I actually have an extended thesis on this subject. I’ll spare you the details.
Use the gnat as an example. When one is buzzing around your head, it seems that swatting only increases his activity around your presence. Swatting also increases the odds you will actually hurt yourself. So there must be a better way to get shed of a gnat.
We must be smarter than the great gnat. We must think like the great gnat and overcome him at his own game. We must realize that there is something about us that is attracting the gnat… so, give our friendly gnat a tastier prize. If I’m at an outdoor restaurant, and a gnat is buzzing, I’ll place a squashed grape on the edge of the table, lead him away, and then place it on the ground where we both find satisfaction in our evening.
In the case of clearing a room full of men, consider placing bait outside the room you want them to vacate. “Hey! I heard there’s no cover at the strip club before 9pm tonight”... or “Have you seen the new hot bar tender at O’Connell’s pub? She comes on about now”... Something, anything to gently lead them away.
But definitely, NEVER EVER Fart in a room full of men expecting to clear them out. That might clear the women from the room, but it will only cause the men to become competitive and start farting themselves. Your goal is left undone, and the mess is bigger than before. Just give them another target and gently, cleverly lead them away… everybody wins… you, them, and the gnat.