Malawi set to make breaking wind a crime

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Malawi set to make breaking wind a crime

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The government of Malawi plan to punish persistent offenders 'who foul the air' in a bid to 'mould responsible and disciplined citizens.'

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article ... z1D7rkaeCb
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It's probably because they've been eating too much of this stuff. Read at your own risk:

http://birkblog.typepad.com/my_weblog/2 ... back-.html
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I sincerely hope Madonna is not on that macrobiotic diet anymore!
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I reckon we'd better stay away from Malawi. :lol:

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Are they implying that all with MC are irresponsible and undisciplined? OK, here's an idea - let's plan a PP outing to Malawi to foul the air. Alternatively, let's send a cc of our famous PP fart thread to Malwai's highest gov't. official. Tee Hee.

http://www.perskyfarms.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=4835

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oh man id be headed for the electric chair!!
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Post by natythingycolbery »

:lol: I heard about this yesterday and spent it giggling... how are they going to police it? SERIOUSLY? :lol:
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Katy,

I wondered the same thing, especially the SBD (silent but deadly) type. :grin: Maybe they will train dogs to identify and bark at the offender.

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Post by starfire »

:rofl:
It would be interesting to hear how all that works out for them.

That recipe for Birk's World Famous Hoosier Lasagna made my stomach clench. :smile:

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Katy wrote:how are they going to police it? SERIOUSLY? Laughing
Instead of breathalyzers, their cops will carry fartalyzers. :ROFL:

The tricky part will be determining an acceptable threshold for prosecuting "irresponsible emissions". :lol:

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