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Flatulence Forces Plane to Land
Newsday ^ | December 6, 2006, 7:46 AM EST | Associated Press

Posted on 12/06/2006 7:42:36 AM PST by indcons

NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- An American Airlines flight was forced to make an emergency landing Monday morning after a passenger lit a match to disguise the scent of flatulence, authorities said.

The Dallas-bound flight was diverted to Nashville after several passengers reported smelling burning sulfur from the matches, said Lynne Lowrance, spokeswoman for the Nashville International Airport Authority. All 99 passengers and five crew members were taken off and screened while the plane was searched and luggage was screened.

The FBI questioned a passenger who admitted she struck the matches in an attempt to conceal a "body odor," Lowrance said. She had an unspecified medical condition, authorities said.

"It's humorous in a way but you feel sorry for the individual, as well," she said. "It's unusual that someone would go to those measures to cover it up."

(Excerpt) Read more at newsday.com ...


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To: Lady Jag

Yer officially inducted!


61 posted on 12/06/2006 1:12:52 PM PST by ErnBatavia (recent nightmare: Googled up "Helen Thomas nude"....)
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To: Lady Jag; ErnBatavia; Allegra

Hi Lady Jag!
I'm Allegra's pain-in-the-ass little sister, however I for one, will definitely welcome a Poot Pinger!!! Farting rocks in our (Allegra and Co.) family, and burping even more! I can burp to change tectonic plates, just ask my sis...


62 posted on 12/06/2006 1:47:33 PM PST by wazoo1031
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To: ErnBatavia; Lady Jag; Allegra

If you can't fart or burp, what can ya do? And to think I was raised to be a sweet little Southern Girl...right Allegra? The one thing I hate the most are FAKE Southern accents!!!


63 posted on 12/06/2006 1:52:51 PM PST by wazoo1031
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To: ErnBatavia

Oh my gosh, I did not know such a ping list existed. It sounds absolutely juvenile and disgusting. Please add me immediately. ;o))))


64 posted on 12/06/2006 2:48:06 PM PST by TXBlair (4th ID on tours of duty; Dixie Chicks on Stepped in Doodie tour.)
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To: wazoo1031; Allegra; TXBlair
Our exclusive little list is growing by leaps and bounds...but be forewarned: JimRob may do a mass banish maneuver if we overdo things.......

TxBlair - welcome to our little world.

65 posted on 12/06/2006 7:00:03 PM PST by ErnBatavia (recent nightmare: Googled up "Helen Thomas nude"....)
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To: wazoo1031; TXBlair; Allegra
If you can't fart or burp, what can ya do?

We could put a "hurl" sub-ping list into play, but why push the mods...


(Be quiet....verrrry quiet)

66 posted on 12/06/2006 7:06:49 PM PST by ErnBatavia (recent nightmare: Googled up "Helen Thomas nude"....)
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To: Lady Jag

ping to 64, 65, 66...."newbie-to-list-ping"


67 posted on 12/06/2006 7:08:50 PM PST by ErnBatavia (recent nightmare: Googled up "Helen Thomas nude"....)
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To: indcons

This is beyond absurd.


68 posted on 12/06/2006 7:16:18 PM PST by sweetliberty (Stupidity should make you sterile!)
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To: ErnBatavia; wazoo1031; TXBlair; Allegra

I'm in


69 posted on 12/06/2006 8:02:56 PM PST by Lady Jag (Bravery is being the only one who knows you're afraid)
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To: potlatch

ROTFLOL!

I love that one! ;o)

When I have some time, I'm going to have to read this entire thread.
It looks to be a real HOOT!


70 posted on 12/06/2006 8:36:21 PM PST by dixiechick2000 (There ought to be one day-- just one-- when there is open season on senators. ~~ Will Rogers)
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To: Lady Jag

OMIGOSH!

ROTFLOLPIMP!

That was TOO funny!

Thank you for the ping!


71 posted on 12/06/2006 8:37:20 PM PST by dixiechick2000 (There ought to be one day-- just one-- when there is open season on senators. ~~ Will Rogers)
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To: devolve

Bump devolve, good gifs!


72 posted on 12/06/2006 10:17:44 PM PST by potlatch (Does a clean house indicate that there is a broken computer in it?)
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To: potlatch

Thanks potlatch


73 posted on 12/06/2006 11:08:43 PM PST by devolve ( .................always shop, invest, & hire wisely)
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To: ErnBatavia

THAT WAS THE WORST PART OF THE ENTIRE MOVIE. Worse still was watching it while home sick...


74 posted on 12/07/2006 1:50:16 AM PST by sully777 (You have flies in your eyes--Catch-22)
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To: indcons

And then there is this:

Flatulence allegedly sparks jail fight
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061226/ap_on_fe_st/flatulence_fight


75 posted on 12/27/2006 2:34:50 AM PST by leadpenny
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Flatulence allegedly sparks jail fight Tue Dec 26, 4:19 PM ET



NORTH PLATTE, Neb. - Brian Bruggeman caused a stink at the Lincoln County Jail earlier this month and will now have to answer for it in court. Another inmate, Jesse Dorris, alleges that Bruggeman's flatulence, passed in close proximity to Dorris, sparked a Dec. 14 fight between the two at the jail.

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Now Bruggeman, 38, faces a Jan. 11 preliminary hearing on the state's complaint of assault by a confined person. It's a felony punishable by up to five years in prison.

Bruggeman is accused of injuring Dorris, his cellmate, when he pushed him into cell bars. Dorris, 26, was not charged.

The two began scuffling, County Attorney Jeff Meyer said Tuesday, because Dorris was fed up with Bruggeman's flatulence.

Jail fights are common, Meyer said, but the cause of this one was rather uncommon.

"It's usually about someone hogging the newspaper or someone not happy about what's on TV," he said.

Bruggeman, of Hershey, is serving a 90-day sentence for violating a protection order.

"He compounded his problems," Meyer said.

Dorris, of North Platte, is awaiting a January trial on a charge of aiding and abetting robbery.

Brad Dawson, Bruggeman's attorney, did not immediately return a phone message left at his office.

Sheriff Jerome Kramer said the incident was a result of overcrowding. The jail was built in 1933 and has a capacity of 23 inmates, according to 2006 standards, Kramer said. As many as 65 inmates have been lodged at the jail in recent days, he said.

"You just can't get a reprieve from one another," Kramer said. "When you've got a guy causing problems passing gas, there's no way to get away from the smell."


76 posted on 12/27/2006 2:35:28 AM PST by leadpenny
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