Is it ok to admonish a stranger for farting in public

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you smelt it, you dealt it!

That's what should have happened -- the guy should have said "Don't blame me because you farted, lady." The look on the OP's face would have been priceless.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: In fact, if I was standing in a long line and suddenly had gas attack like that I would appreciate someone (quietly) offering to hold my spot in line while I ran to the bathroom.

Rude. The best thing to do is to quietly sacrifice that oh-so-precious spot in line; the next is to ask someone to hold your place briefly. You shouldn't explain why, it's not anyone's business but your own unless you're under four.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

When someone pulls something like this I immediately think that they must have farted themselves and are trying to cover it up.

+1

[Anonymous]

OP, you suck. Very, very rude. There are many people who cannot control farting.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote: In fact, if I was standing in a long line and suddenly had gas attack like that I would appreciate someone (quietly) offering to hold my spot in line while I ran to the bathroom.

Rude. The best thing to do is to quietly sacrifice that oh-so-precious spot in line; the next is to ask someone to hold your place briefly. You shouldn't explain why, it's not anyone's business but your own unless you're under four.

Who is rude? The person who farted (and didn't willingly sacrifice his/her spot in line or ask Op to hold his/her spot in line briefly) OR is Op rude for recognizing an embarrassing situation for what it was and offering to hold the person's place in line while they ran to the bathroom?

[Anonymous]

I can control my farting. I just have no interest in controlling my farting.


I actually think it is pretty funny to let one loose then look annoyed as if it was somebody else in the line.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Who is rude? The person who farted (and didn't willingly sacrifice his/her spot in line or ask Op to hold his/her spot in line briefly) OR is Op rude for recognizing an embarrassing situation for what it was and offering to hold the person's place in line while they ran to the bathroom?

OP is rude, about as rude as you can get. Once you're out of middle school a fart is something that never happened. The only thing to do is to ignore it. Were you guys brought up in a barn?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:What about my MIL, who picks her teeth or belches extremely loud, while staring right at you, and says nothing?

My boss farts in meetings. I stare at him. Like this

[Anonymous]

8 pages...lol