Word of the Day: Fart

Fart:

To break wind; flatulate.

Middle English ferten, farten; akin to Old High German ferzan "to break wind," Old Norse freta, Greek perdesthai, Sanskrit pardate he breaks wind
First Known Use: 13th century

As you can see, the word "fart" has a history all the way back to the Indo-European language roots. It had its beginnings in the Proto-Indo-European word "perd." There was a shift in consonant pronunciations (See Grimm's Law, or Germanic Consonant shift,) between the 3rd and 5th centuries AD, which turned the "P" to an "F."

"Fart" has come to be known as a more vulgar term than its corresponding Latinate words, like "flatulate." Many words of Germanic origin received this treatment in England, when Latin (and later, French) were the prestige languages, and Germanic English was considered low, course, vulgar, or of the masses.

Many of our short, strong, Germanic words have been relegated to this same fat. "Fart," "shit," "f---," and "c---" are considered offensive in varying degrees, while "flatulence, excrete, fornicate, and vagina" retain the sanitized, almost medical association of their prestigious Latin roots. You know. People always use Latinate words to sound more intelligent and refined.

If there are any etymologists (JORDAN) here, they ought to step in and add, or correct my flagrant errors.

Bravo to fart....

well researched and well related...hahahaha

I almost farted with laughter when I read the title.

Fun fart fact: Men fart more often, but women's farts smell worse. This is probably because women oppress their farts, stewing it for longer before emergence.

Lmao abby

FART

They say everything is getting farther apart
This inspired me to raise a scientific stink
Farther Apart Reaction Theory, or just Fart
More room out than there is in don't you think

They say it all began with a cosmic Big Bang
Now philosophers have substantiation.
That everything in this world has a yin and yang
Of the "Substances High In Transmutation"

I admit this "SHIT " is getting very deep
My ASS will never get any Nobel Prizes
As Syndrome Symptoms often keep
Us Einstein minds from sharing our surprises

But from the bowels of the political committee
And the Albert Gores of this human race
Our futures do not have to be all that shitty
Lest we be slapped from the table of grace

Written by Karan from PR

A Fart...

A fart can be quiet
A fart can be loud
Some leave powerful
Poisonous clouds

A fart can be short
Or a fart can be long
Some farts have been known
To sound just like a song

Some farts do not smell
While others are vile
A fart can pass quickly
Or linger awhile.

A fart can create
A most-curious medley
A fart can be harmless
Or silent, but deadly

A fart can occur
In a number of places
And leave everyone
With strange looks on their faces

From wide open prairies
To small elevators
A fart will find all of us
Sooner or later

So be not afraid
Of the invisible gas
For always remember
That farts too, shall pass

A fart a day keeps indigestion at bay.

Granny makes music with her fanny, because she can't resist the chili from her friend Milly. LOL

Ha ha ha, sorry folks, just feeling silly :p

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Sorry Ingrid, these fun facts aren't appropriate for the main boards! Hope you understand.

Alzheimer's Angels are lovely old farts
When they can't remember it breaks our hearts
That may well be a good question my friend
But the answer is blowing in the wind.

I know, Donald. It's bad enough that female physiology allows any flatus to escape at all. But the fact that two mature women are seen here to be discussing its action, both anally and vaginally, in a manner such as this, is to be abhorred. I am frankly disgusted and ashamed.

Woops, farted.

^^
Ha ha ha, I bet you are!

Well, don't look at us, we weren't the ones who started this thread!

As to you question, Donald: he is measuring the snow. :p

Hhahaah...OMGGGGGG
FOR God sake this thread SMELLS bad

Quite odorous,
I am reminded of Chitty Chitty
Bang Bang.
I find this Truly Scrumptious and
beckon you all to Toot Sweet.

No longer need candy be Mute!

The treats that's so tweetable,
lusciously eatable,
with that unbeatable--Sound!

A Musical Morsel, Supreme!

I have found toots sweet, Ha! Ha!

Butt, after twice the release
I could never take 67 more!
Bweeps!

Class {shadow sonnet}

Class is when you are sitting in a class
Passing the opportunity passing
Gas, your flatulence is a suppressed gas
Amassing down where it is amassing

Excuse me though I know there is no excuse
Surprise , surprise ,fellows, surprise, surprise!!
Abusing excuses of pardoned abusing
Lies not where many tell innocent lies

I could easily pretend, 'twas not I
Art of deception none the less an art
Lie not where you do not need to lie
Fart where ever thou art, feel free to fart

Class is class, at times we try to out class
Class it says excuse me, that does shout class

Farts and butts are A-okay (genitalia too if it's not overkill), but some things in this thread have been excessively lewd and I will be editing without penalty if posts go overboard. I know it's fun to run free and not guard your words, but let's retain a bit of decency.

Anyway, good word, Sibs. Glad to see people are getting into it.

Oh, I am sorry. I apologize for adding indecent information.

All's well, Ingrid. I know you were just having fun and I had to smile with you, but as a mod, I felt it went too far. Nothing personal.

The sensual mortal bean

Many a bean have I tasted
So my point is not wasted
Beans are perceived
When gas is relieved
Seems that its mysteriously absurd
Knowing not beans of what we've heard
They are felt
Then are smelt
Never more to be seen
Is the vapor of a bean
What manner of art
is in my brain fart?

Can't help myself I am a sit-house philosopher

Fart

Mr. Bart, ate beans and how he did fart
smelled so bad it made his hair part.
He went to the local K-Mart
was told, don't you start.
He took off like a dart
with the shopping cart.
With every step, how he did fart.
He thought I am so smart,
I have created a work of art.
With that, how he did fart.

^^

This is hilarious, ha ha ha ha!