This impolite, aromatic, and incredibly erudite flatulence compendium will astound you with:*; The recent discovery of the world's oldest joke, a proverb from the Old Babylonian period, that turned out to bethat's right, folksa fart joke.*; A new reading of Emily Dickinson's poetry that ';reveals' the true meaning behind ';They Have a Little Odor.'*; A harrowing account of Apollo astronauts getting inner-space gas from hydrogen bubbles in their drinking water on their way to the moon.*; The other Tiger Woods scandalthis one involving a mysterious cheek-squeak recorded while Tiger sized up an approach shot at the 2009 Buick Open. *; A scientist who built the world's biggest whoopee cushion and lived to tell about it . . .. . . and many more wacky but true tales from the fart historian who brought you the best-selling Who Cut the Cheese? and its combustible sequel, Blame It on the Dog. In this incomparable collection you'll experience firsthand the Jungian implications of farting, the environmental import of ';flatulence cards' in the carbon-offset market, and the brutally honest social commentary of a man whose office chair broadcasts his farts on Twitter. After reading this book you'll proudly proclaim, ';I fart, therefore I am.'From the Trade Paperback edition.