'Fart' costs bank 100,000 dollars -

Nettavisen - ^ | August 28, 2003 | Hanne Dankertsen

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SWEDEN: Fart costs bank 100,000 dollars Hanne Dankertsen 28.08.03 11:16, ny 28.08.03 11:17

A fart was the start of a staff conflict that ended up costing the Swedish national bank NOK 760,000 (USD 100,000) in compensation.

According to computer technician Göran Andervass, 44, a colleague visited his office and let out a big, stinky fart, Aftonbladet reports.

Andervass thought the incident was provoking and shouted at his colleague.

After the fart and the following shouting, Andervass and his colleague were called in to a meeting with their boss in the national bank.

"The boss wanted to know why I had been shouting at my colleague. I explained what it was all about, but my colleague would neither admit nor confirm that he had farted", Andervass told Aftonbladet.

The incident was the beginning of a serious conflict, a long sick notice and exclusion from the office.

Göran Andervass was fired from his job on 20 December 2001. According to the human resource department in the bank, the reason was "personal issues".

The bank thinks Andervass was away sick a lot of the time and that he was not following the rehabilitation plan presented to him by a doctor and the social security office. According to Andervass, there was no such rehabilitation plan.

Göran Andervass sued the national bank, and the court sentenced the bank to pay him NOK 760,000 compensation.

[Nachum]

Just don't light a match!

[Rutabega]

Hehehe. . .I've lived in Göteborg for three years and I still get a giggle when I see these signs (well, not every time, as they are everywhere) but often enough to make me wonder if I am really mature enough to be raising children.

I recently taught my five year old son the 'Beans, Beans, great for your heart' ditty, so I suppose that answers my question! ;)

[Aracelis]

I'm certain the Swedes have the equivalent of the EPA...shouldn't these folks be notified that this individual is a methane-producing biohazard?

[Aracelis]

Hehehe. . .I've lived in Göteborg for three years and I still get a giggle when I see these signs (well, not every time, as they are everywhere) but often enough to make me wonder if I am really mature enough to be raising children.

LOL...but you need that child-like sense of humor to connect with your children. You're on the right track. :^)

[PatrickHenry]

... this individual is a methane-producing biohazard

I think the matter has been, shall we say ... blown out of proportion.

[Welsh Rabbit]

got a Vegan sitting fairly close...

I know your pain. I used to share an apartment with a vegan. No one will ever convince me that someone who produces vapors that horrible is living the healthiest of lifestyles.

[Chad Fairbanks]

I'd have made him pay the Gas Bill... ;0)