The War On Farting

[Judge Smails]

<p>And then they wonder why there are so many Polish jokes:</p><p><font size="2"><a href="http://www.ananova.com/news/story/sm_2019571.html" target="_self">Police in Poland have launched a nationwide hunt for a man who farted loudly when asked what he thought of the president.</a></font></p><p>Hubert Hoffman, 45, was charged with &quot;contempt for the office of the head of state&quot; for his actions after he was stopped by police in a routine check at a Warsaw railway station.</p><p>He complained that under President Lech Kaczynski and his twin brother Jaroslaw, the country was returning to a Communist style dictatorship.</p><p>When told to show more respect for the country's rulers, he farted loudly and was promptly arrested.</p><p>Hoffmann was arrested and released on bail but failed to turn up at a Warsaw court early this week to be tried, and the judge in the case rejected an appeal by defence lawyers to throw the charges out.</p><p>A court spokesman said: &quot;Such a case of disrespect is taken very seriously.&quot;</p><p>Instead the court ordered the police to start a nationwide hunt for the man, and interpol have been alerted.</p>

[cupcakelove]

Holy crap talk about a lack of rights.&nbsp; The farting guy is my new hero.<br />

[MadMatt]

That is unbelievable and sad.&nbsp; What's worse is that the Polish authorities notified INTERPOL that this guy is wanted as a fugitive.&nbsp;

[hunnerbun]

<p>Holy fack....if farting is a crime, my boyfriend would be locked up for the rest of his natural life.&nbsp; <img border="0" src="http://www.ronfez.net/messageboard/tiny_mce/plugins/emotions/images/laugh.gif" /><br />
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[A.J.]

<p>When told to show more respect for the country's rulers, he farted loudly and was promptly arrested.</p><p>I'm impressed that he was able to fart at will.</p><p>Then again, he probably shouldn't have made such a stink about the Polish government.</p>

[FUNKMAN]

This guy should really pose no risk. It's the silent one's that are&nbsp;deadly.

[AppleBoy]

<p><img src="http://i103.photobucket.com/albums/m128/geoschw/forgivefart.jpg" border="0" /></p><p><font face="arial,helvetica,sans-serif" size="4">....but appparently Poland does not.&nbsp; John Paul II dies and the whole place goes right down the tubes.</font></p>

[FUNKMAN]

give the guy a break, he fucking eats kielbasa and drinks beer all day long, he's practically a methane machine

[AnomalisticAnna]

This made me laugh til I cried. I love being Polish. <br />

[Recyclerz]

<strong>FUNKMAN</strong> wrote:<br />give the guy a break, he fucking eats kielbasa and drinks beer all day long, he's practically a methane machine <p>True dat.&nbsp; Add in the Seven &amp; Sevens that flow at Polish weddings and you're gonna need a hazmat suit by the end of the evening.</p><p>Maybe we can get the guy extradited to over here. Apparently, our Dear Leader is (surprise surprise) a big fan of the fart jokes.</p><p><a href="http://www.slate.com/id/2150806/">http://www.slate.com/id/2150806/</a></p>

<span class=post_edited>This message was edited by Recyclerz on 10-4-06 @ 12:36 AM</span>