Le Petomane, professional farter

[frogmarch]

My eldest son has always thought farts were funny. The first time he smiled when he was a baby was when he farted.

So, for his 56th birthday today, I gave him a tee shirt with a photo on it of professional farter Le Pétomane.



Joseph Pujol (1857-1945), better known as Le Pétomane, was a professional farter from France, who headlined at the Moulin Rouge. His stage name combined the French verb péter, "to fart" with “mane”, meaning "maniac", “fartomaniac”.​

Here's a short movie about him on You Tube (with sound ):

[Best_man23]

1. Impressive

I'll just leave this here, because I will never be as talented as Le Petomaine.

[frogmarch]

2. :D I'll send it to my son.

Or maybe not. He doesn't need more encouragement. lol

[Aristus]

3. The historical sources relate that he could fart 'Le Marseilles".

And all of his audience members would stand patriotically during his rendition.

[frogmarch]

5. Too funnee! :D

[revmclaren]

4. What's also funny is Mel Brooks character in Blazing Saddles

was Govenor Le Petomane.

Makes perfect sense the writers would use that name.

[frogmarch]

6. I hadn't caught that!

I've seen Blazing Saddles several times, and I will now watch it again.