A new collection of snappy, entertaining gas-passing anecdotes and historical tidbits from author Jim Dawson, for potty humor aficionados, bathroom readers, and boys of all ages.
This impolite, aromatic, and incredibly erudite flatulence compendium will astound you with- . The recent discovery of the world's oldest joke, a proverb from the Old Babylonian period, that turned out to be-that's right, folks-a fart joke. . A new reading of Emily Dickinson's poetry that ""reveals"" the true meaning behind ""They Have a Little Odor."" . A harrowing account of Apollo astronauts getting inner-space gas from hydrogen bubbles in their drinking water on their way to the moon. . The other Tiger Woods scandal-this one involving a mysterious cheek-squeak recorded while Tiger sized up an approach shot at the 2009 Buick Open.
. A scientist who built the world's biggest whoopee cushion and lived to tell about it . . .
. . . and many more wacky but true tales from the fart historian who brought you the best-selling Who Cut the Cheese? and its combustible sequel, Blame It on the Dog. In this incomparable collection you'll experience firsthand the Jungian implications of farting, the environmental import of ""flatulence cards"" in the carbon-offset market, and the brutally honest social commentary of a man whose office chair broadcasts his farts on Twitter. After reading this book you'll proudly proclaim, ""I fart, therefore I am.""
By:
Jim Dawson
Imprint: Ten Speed Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions:
Height: 190mm,
Width: 140mm,
Spine: 13mm
Weight: 159g
ISBN: 9781580081337
ISBN 10: 1580081339
Pages: 192
Publication Date: 04 May 2010
Audience:
General/trade
,
ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Acknowledgments viii Introduction 1 1 I Fart, Therefore I Am 4 2 Bush-League Butt Burps 8 3 Gassy Hound Is Hollywood Bound! 12 4 War of the Whoopee Whoppers 16 5 My Chair Is Telling Everyone I Stink! 20 6 His Tooting Did the Talking 23 7 The (Butt) Crack of Dawn 26 8 Butt Blasts Bring Down American Airliner! 30 9 The World’s Oldest Fart Joke 33 10 Giving It Up for Lentils 36 11 Farts, Press 1; For More Farts, Press 2 39 12 Houston, We Have a Problem 42 13 The Horn of Plenty Pooting! 46 14 The World’s Worst Fart Film? 49 15 The Earth Farts Back II 53 16 The World’s Funniest Fart 57 17 Out, Damp Spot! 61 18 The Vroom in the Elephant 64 19 Who Cut the Cheese? 68 20 Boys Will Be Boys 70 21 The Blame Game 75 22 Breaking News: Tiger Tees Off! 77 23 They Have a Little Odor 82 24 Crepitation Without Representation! 86 25 Who Said Farts Are Green? 90 26 Can-Can Man with the Singing Can! 93 27 Halitosis Hyped as Hippo Hot Air 98 28 Twenty Celebrity Farts 102 29 Let the Wind Blow Free! 110 30 The Low-Fart Marsupial Diet 114 31 Sighing Orifices: The Twain Shall Meet 117 32 Reality Bites Bubbles in a Bathtub! 119 33 Hollywood’s No-Farting Zone 124 34 Did a Moose Let Loose? 127 35 Step Away from the Fart Machine! 130 36 The Princess of Passionate Gas 134 37 Farty Factoids All in a Row! 138 38 Straight Poop on the Yoop! 145 39 Nether Winds in the Netherlands! 150 40 Baby, Let’s Go Dutch! 154 41 How Bad Was It? 157 42 The Day His Butt Went Psycho 158 43 This Is Your Brain on Gas! 161 44 Subterranean Fartsick Blues 164 45 Everybody’s Farting on YouTube! 167 46 More to Love, More to Fart! 170 Resources List 173 Index 180
Jim Dawson is a former editor of Hustler magazine and the author of a dozen books on everything from early rock 'n' roll to a history of the ""mother"" of all dirty words. He has also written liner notes for more than one hundred blues albums. Dawson lives in Hollywood, California.
Reviews for Did Somebody Step on a Duck?: A Natural History of the Fart
Did Somebody Step on a Duck? captures the universality of flatulence, combining scholarly diligence with scatological delight. Jim Dawson is indeed the King of Farts. --Paul Krassner, stand-up comedian and author of Who's to Say What's Obscene?
