February 18th is Fart Out Loud Day!

February 17, 2019 9:01 PM

Written by two sisters, Samantha (age 11) and Ali (age 9) from Colorado, “Fart Out Loud Day” is a funkalicious body-positivity anthem that gives everyone permission to let it out. (Farts previously)

From Story Pirates (previously). Some of you may prefer "All 8 Unicorns," written by Cece (age 4).

posted by Johnny Wallflower (26 comments total)

.....I'm assuming, too, that this is a sign that we're reaching the end of the poop month.
posted by EmpressCallipygos at 9:10 PM on February 17, 2019 [7 favorites]

this is a sign that we're reaching the end of the poop month.

For Mr. Wallflower's sake I hope so.
posted by Homo neanderthalensis at 9:17 PM on February 17, 2019 [5 favorites]

Ten More Days™
posted by Johnny Wallflower at 9:22 PM on February 17, 2019 [1 favorite]

Evidently Poop Month(s) is running on fumes at this point.
posted by Greg_Ace at 9:29 PM on February 17, 2019 [18 favorites]

Call me a filthy *parp* bigot, but there are only so many days in a year and I feel like this could've *parp* bean folded in with e.g. Talk Like A Pirate Day. Yargh! *parp* *plankstand* etc.
posted by I'm always feeling, Blue at 10:01 PM on February 17, 2019 [2 favorites]

^intended as whimsy not negativity
posted by I'm always feeling, Blue at 10:02 PM on February 17, 2019 [2 favorites]

My daughter is home sick from school and was very sad for a moment at the thought that she was missing this special day at school.
posted by dorothyisunderwood at 10:14 PM on February 17, 2019 [2 favorites]

I'll post a flyer in the elevator.
posted by ryanrs at 10:21 PM on February 17, 2019 [8 favorites]

Incidentally, Whimsical Parp and the Wimdbags is the name of my new band.
posted by Greg_Ace at 10:23 PM on February 17, 2019 [3 favorites]

Our first album is titled "Biscuit Floating"
posted by Greg_Ace at 10:25 PM on February 17, 2019 [1 favorite]

Oblig. "Love Actually" deleted subplot. Meet Emma Thompson's horrible son Bernard.
posted by zaixfeep at 10:45 PM on February 17, 2019 [3 favorites]

I spend about 94% of my life alone. Fart freedom is in no way an issue. But this sounds awesome. Rock on with your bad selves.
posted by bendy at 11:40 PM on February 17, 2019 [2 favorites]

I presume March is phlegm month, so I'm expecting all of you to cough up some good posts then.
posted by zaixfeep at 12:38 AM on February 18, 2019 [7 favorites]

Personally, I'm looking forward to March. March is the month of vomit.
posted by Nanukthedog at 3:59 AM on February 18, 2019 [2 favorites]

It is no coincidence that this is also my birthday.
posted by srboisvert at 5:21 AM on February 18, 2019 [4 favorites]

This is awesome. I would take FOLD over a school shooting any day.
posted by yoga at 5:42 AM on February 18, 2019 [1 favorite]

A friend's child was raised to believe that it is acceptable to fart or burp loudly and openly (also to chew with the mouth open, comment loudly and negatively on food and people's appearances, etc). This is not actually as freeing, body-positive and cute as folks might think and has considerably shifted me toward the body-negative, let's-all-repress-a-little side.
posted by Frowner at 6:03 AM on February 18, 2019 [4 favorites]

Eat a Spider Day is my favorite.
posted by Lord_Pall at 6:35 AM on February 18, 2019 [2 favorites]

Seems appropriate that it's on President's Day in the US.
posted by condour75 at 6:55 AM on February 18, 2019 [2 favorites]

My cousin's sons had big grins in their first photos with their baby sister. We commented on how they had such happy, genuine smiles.

"The photographer told them they could say 'fart'" my cousin informed us.
posted by Emmy Rae at 7:03 AM on February 18, 2019 [2 favorites]

Somehow appropriate: THE FART BOX, A Completely Analog Farting Synthesizer
posted by scruss at 8:24 AM on February 18, 2019 [5 favorites]

Personally, I'm looking forward to March. March is the month of vomit.

Posts about vomit make me want to hurl. It'snot right.
posted by zaixfeep at 10:31 AM on February 18, 2019 [1 favorite]

Finally, a holiday everyone can get behind.
posted by CheeseDigestsAll at 11:49 AM on February 18, 2019 [1 favorite]

I've already got an analog device that synthesizes farts
posted by phearlez at 12:20 PM on February 18, 2019 [5 favorites]

One of the best things about an outside job is that you can fart as much as you like. As a famously farty person from a notoriously gassy family, the significance of this is not lost on me. Would I say that it was a major factor in my job choice? No. But it was a factor, for sure.
posted by Anticipation Of A New Lover's Arrival, The at 4:21 PM on February 18, 2019 [1 favorite]

Related post.
posted by homunculus at 5:19 PM on February 18, 2019