The Complete Book Of Farting - Alec Bromcie

The complete book of farting as you can probably guess by the title is all about farting. This will either review will either make you disgusted or roll round in fits of laughter.

***Who is Alec Bromcie***

Alec Bromcie is a Professor of Wind and Sound at the University of Valparaiso. He has written 6 books in total all funnily enough about farting. He has won a Yak Award from the University of Nepal for his research ...
...a device that will detect the source of a fart. He is currently single, has three children, two pet skunks and lives in Pratt's Bottom, England. If you would like to contact him, his email address is alec.bromcie@michaelomarabooks.com

***How did I come across this book***

Well I certainly didn't go out and buy it. It was bought for me by my father a few years ago as a present. I don't know why but I think he was trying ... more

The complete book of farting as you can probably guess by the title is all about farting. This will either review will either make you disgusted or roll round in fits of laughter.

***Who is Alec Bromcie***

Alec Bromcie is a Professor of Wind and Sound at the University of Valparaiso. He has written 6 books in total all funnily enough about farting. He has won a Yak Award from the University of Nepal for his research into farting at high altitudes. Currently he is trying to develop a fartometer, a device that will detect the source of a fart. He is currently single, has three children, two pet skunks and lives in Pratt's Bottom, England. If you would like to contact him, his email address is alec.bromcie@michaelomarabooks.com

***How did I come across this book***

Well I certainly didn't go out and buy it. It was bought for me by my father a few years ago as a present. I don't know why but I think he was trying to get some sort of message across. Maybe he thought that I fart a lot.

***What's inside the book***

So that you can get a better feeling for the book I am going to break it down in chapters.

Chapter 1

A little bit of parping on to begin with

This chapter covers the history of farts, from dinosaurs (who in fact farted themselves into extinction) through to present time, this being 1999.

Chapter 2

A general introduction to farting

This chapter covers the scientific facts about farts, like gases does a fart contain. Why are some farts noisy? How do we fart? How often do we fart? Why do farts smell?, are burps the same as farts?. All of those questions and more are explained in great detail throughout this section.

Chapter 3

Food for farters

"Pardon me for being so rude. It was not me, it was my food"

This chapter has a rating for foods that make you fart a lot and contains a fart chart. The foods that rank highest in the fart chart are as follows. Baked beans, Beer, Brussels sprouts, Chilli, Curry, Onion and Scotch Eggs.

***Mother Bromcie's farting recipes***

This part is a recipe book that is sure to get the farts flowing. My favourite two are Sprout Curry and Twelve Egg Omelette with Beer.

Sprout Curry

1.5 kilos fresh, green Brussels sprouts (washed and outer leaves removed)
250 fl oz. Water
½ tsp Salt
25g Butter
1 Onion, peeled and finely chopped
2 ½ tsp Curry Powder
½ tsp Ground Coriander
¼ tsp Ground Ginger

1. Using a sharp knife, make a small cross in the base of each sprout and place in a large saucepan. Cover with cold, salted water. Leave to soak for 30 minutes. Drain and place in the 250 fl oz. of water and the salt. Bring to the boil then simmer for 15 minutes or until soft. Drain and mash to a pulp using a potato masher.
2 Meanwhile, melt the butter in a large frying pan. Add the onion and cook until transparent but not brown.
3. Add the sprout pulp to the frying pan and stir over a low heat until the sprouts are heated through.
4. Stir in the curry powder, ground coriander and ginger and cook for a further 15 minutes.
5. Serve piping hot as a vegetarian snack.
Serves 4

Twelve-Egg Omelette with Beer

12 Eggs, beaten
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
½ pint best bitter
2 tablespoons oil

1. Beat the beer into the beaten egg until foaming and frothy, adding salt and pepper to taste.
2. Heat the oil in a very large frying pan and pour in the mixture.
3. Cook for five minutes or until the mixture has set then turn and cook for five minutes on the other side.
4. Serve piping hot with a crisp green salad.

As yet I have not made any of these recipes, but I think next time my Dad comes round I shall test them out on him. He is rather partial to a curry.

Chapter 4

Farting Etiquette

This chapter covers the do's and don'ts of farting, when lo let rip and when not to.

Chapter 5

Are farts Dangerous?

The answer to this has to be, Yes. In this chapter all shall be revealed why in a humorous yet truthful manner.

Chapter 6

Farting types

I think this is by far the best chapter it consists of a list of different types of farters ranging from the ambitious farter to the zigzagger fart.

Chapter 7

Those that R.I.P

This chapter is about great farts and farters throughout history.

Chapter 8

Wise words on Wind

This Chapter covers quotations to do with farting. You will find quotations like "All citizens shall be allowed to pass gas whenever necessary" Claudius Caesar.

Chapter 9

It's still a fart

This chapter is basically a list of different names for a fart, a complete breakdown of verbs and nouns best used to describe passing wind.

Chapter 10

Farters anonymous: true farting confessions

This chapter has some very funny farting story's from Alec Bromcies students and includes limericks and jokes too, like why do farts smell? So deaf people can enjoy them too. (BOOM, BOOM)

Chapter 11

Farting all over the world

This chapter has essential vocabulary for travellers. It says that the France and Poland are the biggest nation of farters.

***Price***

£4.99 from most book stores

***My thoughts***

Cheers Dad, although I'm not a great farter myself. I have found this book very interesting and humorous. There isn't anything that I don't know about a fart now.

This book is probably better suited for a male because women do tend to get rather embarrassed about passing wind and sometimes rather disgusted. This is not surprising really as they are not the most pleasant of things.

This book in my opinion should be left beside the toilet for all those that choose to look may have a laugh. If you come round my house and need the toilet it will be there, so you can sit back and enjoy.

 

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