I was a Director at a contact lens manufacturing company in the 80’s and we were introducing a new lens that allowed gases like Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide to actually pass through the lens! We were brainstorming one day in order to come up with a catchy name that would make it easier to market! I I said "I have the perfect name since it is gas permeable, let’s call it Flatulens! It got a laugh, but that’s all! ;o)
pearlsbs over 3 years ago
Usually when I encounter cheese I predict it will be in my stomach in the near future.
sevaar777 over 3 years ago
In 2016 my favorite cheese mysteriously changed to Limberger, grew fuzz and turned orange.
Leroy over 3 years ago
It raises the question: What is the proper attire for a mole rat??
Caldonia over 3 years ago
Frostnip can be prevented by wearing a fleece-lined bra. (Come on, you know you wanted to make a similar joke.)
flashdrive1988 over 3 years ago
It should have been “Fart Proudly … but do not fly kites in a thunderstorm”
… only Ben Franklin could have gotten away with that!
Dean over 3 years ago
When one is outside gas is not a problem, but when it is unexpected liquid . . . yikes!
Gent over 3 years ago
Rats! What eevil creatures!
therese_callahan2002 over 3 years ago
I’ve seen Mr. Franklin’s book at museums here in Boston, and refused to buy it, cuz I hate the title.
therese_callahan2002 over 3 years ago
Watch out for Rufus, Kim Possible.
UmmeMoosa over 3 years ago
Ben Franklin may have had a problem with uncontrollable flatulence.
James Wolfenstein over 3 years ago
Tyromancy is easy. If there’s cheese, your future is bright. If there’s not, there’s no future at all. :D
J Short over 3 years ago
Italian fortune teller: Your future no-a look Gouda.
aimlesscruzr over 3 years ago
I wonder if ol’ Ben was practicing tyromancy when he cut the cheese…
poppacapsmokeblower over 3 years ago
The Swiss abandoned Tyromancy when they found holes in their predictions and the Limburgers’ predictions stank.
joefearsnothing over 3 years ago
I was a Director at a contact lens manufacturing company in the 80’s and we were introducing a new lens that allowed gases like Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide to actually pass through the lens! We were brainstorming one day in order to come up with a catchy name that would make it easier to market! I I said "I have the perfect name since it is gas permeable, let’s call it Flatulens! It got a laugh, but that’s all! ;o)
Huckleberry Hiroshima over 3 years ago
Yes, Ben Franklin did predict the olfactory future by eating cheese.
Take care, may Nairobi ex-Mayor Mbupo Bukord be with you, and gesundheit.
dv1093 over 3 years ago
I think my wife has Frostnip 24/7.
Under Dog Premium Member over 3 years ago
Today is Ben Franklin’s birthday.
sdjamieson Premium Member over 3 years ago
Minions are naked mole rats! But when do they turn yellow and get their blue overalls?
ncorgbl over 3 years ago
Minion mole rats wear red hats.
It is something altogether different in Nagano Japan.
Cheese futures can be quite profitable.
Franklin was an old fart when he wrote that.
oakie817 over 3 years ago
i have a book of Franklins’ with that in it…and i can tell the future with cheese…it causes my triglycerides to go up
ForrestOverin over 3 years ago
I hear several great civilizations rose from tryomancy, but were ultimately destroyed my dairy allergies..
Totalloser Premium Member over 3 years ago
I always fart proudly, I lift up one leg to share it with the world
bookworm0812 over 3 years ago
OMG! I actually HAVE that essay! I bought it in Philadelphia! Just came across the book recently, too!
Craig Westlake over 3 years ago
It seems to me that “Tyro”-mancy would make more sense predicting the future of tyrants…
jon who tried to make a snowman over 3 years ago
i read fart proudly once. it was good.
pbr50138 over 3 years ago
I wonder if old Ben cut loose so much, that he felt the need to write a book on it?