I'm doing a class report, what is the history of farting? Did they have it s

Question: I'm doing a class report, what is the history of farting!? Did they have it since the 14th century or what!?
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Yeah im sure the cave man let a few out when he was bending over to drink that water!. :) Haha ( what a report)Www@QuestionHome@Com

Of course you're joking, but there is actually a serious answer:

There is one important farting incident recorded in literature, in Chaucer's Canterbury Tales, of the 13th century (I kid you not), in which a group of monks declared that they would share everything in common, and devised upon a way to share a fart!.!.!.A wheel was set up, with hollow spokes, so that if you farted at the centre, the gas would travel up the spokes at the perimetre, for individual monks would sniff as the wheel turned!.

That was probably the world's oldest written fart joke!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Sounds like you need to spend $10!.00 and buy this book!.

WHO CUT THE CHEESE!?
(A Cultural History of the Fart)
By Jim Dawson
Ten Speed Press $9!.95

also a review with examples:
http://www!.disinfo!.com/archive/pages/rev!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

Actually, farts were recently invented by this man!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

April is right!. Flatulence in modern man has been around as long as modern man has been!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

haha!.!.!.the proper word for farting is flutulating!.!.!.!.lolWww@QuestionHome@Com

As long as the first dino burgerWww@QuestionHome@Com

thats dumb!. its been around as long as humans haveWww@QuestionHome@Com

Whats farting!?!?!?

Any way - u gave me 2 points!!!!

From RoseWww@QuestionHome@Com