At last! Someone else who has heard of Le Pétomane!
It's not exactly "Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon"; but I once met Le Pétomane's great-great-nephew in a workplace. He was a nice married guy, and was mortified when I asked him if he were related (same last name).
90 posted on 04/01/2014 2:21:04 PM PDT by Albion Wilde
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