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From: al@psivax.UUCP (Al Schwartz)
Newsgroups: net.bizarre
Subject: Re: How do you spell...
Message-ID: <747@psivax.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 23-Sep-85 19:30:43 EDT
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Posted: Mon Sep 23 19:30:43 1985
Date-Received: Sat, 28-Sep-85 05:50:35 EDT
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In article <278@sask.UUCP> mcdonald@sask.UUCP (Shane McDonald) writes:
>I was just wondering how people spell various noises.
>For example, "phhhhht" (which isn't quite wet enough).
>Or, "brawnk" for a good, low belch.  There's gotta be
>something better than "bar-room" for those slimey farts.
>Is the English language sufficient to cover these sounds?
>Can you digitize and reproduce those sounds on an Amiga?
>I wanna play THAT video game!
>-- 
>Shane McDonald
>(ihnp4!sask!mcdonald)

My favorite spelling of the fart noise (bilabial fricative) is:

	PLBBBBBBTH!!

Of course this only reproduces the sound of one type (short but sweet).  As
we all probably know, many sounds are possible, but their spelling may not be.

There is a humorous record that attempts to catagorize (with names) the various
fart sounds that can be made.  It is called the "Trepidation Contest".  The
song details a Farting battle between Paul Boomer and Lord Windesmear.  I'm not
sure who the artist is but I hear it on the Dr. Demento Radio Show from time
to time.  Very funny.
-- 
                  Al Schwartz
                  Pacesetter Systems, Inc.,  Sylmar, CA
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