Posted on 02/04/2008 3:04:16 PM PST by null and void
CAMDEN (Feb 1): The Merriam Webster Dictionary definition for flatulence is brief: "flatus expelled through the anus." And while it's a natural bodily function, it seems some Camden-Rockport Middle School eighth-grade boys are taking it to new heights and making a game of seeing who can expel the loudest and grossest flatus. Advertisement
According to this week's Fire Cracker school newsletter though, the joke's on the boys as the penalty for "intentional farting" is now a detention.
"Strange, but true, thanks to a bunch of 8th grade boys, intentional farting has been banned from CRMS," the newsletter said. "It started out as a funny joke and eventually turned into a game. This is the first rule at CRMS that prevents the use of natural bodily functions. The penalty for intentional farting is a detention, so keep it to yourself!"
According to a group of seventh-grade students milling around downtown following Friday's storm-related early release, the eighth-graders' escapades are well known in the school.
"They would do it in science class and other places," said Jordan Tyler. "It's a natural occurrence and we all do it 16 times a day."
When questioned where he learned that information, Tyler and the other students all said it was true, though they couldn't remember where they heard it.
One of the other students, Kyle Ruger, said the act by the boys was funny, but he had mixed feelings about whether it was appropriate.
Jordan Knowlton minced no words when she expressed how she felt, saying, "It's gross."
Remy LeVine said he was in the class when CRMS science teacher Brad LaRoche talked to all the eighth-grade boys about the issue, as well as the consequences.
Attempts to reach CRMS Principal Maria Libby Friday afternoon were unsuccessful and school Superintendent Patricia Hopkins said she had not heard anything about the issue or the alleged suspected result, though she did get a good chuckle out of the news.
VillageSoup/Knox County Times Senior Reporter Holly S. Anderson can be reached at 207-236-2496 or by e-mail at holly@villagesoup.com.
Alternative fuel ping! snicker snicker
Banning intentional flatulence in schools eh? Well then, no more Democratic debates at educational facilities going forward.
And what is a teacher to do when his/her back is turned to the board and the characteristic toot is heard?
I'm farticus
But if they had, the school newspaper would have been all over it. [According to this week's Fire Cracker school newsletter though...]
This will only escalate the gas warfare to the SBD (Silent But Deadly) stage. “He who dealt it smelt it.”
They’re going to ban something boys have been doing since the days of Leonidas in ancient Sparta?
Anyway, this activity normally ceases when boys discover girls.
That must be the town Mensa member.
More beans, Mr. Taggart! 
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Now that’s funny, I don’t care who you are!
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