If you fart when in company …

I just look around as if I m looking for the culprit and no I never acknowledge it …loops
Once I took the grandkids on a guided walk around the dungeons in a old castle, the guide was a rather stern lady As we stood in silence hearing about the dreadful use of the dungeons my grandson let out a rather obvious fart… all would have been ok as he kept a very straight face, but his little sister turned and went ‘ohh you just farted’ quite loudly.
The stern lady looked even sterner

Love it Aveline, hope you gave him 10p

I think we've all done it, I remember when out shopping with my other half, I passed what is commonly known as "a silent but deadly", saw some people we knew approaching, I swiftly moved away to another display area, leaving him to greet them with what still hung in the air, he wasn't happy

A couple of years ago pre lockdown, we were at a party when I suddenly became aware of the most awful farty smell, close to me was one of my friends, vegetarian, I did mention to her "was that you?" to which she replied "I can tell you that's a meat eater, mine don't smell half as bad as that!" then we tumbled weaving in out of everyone's feet was the culprit, the hosts' Jack Russell, everywhere he went he dropped one!

Aveline your story has reminded me of one of my favourite MN posts.

A lady and her toddler daughter were in a cubicle in a very busy toilets in a shopping centre.

As mother and daughter exited the cubicle to wash their hands, the little girl exclaimed loudly

‘Well done Mummy! A wee and a poo!’

This thread has reminded me of a former neighbour. A very pompous man.
One morning his lovely wife was having coffee with me. The couples three year old daughter came too. Conversation turned to the child's father. The little girl suddenly announced 'We call Daddy "*Botty noise*"
I'll leave the rest to your imagination!

How do we know she actually is on Gransnet……..?

Always ignore. That way other people can do the same.

She even sits on the throne Blossoming

Are you allowed to say that the Queen farts on Gransnet?

I'm rather flatulent and always have been so when my DS was a little boy I told him that if I ever farted in public he was to apologise and I'd give him 10p. Well the worst happened. As I learnt over a freezer in the supermarket I accidentally let rip. The good little boy immediately apologised politely he said, ' Sorry. Mummy farted.'!

I once accidentally farted loudly in front of a very lively class of teenagers. I knew it'd create mayhem if I acknowledged it so I completely styled it out and pretended nothing had happened. A couple of them said, 'Did you hear that???' hoping for drama, but I just said 'What?' and carried on teaching.

My grandfather used to say..” pardon Mrs Fardon theres a rabbit in my garden! No idea why but I say it now and so do my kids and grandchildren…

aiming low again.

I still say "excuse me" or "sorry" as I was taught as a child.

I was also taught to ignore it if someone else did it in company, and still do so.

If I stub my toe and say "Damn!" I apologise, or if I cough or sneeze while talking to someone.

When selling a house years ago I showed a prospective purchaser round who farted continuously. All the time. There must have been something wrong with her. She seemed totally unaware of it, or at least she said nothing.

Sloegin

My mother always told me just to ignore it. I read a little while ago that we used to cover up a fart with a cough, now we cover up a cough with a fart!

???

A discreet ‘pardon me’ is all that is required.
If it comes from someone else then ,unless you are under 8 years old surely you would ignore.

My mother always told me just to ignore it. I read a little while ago that we used to cover up a fart with a cough, now we cover up a cough with a fart!

PS I deliberately don't eat certain foods when I expect to be in company.

My anus used to be under my control, now it is less so I hope other forgive an old lady.

My weekly walking companion farts all the way. As she is hard of hearing she is probably unaware that I can hear her. I wouldn't dream of telling her.
The older I get the greater the possibly that I will let out a 'pop', but fortunately it hasn't happened in company yet. I think I would just say 'excuse me' and carry on. Family, of course, would find it hilarious!

A friend once said “if I was a gentleman I would take the blame for that, but I’m not!”

Is that you Camilla?

Good manners to ignore but my DD when in a queue for food remarked the egg sandwiches smelt off. They have also been known to blame smelly cheese in their bag when on a bus when an accident happened.

I say “ooh excuse me”. Polite people always answer “what? I didn’t hear anything”. ☺️