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.
Oh....wait....
“I ping in your general direction”
If you eat a lot of oatmeal, you turn into a train!!
“I am not sure, but I think this one is for real”
I’ve never done that and once thought it was just BS. But a good friend proved me wrong around age 15.
[My 14 yo son and his buddy roll around, laughing their asses off when they get into farting contests.]
The eight kinds of farts-
The Fizz
The Fuzz
The Fizzy-Fuzz
The Fuzzy-Fizz
The Rip
The S4it
The Tear Ass
And the Pletchhhhhh
My recollections from a 1950’s risque record!
In another there was a “blow by blow” account of a farting contest. One participant was disqualified because he S4IT!
eeeeuuuuuuwwwwwwwwww
I didn't learn that till college....
My son’s junior high school was evacuated today due to a suspected gas leak. Pure coincidence maybe?
Do armpit farts count?
That just wasn't fair. Even Frank Sinatra had to clear his throat!
“Anyway, this activity normally ceases when boys discover girls.”
I’m still putting up with farting giggling grown men...it’s been 25 years...
Every generation has to one-up the previous generation. At this rate, it won’t be too much longer before kids are walking around school with a big load in their pants. How can learning take place in such an environment?
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