work. Whoever spoke it broke it. Whoever asked it gassed it. Whoever started it farted it. Whoever explained it ordained it. Whoever thunk it stunk it. Whoever is squealing is concealing. Whoever thought it brought it. Whoever gave the call gassed us all. He/she who circulated it perpetrated it. Whoever spoke last set off the blast. He/she who last spoke let off the ass smoke. The smeller's the feller. The one who said the verse just made the atmosphere worse. Whoever's poking fun is the smoking gun. It twas the thinker who loosened his sphincter. He/she who said the words did the turds. Whoever made a frown laid the brown. Whoever made the quip let it rip. If you heard the song you’ve soiled your thong. Self report. etc. Assigning blame to another can backfire: a joke about royalty has the Queen emitting flatulence, and then turning to a nearby page, exclaiming, "Arthur, stop that!" The page replies, "Yes, Your Majesty. Which way did it go?" Practical jokes A is a slang term for lying in bed with another person and pulling the covers over the person's head while flatulating, thereby creating an unpleasant situation in an enclosed space. This is done as a prank or by accident to one's sleeping partner. The book The Alphabet of Manliness discusses the Dutch oven, as well as a phenomenon it refers to as the "Dutch oven surprise", that "happens if you force it too hard". The Illustrated Dictionary of Sex refers to this as a Dutch treat. A connection between relationships and performing a Dutch oven has been discussed in two undergraduate student newspaper articles and in actress Diane Farr's relationships/humor book The Girl Code. Performance Paul Oldfield, who performed under the name Mr Methane, performed a stage act that included him farting the notes of music. Joseph Pujol, who performed under the name Le Pétomane, which translates to "fart maniac", performed a similar stage act for the Paris music hall scene. See also Armpit fart Bum trilogy Gross out Grotesque body Flatulist He-gassen Hundeprutterutchebane Le Pétomane Mr. Methane Roland the Farter Sophomoric humour Toilet humour Whoopee cushion References 5th-century BC establishments in Greece Practical joke devices Flatulence in popular culture