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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 361097" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>We were taught to say, "Excuse me!"</p><p></p><p>However, there is always that tendency to pretend you haven't noticed, or hope nobody else notices. Or if you're in a crowded place, to hope that people won't know who to blame.</p><p></p><p>Yes, there are changes as people get older, for all sorts of reasons. husband was reading somewhere that if you have sleep apnoea, you're going to produce a great deal more flatulence than otherwise; however, it will be noisy, but non-toxic. For other people, the "silent but deadly" form is often produced from diet, especially plants from the onion family which contain sulfur compounds that can really throttle those within nose range.</p><p>Some people as they get older, have more problems digesting those sulfur compounds. Also, they may have more digestion issues in general. Another problem you get when you get older, is a weakening of control in the nether regions when it comes to flatulence. Being able to "hold it in" for short periods of time becomes a lot more difficult. Some of you may recall problems with controlling your flatulence immediately after childbirth, for example. it comes down to pelvic floor, among other things.</p><p></p><p>So it could be the general ageing population of the western world (and people too embarrassed to own up, or too deaf) that is accelerating the relaxation of formerly rigid social rules on this.</p><p></p><p>I remember a lovely line from the movie "10", a scene when Dudley Moore's character is talking to the minister who officiated at Bo Derek's character's wedding. The elderly housekeeper comes into the room and at one point in her arthritic walk, breaks wind. The dog immediately leaps up and rushes out of the room, yelping. The minister explains, "The housekeeper is getting on in years but we try to cover for her. When she breaks wind, we beat the dog."</p><p></p><p>On the subject of eccentric dogs, difficult child 1's best friend had a small dog that was jealous of its own tail. I saw it for myself - really freaky. Whenever the dog was eating (or sometimes being patted) it would catch a glimpse of its own tail and growl warningly at it. Sometimes the dog would leave off eating (or being patted) and attack the tail for insubordination (or whatever). Totally bizarre. Can you picture it? Dog growling at perceived enemy while watching it out of the corner of its eye, ready to attack at the first sign of threat. Totally hilarious. I'd have loved to see it when THAT dog broke wind!</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 361097, member: 1991"] We were taught to say, "Excuse me!" However, there is always that tendency to pretend you haven't noticed, or hope nobody else notices. Or if you're in a crowded place, to hope that people won't know who to blame. Yes, there are changes as people get older, for all sorts of reasons. husband was reading somewhere that if you have sleep apnoea, you're going to produce a great deal more flatulence than otherwise; however, it will be noisy, but non-toxic. For other people, the "silent but deadly" form is often produced from diet, especially plants from the onion family which contain sulfur compounds that can really throttle those within nose range. Some people as they get older, have more problems digesting those sulfur compounds. Also, they may have more digestion issues in general. Another problem you get when you get older, is a weakening of control in the nether regions when it comes to flatulence. Being able to "hold it in" for short periods of time becomes a lot more difficult. Some of you may recall problems with controlling your flatulence immediately after childbirth, for example. it comes down to pelvic floor, among other things. So it could be the general ageing population of the western world (and people too embarrassed to own up, or too deaf) that is accelerating the relaxation of formerly rigid social rules on this. I remember a lovely line from the movie "10", a scene when Dudley Moore's character is talking to the minister who officiated at Bo Derek's character's wedding. The elderly housekeeper comes into the room and at one point in her arthritic walk, breaks wind. The dog immediately leaps up and rushes out of the room, yelping. The minister explains, "The housekeeper is getting on in years but we try to cover for her. When she breaks wind, we beat the dog." On the subject of eccentric dogs, difficult child 1's best friend had a small dog that was jealous of its own tail. I saw it for myself - really freaky. Whenever the dog was eating (or sometimes being patted) it would catch a glimpse of its own tail and growl warningly at it. Sometimes the dog would leave off eating (or being patted) and attack the tail for insubordination (or whatever). Totally bizarre. Can you picture it? Dog growling at perceived enemy while watching it out of the corner of its eye, ready to attack at the first sign of threat. Totally hilarious. I'd have loved to see it when THAT dog broke wind! Marg [/QUOTE]
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