Clentch your buttock firmly...

[tharpdevenport]

If you live in Malawi (African country), where farting in public is now illegal. Where in shop or on the street, if you let one rip, you can be fined.
(LINK)



So, are police and public officials going to be fined? Are repeat offenders jailed?


This is stupidity; PC gone awry. What about burping? I guess Taco BEll will be illegal over there now...

 

[Switch]

Actually the law is intended to curb local air pollution from generators, fires, etc. Whether it could be extended to include farting is a matter of some debate, but that's clearly not the intent of the legislation and somehow I doubt the authorities will enforce it as such.

Err, I mean: hoho, those silly Africans ...

 

[M'Sharak]

If you live in Malawi (African country)

Did you really feel that it was important to state parenthetically that Malawi was an "African country"?

(Wanted to be clear that it hadn't been moved to Asia Minor the way Egypt was, I guess. )

 

[tharpdevenport]

M,Sharak -- for those who have no idea where that is and don't want to go to Google Maps.

No, no -- according to other news sources (maybe I should have provided a different link) it's farting.

DIFFERENT LINK.

 

[Switch]

And here's another one with +12 credibility.

Two of Malawi's most senior judicial officials are arguing over whether a new bill includes a provision that outlaws breaking wind in public.

Justice Minister George Chaponda says the new bill would criminalise flatulence to promote "public decency".

"Just go to the toilet when you feel like farting," he told local radio.

However, he was directly contradicted by Solicitor General Anthony Kamanga, who says the reference to "fouling the air" means pollution.

"How any reasonable or sensible person can construe the provision to criminalising farting in public is beyond me," he said, adding that the prohibition contained in the new law has been in place since 1929.

The Local Courts Bill, to be introduced next week reads: "Any person who vitiates the atmosphere in any place so as to make it noxious to the public to the health of persons in general dwelling or carrying on business in the neighbourhood or passing along a public way shall be guilty of a misdemeanour."

In any case, if someone actually gets charged under the law for farting I'm sure there'll be another story about it. We can all have a good laugh then.

 

[Ar-Pharazon]

I know a couple guys who could get the death penalty there.

 

[Switch]

I know a couple guys who could get the death penalty there.

Malawi hasn't executed anyone since 1992.

 

[ManOnTheWave]

If you live in Malawi (African country)

Did you really feel that it was important to state parenthetically that Malawi was an "African country"?

(Wanted to be clear that it hadn't been moved to Asia Minor the way Egypt was, I guess. )

If the country moves around on its own, its populace have bigger problems than anti-fart laws.

 

[tharpdevenport]

I did some Googlign to see if any farting laws had been passed. I found no soecific instances, except for a fake ported one in a middle school, but I did find this:

LINK (I broke this one while tpying. Three times)

 

[Ar-Pharazon]

If you live in Malawi (African country)

Did you really feel that it was important to state parenthetically that Malawi was an "African country"?

(Wanted to be clear that it hadn't been moved to Asia Minor the way Egypt was, I guess. )

If the country moves around on its own, its populace have bigger problems than anti-fart laws.

Maybe it's because of the farting.

 

[tharpdevenport]

Hey now -- a timely episode of "South Park" with Terrance & Philip going to, and getting arrested in Malawi might be fun...

 

[scotpens]

In case anyone doesn’t know, there’s already a thread on this topic.

If you live in Malawi (African country)

Did you really feel that it was important to state parenthetically that Malawi was an “African country”?

Let‘s face it, to most Americans, Malawi is “the country you never knew existed until Madonna adopted a child from there to be used as a fashion accessory.” That’s quoted from the original article.

Re the thread title: How do you clench one buttock?

 

[Switch]

Let‘s face it, to most Americans, Malawi is “the country you never knew existed until Madonna adopted a child from there to be used as a fashion accessory.” That’s quoted from the original article.

What's your point? That Africa is an object of condescension outside this thread as well as in it? That's no reason to encourage such behaviour.

 

[tharpdevenport]

I was thinking of Powdered Toast Man from "Ren & Stimpy" (2:53 in):
[yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWp0rdR6mIc[/yt]


Though to be fair, ANY country, state, city, terrotory, etc, that bans farting, is going to make the news.

 

[scotpens]

Let‘s face it, to most Americans, Malawi is “the country you never knew existed until Madonna adopted a child from there to be used as a fashion accessory.” That’s quoted from the original article.

What's your point? That Africa is an object of condescension outside this thread as well as in it? That's no reason to encourage such behaviour.

Encourage? Hey, I just report the facts.

 

[ThankQ]

You know what, I honestly wouldn't mind if public flatulence were made illegal. And why couldn't it be? Yes, it's a natural human function, but so is anal excretion, and you can't plop down and take a shit in the middle of Main Street.

 

[tharpdevenport]

You can't throw up in main street either on purpose, but you wouldn't make burping illegal, would you?

 

[ThankQ]

You can't throw up in main street either on purpose, but you wouldn't make burping illegal, would you?

Personally? No. But if it were all up to me I wouldn't make illegal half the things that are already illegal.

You can't write into law that everyone be courteous and respectful. And I think that's a good thing.

 

[BolianAuthor]

[yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMOH5kpOmu0[/yt]

 

[tharpdevenport]

Agreed. Off topic:

If you ahve to make being curtious to your fellow man, then that defeats the purpose of the man (or woman. Or It's Pat!) learning that repeats and wanting to treat someone with regard.

Even though it barely fits it, I have to use here an awesome quote from Picard in TNG:

"Respect is something earned, not bestowed."