Carole Fawcett
Boomer Talk
OMG, it happened again! I鈥檓 nearly falling off my chair in hysterical laughter.
I鈥檒l share and hope that you find it funny too. I was sitting at my home office desk one day, after shopping, when the closet farted.
Yes 鈥� you read that correctly.
So here comes another farticle.
It made me giggle (鈥榗ause deep down I鈥檓 a child still) and it also created some fear. I had just returned from grocery shopping and even though I had to use my key to enter my home, I wondered if someone was hiding in my closet (too many frightening movies).
Then I realized that they would have to be anorexic to fit in that closet, because it is small and full. Then my mind wondered if some sort of animal could have produced that sound.
I mean, I remember my dog fluffing and then turning around to look at her back end with a surprised look on her face.
So, with caution, I opened the closet door. No animal or person rushed out. But I did see something that may explain the sound.
My clown bag was hanging there all innocent-like. (I am an originating member of the Kalamalka Caring Klowns and we laughed a lot.)
I looked inside the bag and found the culprit. It was a fart machine. For some reason it decided to 鈥� well 鈥� sound off, without being prompted to. Of course, as Flower the clown, there was all sorts of fun to be had. Many red faces in hospital rooms, or with visitors going up (or down) the elevator.
But now, it seems to just go off randomly and for no reason. It just did, as I was typing this, and I nearly fell off my chair in a laughing kink once again!
There it sits on the bookshelf, all by its lonesome, happily farting and making me laugh.
It does this every night when I use my key fob to make sure my car is locked.
There are many things that become funnier as we get older. It鈥檚 a good thing we can see the funny, as there isn鈥檛 a whole lot we can do about some issues, like weakening sphincter muscles.
It has gone off while I am on a business call and I can only hope they don鈥檛 hear it. I鈥檓 sure they would be too polite to say anything.
Anyway, sharing this has been a gas. LOL
Carole Fawcett is a freelance writer and retired counsellor. www.wordaffair.com and www.seniorstincup.org
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