The History of Farting

by Benjamin Bart

This is a collection of papers from the Bart Collection on the history of farting. The collection was started by Benjamin Bart on discovering several papers in his grandmother Emily's cedar chest, and are available with the help of the Australian Literature Council. The book encompasses all aspects of the history of farting, from the place of farts in culture through the ages to an A-Z of classic farts. Also included are sections on Le Petomane, France's greatest farter whose performances impressed Le Moulin Rouge, and on the Farta from Sparta, the old rugby club favourite immortalized in 12-verse epic limerick. For the medically-minded, a chapter considers the physiology of farting.

Genres: Humor, History, Nonfiction

160 pages, Paperback

First published November 1, 1995

Reviews

[Fred Perry · Rating 2 out of 5]

Book "stinks." Merely an anecdotal collection and a poorly organized one, at that. Subject deserves more than just a re-telling of commonly available fart related stories!

[sara · Rating 2 out of 5]

i thought it was weird how the book kept insisting that all women fart, but then i realized it was published in 1993, well before i was born, and it is merely outdated in its research

[Christopher · Rating 3 out of 5]

"You don't have to be a genius to laugh at a fart, but you have to be a moron not to."

Louis CK

[Liam Elsea · Rating 2 out of 5]

Very racially charged in parts (in farts).

[Phishy · Rating 3 out of 5]

I will need serious self-restraint when I teach Global II next year to not mention Joseph Pujol.

[Joseph Inzirillo · Rating 3 out of 5]

Before anyone thinks I'm crazy for reading this... I found this along with the Future of Farting in a used book store in Tacoma. It was a last minute decision to buy the pair that was pushed on me by my sister. At some point during the trek home we got stuck in traffic. This book helped us survive 1 1/2 hours of bumper to bumper. Parts had us crying and other parts were just plain wrong. Reminded me of the cat book I read, "I could pee on this". Overall worth the laughter.

[Amanda · Rating 1 out of 5]

A very silly, little book. Only good for a laugh because none of it reads as true. Bought it as a stocking stuffer for my fiancé and it made him laugh so much that I read it too. I want those 15 minutes back.

[Jeff Taylor · Rating 5 out of 5]

Anyone who takes the time to write a book about farts and to have it published has got talent! Even if the book is not totally hysterical, the fact that it makes you laugh just a little is a job well done! Having books like this to entertain is in some way is valuable on many levels. I think about the individuals who suffer from any depression such as my-self, it will help breakdown the walls to smile and enjoy the rest of my day/night! In my opinion, it's a great book to spark anyone's curiosity and take a few minutes/hours to humor ourselves in anyway possible/needed! The book is great in many ways on many levels for anyone/everyone in their own way! That's my thought on the book! thank you Mr. Bart!!!

[Ben Zimmerman · Rating 2 out of 5]

This book was exactly what you would expect. The limericks in the beginning wore down my initial distaste, and gave me the giggles. It overstayed its welcome though, and by about page 60 the book has made every joke worth making. It's pretty much all downhill for the next 100 pages. I was considering putting this in my classroom, but there are a few too many "S#!&"s, "A$$"s, and jokes about putting things into butts then farting them out. I would not recommend this to anyone. I may leave it on my toilet as a joke for guests using my bathroom.

[John · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's funny as hell. Here's one example:

"The story goes that Edward de Vere, 17th Earl of Oxford, knelt in front of Queen Elizabeth 1 and let rip with a huge fart. He was so embarrassed that he exiled himself from Court for years. When he felt brave enough to return he was spotted by the Good Queen, who said: Come forward, Sir. We have forgiven you the fart."

[Mary Strand · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was a gag Christmas gift from my son. The first half was sometimes laugh-out-loud funny, but the second half was ... dull. And silly inaccuracies (like INSISTING that there's NO other word for fart, which is like when memes say "I bet you can't think of a word that begins with "a") were annoying. A 20- or 30- or even 40-page book would've been fun. This was 160 pages.

[Sean Harding · Rating 4 out of 5]

What kind of cockamamie nonsense is this!
My mother would have said well I have had enough of your school boy humour!!
Anyway a book of poems, jokes, quotes, and general all round silliness and all with the focus of the humble fart.
Laugh out loud moments are sprinkled all the way through the book.

[Bill · Rating 2 out of 5]

This fart book is about what I expected, but it wore out its welcome pretty quickly. The whole 2nd half is an "A-to-Z" of fart-related subjects, and it really got tedious and non-funny about 6 or 7 letters into the alphabet.

[Athul Domichen · Rating 3 out of 5]

The title is a misnomer - less history, more jokes and anecdotes. The mishmash collection turns into an alphabetical order list after a while - to fill pages?

Overall, it's like farts. often hilarious, mostly stinky.

#tinyreviews

[Laura Scribner · Rating 2 out of 5]

Well, it’s short.

This caught my attention at checkout, and I thought, Why not? I could use some humor!

Only none of it was funny.

How do you make an entire book about farts, and have every joke fall flat?

[Dree · Rating 5 out of 5]

If you expect a ton out of a book called The History of Farting, filled with bad jokes and poems, then that seem like a YOU thimg. This book is bad, but in a fun way. I groaned and giggled and made a rucous. 10 outta 10, would recommend for those with a taste for kinda cringy humor.

[Allan James Howson · Rating 4 out of 5]

The history of the farthing

I downloaded the book being interested in old coinage, but found no mention of old coins but anecdotes of someone maybe wanting to spend a penny!

[Peyton Ripley · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very humorous and with some "interesting" fart facts.

[Dan Beasley · Rating 5 out of 5]

It stinks!

[Ryan Lyppens · Rating 5 out of 5]

The title is incredible and the content lives up to the hype. Best Christmas present ever!

[Lauren · Rating 4 out of 5]

It's like if your weird grandpa published years' worth of thoughts about farts. Which is exactly what it is

[Christopher Li]

Joseph Pujol and gustave andre stool are the GOATS!

[Kevin Fulton · Rating 3 out of 5]

Exquisite

[Sharon Zink · Rating 3 out of 5]

Funny.

[Alison · Rating 2 out of 5]

Definitely a Bobby book

[Catrin · Rating 2 out of 5]

People really just be out here exercising free will.

[Nick · Rating 2 out of 5]

It's ok. The first annecdote was the best. After that, there was a few chuckles.

[Crixy · Rating 5 out of 5]

#POOOOOOOOOOTTTT

[Michelle · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute poems and interesting facts about something that is always funny - farting!

[Eric · Rating 3 out of 5]

If you love limericks, find farts funny, or you're 12 this book is for you.