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What is the proper word etiquette for a man that passing gas in front of you?

) December 19th, 2010
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Wife and i were standing in line at a WalMart Store in Kentucky. The line was long. a man, of foreign descent, passed gas right in front of us. Not only did we hear the vibrations, but we were overcome by the smell and reached for a handerchief to cover our face. Question: what do you say to a person that passes gas in front of you?

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Nothing unless it becomes an issue. Do you expect him to leave line and lose his spot all because he has to fart? It’s just one of those things I guess. Now if he was pushing it out against his pants and doing a little dance then perhaps I would offer him my high heel on his toe.

Haberdasher (61

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Gesundheit?

coffeenut (6171

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He was probably hoping the people behind you thought it was you.:D
But seriously, I would have said ‘Excuse You!’
Sometime it is hard to find proper words for bad behavior!

AmWiser (14947

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My sister told me this story. She was once riding the subway in NYC when a man let a silent, but really stinky one fly and then looked askance at the lady sitting nearest to him and then around at those nearby, with a look as if implying it had been her. My sister said the woman gave him a long look and loudly said, “You betta don’t. I totally saw you tilt.” LOL To the point, I don’t think there is much you can say. He was probably pretty embarrassed anyway. At least he didn’t try to “accuse” you! ;)

diavolobunneh (172

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What do you wanna say? It happens. Unless he deliberately does it to annoy people, I’d say nothing. Might be kinda nice if he apologized, but it’s really no big deal. Farting is a natural function, etiquette was created by man, so meh.

Berserker (33548

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I personally would not say anything.

marinelife (62485

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Flirt!! XD

lucillelucillelucille (34325

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I would say “AMATEUR”

Mikewlf337 (6262

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Nothing – according to Miss Manners, you pretend it didn’t happen.

Supacase (14563

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Shout: Clean Up! Register 3!!

filmfann (52219

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@filmfann , I don’t care who you are, that there was funny. I’ll chuckle about that one for hours.

bkcunningham (18496

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Say nothing and tell yourself most people would rather not be caught letting loud or stinky farts in public places. Be grateful it wasn’t you or your wife overcome by a fart.

Neizvestnaya (22657

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Silence.
It’s your chance to squeak one out without anyone knowing.

LuckyGuy (43689

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pretend to pass out on the floor right there in line clutching your throat and gasping; oh god what is that? By the way you said foreign descent. From where ? It matters.

woodcutter (16377

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I’m with @worriedguy – always the practical one.

seazen (6123

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Mmmm, meatballs….i’m hungry now! :¬)

ucme (50047

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The proper etiquette for me is to tap that man on the shoulder and politely say…“excuse me sir, do that again in front of me in this line and I will set your hair on fire!”

Cruiser (40449

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You could always use Rodney Dangerfield’s great line from “Caddyshack.” “Somebody step on a duck or what?” LOL

diavolobunneh (172

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