Have you ever “passed gas” in public and couldn’t get away before the smell hit everyone around you?
C’mon, I know everyone has done it before. You’re in the grocery store in the cereal aisle when you feel the urge to fart. You look around to make sure you’re alone before you let it rip. Then you walk down the aisle as fast as you can to get away from the crime scene.
I was at Almost Somewhat Positive where she’s reliving a similar embarrassing experience. The only thing is that she was strapped into her airplane seat at the time with the “Fasten Seat Belt” sign was still on. The poor girl!
Anyway, that reminded me of my most recent flight to San Diego. I was working with an all-male crew which should have told me I was in trouble. Upon deplaning, I was standing at the boarding door doing my usual “goodbye” routine when the awful smell hit me. I felt like I was going to choke to death (no dramatics here)! Standing at the door with me was another flight attendant and the captain. They both started to laugh. Why do guys think this is funny? I’ll never understand it.
The next day we were boarding the return flight to Honolulu. Again, I was at the boarding door with the same flight attendant, only this time he was crouched down behind me trying to hide from the passengers while he finished his lunch. Talk about the perfect opportunity for payback! Believe me, I tried but I just can’t seem to fart on demand. He should thank his lucky stars!
Would you like to share some of your embarrassing stories?
27 Comments on “What’s That Smell?”
6:59 am
Oh God, Kailani!! You are a nut!!! I do have an embarassing story to tell, but it isnt mine LOL
I was in the grocery store with my Mama and Granddad. Usually, when (I was about 17 when this happened) we’d go to the store, granddad would act up and be silly. Well, my mama decided to get him back.
We were standing in the MEAT department (for crying out loud, other customers probably thought the meat was rotten) and all of a sudden this rank, nasty, horrible smell drifts my way. Standing about 3 feet away from us was another couple, an older couple. Apparently they smelled it at the same time I did because they had these horrible looks on their faces.
So, my mama (who was the culprit in this situation) looks right at these people, points at my granddad and said “it was him, he couldnt help it!” ROFL!!!
I about died. He turned sooooooo red. She was all like ha, payback is a b***h, aint it? LOL
1:20 pm
That was hilarious! I do have to say that I don’t have any “passing gas” story of my own in public, but at home is another story.
But there was this one time my siblings and I went to Bermuda and we were in this store and this old guy in front of us let it ripped so loud that we couldn’t help but laughed our heads off, but he just walked away like nothing every happened. It was so funny! I told my sister that I hope when I get older…I don’t just let it rip like that without knowing. Somebody kill me then please.
1:23 pm
Too bad you can’t pass gas on demand. That’d have been perfect!
When I was little, we’d be in the car and this awful smell would come over us. My sister and I would always say “Da-ad! Did you let one?” And he’d say “It wasn’t me, it was the catalytic converter”, blaming the car itself! So now, it’s a family joke. If anyone lets one, we say it was the catalytic converter, even if we’re not in the car.
1:35 pm
Men and the things they find funny. Oh how I wish you could have farted on demand lmao
2:02 pm
I once let out a tiny squeaker at the video rental shop. My husband looked at me in horror as if I’d done it on purpose!! Still make me laugh when I think about it.
2:54 pm
Oh, man you cracked me up! Fart on demand, LOL!
I just learned yesterday, AFTER I told my husband that I had posted his favorite story… that he had just told his coworkers this story last week. Hmmmm, I wonder why he didn’t tell me! He said he was going to send them the link because my version is much better. ;O)
3:04 pm
Ok. You made me.
I was at Wal Mart a few weeks ago and had to pass gas. I did in the toothpaste aisle and moved down the aisle. Sure enough, a nice family man appears to pick out some toothpaste in the same location where I was. I was totally embarassed.
I should have chosen a lesser traveled aisle, like automotive or something.
3:05 pm
OMG!! you’re so crazy! And you’re right, what is it about men that makes farts funny long after they’re like, 12? Maybe one of your male readers can enlighten us.
Sam…that’s great! Your Mama and Grandad sound like they’re a hoot.
3:27 pm
I thought you were going to say you were at “Almost Somewhat Positive” and passed gas there! I was going to reassure you that, as far as I know, the technology doesn’t exist that would transfer the smell over the internet.
And boy, am I thankful for that!
3:28 pm
Also…be careful trying to pass gas. Sometimes you can try to hard and, well, get a bonus gift.
My friends and I call that “Gambling and losing.”
4:37 pm
Yes, Mert had me in tears of laughter this morning too! Dh wrote an experience on this when he was in Jr. High that cracked me up too. I wish it didn’t give me such comfort to read that EVERYONE has bodily functions and stories to share! LOL I’ll be thinking up a good embarassing post now…
Hugs,
Holly
Holly’s Corner
4:50 pm
Oh now that would have been sooooo funny!
4:57 pm
Oh my heck, I have so many of these, most of them involving my husband. He is notorious for cutting them, grabbing my arm and saying “walk fast.”
It used to really annoy me, but now I’m just kind of used to it. Plus it makes me get the giggles.
10:13 pm
Thats too funny!!
1:46 am
DD shared a story with me. She was in Sunday School and had to pass gas… during the prayer! And some boy came up and told her “you farted.”
DD says my story was too boring to share.
2:39 am
This is so funny. I wish you could have let loose…. men are some juvenile.. but we love them
5:02 am
I SWEAR I left a message about your “farting co-workers” last night.
I have been having some problems getting on to certain blogs to comment, however, yours has not been one of them.
Maybe I dreamed it. Well, I read it and cracked up aniyway.
As for farting on demand ??? the older you get the easier it is.
6:29 am
Everyone is talking about gas today so I am going to share a confession about this sort of thing on my blog right now.
3:53 pm
Kukka-Maria, I believe that’s called a “shart”.
I am always telling my daughter the very same thing, don’t try too hard… you just might get a poot with a lump in it, LOL!
Oh man, LG are you sorry for posting this yet?
** Who thought farting would be such a popular subject? LOL!
4:48 pm
Speaking of farting in public….9th grade, sit-ups in gym class, boy I liked holding my legs.
** ROFLMAO! Nuff said!
10:17 pm
Oh my goodness, I am laughing so hard right now…plus then everybody else’s story is so funny. Everybody has a fart story of some sort! BTW, I finally posted my meme on my weirdness! Thanks for the tag!
5:50 am
AHAHAHA!! It’s so funny to read everyone elses fart stories too!!!
9:42 pm
Gabriel…
Thanks for sharing your thoughts with us. Some of them are really interesting…
2:44 am
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8:08 am
OMG. . . this is hysterical stuff.
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4:03 am
When I was younger, my Dad would let off some real loud ones. My baby sister was about 2 at the time and one day she was quite startled by a particularly loud gas and jumped up, “What was that?”
My dad, always one to joke, replied, “Mice on motorcycles!”
Since then, in my family, we have referred to gas as “Mice on Motorcycs” because my little sister couldn´t say motorcycles!
(I'll take good care of it.)