 by Magnolia   Posting 1 ... in case someone has already addressed the important issue I am about raise, I apologize for not having yet read all the messages already posted on this fascinating subject (I will, I will!) But here's my question: when a person has made an audible contribution, and assuming it wasn't intentional, is it correct to say "Excuse me!"? That is: when the event is inadvertent, but has certainly been audible, is it best to acknowledge it by behaving as if it had been a sneeze or a belch? Or to just feign deafness? Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Etiquette ... Posted Apr 17, 2002 by Monsignore Pizzafunghi Bosselese This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 2 Depending on your company, you could blame it on some creaky plank or just yell 'oooh! Barking spiders!' Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Etiquette ... Posted Apr 18, 2002 by Magnolia This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 3 -- has anyone worked out what celebrities and heads of state do? Is there a protocol which directs aides and subordinates to turn a deaf ear (and anosmic nose) to noxious sounds/smells emanating from A Great Leader? *wadding my ermine robe strategically under my bum as I anxiously awaiting a reply* Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Etiquette ... Posted Apr 18, 2002 by Monsignore Pizzafunghi Bosselese This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 4 I'd guess that somewhere in the smallprint of the protocol it says that the bodyguards are instructed to blush and plead guilty in such a case. Or perhaps some Secretary of State pulls out a tape recorder and announces that he inadvertently played back a life recording of the maiden flight of the all new and shiny ThunderJet interceptor. Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Etiquette ... Posted Apr 22, 2002 by Magnolia This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 5 Well, I'm glad I am neither a head of state nor one of their keepers! Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Etiquette ... Posted Apr 22, 2002 by Monsignore Pizzafunghi Bosselese This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 6 nor a priest who is standing quite alone during performance, no bodyguards and secretaries around... Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Etiquette ... Posted Apr 23, 2002 by Magnolia This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 7 yow! -- d'you s'pose he could blame it on the Dark One??!! Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Etiquette ... Posted Apr 23, 2002 by Monsignore Pizzafunghi Bosselese This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 8 the only things I could think of are creaky planks and perhaps, barking spiders. Er,.. what's 'the Dark One' ? Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Etiquette ... Posted Apr 23, 2002 by Magnolia This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 9 A priest, I thought, might be a little more likely than most folks to believe in the Devil -- and may be inclined to blame him for any noxious emissions that happened to occur in mid-sermon. Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Etiquette ... Posted Apr 25, 2002 by Monsignore Pizzafunghi Bosselese This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 10 Oh, wouldn't this be a suggestion to make a *real* multi-media show instead of a voice-only sermon? 'Hell is a dark place where souls are boiled and sinners rot' <bang> <flash> <sulfurcloud> Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Etiquette ... Posted Apr 28, 2002 by Magnolia This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 11 ... that reminds me of a moment last year! I and two friends had gone to a choir recital at a local chapel just outside London. During the performance, in the sudden silence between two passages, one of my friends let off an ill-timed BOOM!! It was forceful enough that there was a slight thump on the wooden seat ... But (you'll be happy to hear) everyone was SO well-behaved that no-one so much as turned around to look at him, not even me. He didn't show any reaction and we didn't mention it any time later. So you're the first person with whom I've shared information about this fascinating event ... Read the First Reply to this Posting Subject: Etiquette ... Posted Apr 30, 2002 by Monsignore Pizzafunghi Bosselese This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 12 Er... could it be that you experienced a very slight earthquake? Have you collected olfactory proof on your assumption? I mean, this could have been a misconception of sorts! Subject: Etiquette ... Posted Nov 22, 2004 by whsthree This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 13 This is a subject about which I have heard many opposing opinions. After an unintentional audible "wind", most folks I have conversed with feel that it is polite to merely ignore it (pretend it did not occur). However others believe politeness requires an immediate apology (regardless of if it was intentional or not). Oddly enough, Amy Vanderbilt and all other books on etiquette I have consulted are mute on this issue. I would be very interested and greatly appreciate hearing the opionions of all others who wish to add their thoughts and reasons. Many thanks, whsthree Subject: Etiquette ... Posted Dec 7, 2004 by whizzbop This is a reply to this Posting   Posting 14 Do you realise that if you had one of those flatulence cushions by developed by those clever people at GasBGon, most of these etiquette discussions would be a thing of the past. If you aren't sure what I am talking about take a look at www.GasBGon.co.uk Conversation list Most of the content on h2g2 is created by h2g2's Researchers, who are members of the public. 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