Air Biscuits and Human Conditioning

Well its funny though because when I fart it usually comes out strong or just smelly. Most people around me will put a quick blame on me. What's even more strange is if a woman farts, they will utter a SINGLE word but her flatulence will get your attention. You can't put the blame on her because it will either be awkward to accuse a 'female' for farting or she will get extremely offensive.

[quote name='Canonbeat234' post='2050964' date='Jun 13 2009, 06:12 PM']her flatulence will get your attention. You can't put the blame on her because it will either be awkward[/quote]

I know. They hold it in for so long to be polite and when they finally do, it smells like someone skinned a yak.

lol. I liked the article. pretty funny, and has some truth to it

To tell you the truth cavemen probably didn't think farts were funny. The only reason why we laugh at our stinkers is we our conscious and aware of societal implications of farting. I highly doubt cavemen had that degree of social cognition. Paint all the caves in france if you want, farts will still not be funny for couple hundred years.

On the other hand one could argue that no one else need to be present for a fart to be funny. In fact, some of the best will probably be produced without anyone to revel in them. It begs to be equated to If a fart is produced and no one is there to smell it...does it really smell? But my point is that society still governs your actions even when you are not around others. Farts are still funny because they are taboo. Because they are no accepted and are a deviant and diversive medium. And no matter how far away you are from another human, you are still a product of your environment and have the same societal expectations ingrained in your reaction to certain situations.

I propose that not all cultures think farts are in fact funny. Some cultures probably view it as natural as a sneeze. It is only our internal culture stigmatization which makes us draw an uneasy pleasure from performing on the butt trumpet.

lol...This is what a B.A in psychology gets you, the ability to wax prophetic on flatulence while staying completely honest to your intellectual leanings. Stay in school kids, and don't smoke pot all the way through college.

[quote name='PBC' post='2056882' date='Jun 16 2009, 06:33 AM']I propose that not all cultures think farts are in fact funny. Some cultures probably view it as natural as a sneeze. It is only our internal culture stigmatization which makes us draw an uneasy pleasure from performing on the butt trumpet.

lol...This is what a B.A in psychology gets you, the ability to wax prophetic on flatulence while staying completely honest to your intellectual leanings. Stay in school kids, and don't smoke pot all the way through college.[/quote]

So to sum it up, the correlation of farts being funny/shameful/an icebreaker at parties is likely better matched to the cultural taboos and societal expectations than my proposed (albeit probably incorrect) causation of higher evolutionary traits.

I'll need to digest that, but wow...

[quote name='jesuschristmonkeyballs' post='2050921' date='Jun 13 2009, 06:47 PM']Many people think it's funny to spackle a friends coffee cup[/quote]

....WHAT!? Don't do this.

[quote name='jesuschristmonkeyballs' post='2057929' date='Jun 17 2009, 12:01 AM'][quote name='PBC' post='2056882' date='Jun 16 2009, 06:33 AM']I propose that not all cultures think farts are in fact funny. Some cultures probably view it as natural as a sneeze. It is only our internal culture stigmatization which makes us draw an uneasy pleasure from performing on the butt trumpet.

lol...This is what a B.A in psychology gets you, the ability to wax prophetic on flatulence while staying completely honest to your intellectual leanings. Stay in school kids, and don't smoke pot all the way through college.[/quote]

So to sum it up, the correlation of farts being funny/shameful/an icebreaker at parties is likely better matched to the cultural taboos and societal expectations than my proposed (albeit probably incorrect) causation of higher evolutionary traits.

I'll need to digest that, but wow...
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Irony.

[quote name='Maktub' post='2057973' date='Jun 16 2009, 04:29 PM']

Irony.[/quote]

Go to dictionary.com, look up "irony" and report back.

people have a habit of laughing at things that scare them, but they know is unavoidable.
farting is one of those things that reminds us that we are nothing more than warring animals. It scares most people to be reminded of this fact.

[quote name='Heran Bago' post='2057946' date='Jun 17 2009, 01:12 AM'][quote name='jesuschristmonkeyballs' post='2050921' date='Jun 13 2009, 06:47 PM']Many people think it's funny to spackle a friends coffee cup[/quote]

....WHAT!? Don't do this.
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considering I read that as putting polyfilla in someone's coffee... its probably a bad idea