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matcom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-08-04 06:29 AM
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Website Teaches Kids How To "Make Better Farts"
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THE ABC has come under fire for wasting taxpayers' money on a new website which encourages children to "make better farts".

The Federal Government is outraged that the national broadcaster axed the popular children's show Behind The News because of a lack of funding, but managed to find money to teach kids how to break wind more effectively.

Respected scientist Dr Karl Kruszelnicki has written a column for the site called Begone With The Wind, telling children that "the average fart is a wondrous event". Children are also encouraged to take part in a "Great Fart Survey", a "Great Baked Beans Fart Experiment" and to submit poetry about bodily functions.

"What are the farts of Australia's kids really like?" the survey asks. "Are we a nation of silent and deadlies or machine gunners? And how much do baked beans really increase your farting ability?"

http://www.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,4057,10073155%255E13762,00.html
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skooooo Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-08-04 06:35 AM
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1. did you contract for this job, matcom?
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supernova Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-08-04 06:40 AM
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2. Why does all the best news come out of Australia?
Studies of farting kids.

Cross-dressing cuttlefish.

:shrug:

I think I want to move there.
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Red State Rebel Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-08-04 07:37 AM
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3. Do they have White Castle in Australia? n/m
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GOPisEvil Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-08-04 07:40 AM
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4. I don't need any assistance this morning!
Whew! x(
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BlueJazz Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-08-04 07:57 AM
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5. It says in the article......
"Children are also encouraged to take part in a "Great Fart Survey", a "Great Baked Beans Fart Experiment" and to submit poetry about bodily functions".

Myself, being an astute reader of poetry, recall this magnificent artistic Gem:

"Beans, Beans...the magical fruit...
the more you eat, the more you Toot" :)
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TreasonousBastard Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-08-04 09:51 AM
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6. For those too lazy to google...
Dr. Karl:

http://www.abc.net.au/science/k2/moments/s364725.htm

This is the magnificent job that your anal sphincter does some 10 times per day, without fail. The proctologist, Dr. W. C. Bornemeier, wrote in his admiration of the anal sphincter, "...It apparently can tell whether its owner is alone or with someone, whether standing up or sitting down, and whether its owner has his pants on or off. No other muscle in the body is such a protector of the dignity of man, yet so ready to come to his relief."

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Josef Pujol was born in Marseilles in 1857. He soon discovered that he could control the muscles of his abdomen, like a bellows. When he synchronised this with careful control of the muscles of his anus, he found he could easily move two litres of water in and out of his colon - purely under voluntary control. He soon moved up to moving air in and out. He started off doing tricks for his friends. Of course, he would give his colon a thorough wash out before any performance, so there were never any embarrassing odours. His "natural" vocal range was only 4 notes - do, mi, sol, and up to the next do again.

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His vocal impressions covered the timid fart of a bride on her wedding night, her lusty raspberry fart one week later, and an imposing 10-second fart which sounded like the cutting of coarse cloth. After more sonic impressions, including farting the the French National Anthem, he would delicately retire off-stage, to insert a tube into his anus. Back on stage, he would further entertain the audience by using the tube to play various wind instruments, and to smoke a cigarette right down to the butt. He could even blow out candles at 30 cm.


More fartology at:

http://abc.net.au/spark/smelly/begone/default.htm
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No2W2004 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-08-04 10:00 AM
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7. As if my 6 and 8 year olds need any encouragement....

Right now, farts are a major source of amusement!

:D
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