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Feeling Presidential

I don't know whether I've mentioned before that around our house noises made by the body are held in high esteem. Well, if not high esteem exactly, at least we recognize that many odd and entertaining sounds emit from our bodies, often without warning.

In particular, I have a certain reputation for farting a lot. It's not something I'm all that proud of, but I am an old fart, so there you go.

So how happy I am to find a useful new phrase to describe this earthy delight, thanks to Melissa / Shakespeare's Sister. I don't usually quote entire blog articles, but this exchange is pleasantly short and I'm such a sucker for a Scottish accent — which is another story entirely.

Last night, Mr. Shakes and I were lying in bed, and had just been talking about the president’s fondness for farting, when I heard Mr. Shakes’ gut grumbling menacingly.

“Do you have an upset tummy?” I asked.

“Aye,” Mr. Shakes replied, “and the oopset’s heading sooth, so get ready for soome Bushisms.”

And thusly was it decreed at Shakes Manor that farts will hereafter be known as Bushisms, and gassiness as “feeling presidential.”

["News from Shakes Manor", Shakespeare's Sister, 23 August 2006.]

Posted on August 24, 2006 at 12.33 by jns · Permalink
In: All, Old Fartdom

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  1. Written by Shakespeare's Sister
    on Thursday, 24 August 2006 at 14.59
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    LOL!

  2. Written by S.W. Anderson
    on Thursday, 24 August 2006 at 15.40
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    When I first read about Bush's flair for flatulance, the first thing that flashed through my mind was him with poor Laura and the crew of his Marine chopper, all together in a relatively small enclosed space.

    Eewww!

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    on Monday, 28 August 2006 at 21.16
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