Oh I see, "La petomaine" meant "Le pétomane", I would never have thought you barbars could mangle French gender and spelling that much ;-)
I guess the spelling mistake stems from US mispronunciation "petomain" instead of "petoman"? Michel ----- Original Message ----- From: "Frederick Sparber" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "vortex-l" <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, June 03, 2006 6:36 PM Subject: Re: Scientists? We note voltage..but no mention of current > Were you serious, Michel? :-) > > Google of La Petomaine: > > http://www.amiannoying.com/(j5fmnq55g2l1mkv1te4jshrb)/view.aspx?ID=4101 > > Joseph Pujol > > "(1857-1945) > Born in Marseilles, son of a baker/confectioner > Parisian music hall entertainer famed for his flatulent act at the Moulin > Rouge in Paris (1898-99) > Precursor for the likes of 'Mr. Methane' > 'Discovered' his talent accidentally at twelve, while swimming underwater > off Marseilles > Nickname was 'Le Petomaine' (French for 'the farting gentleman' ." > > "Why he might not be annoying > Medical science was unable to explain how he was able to control his > flatulence. > His ability was written up in leading medical journals. > He performed as a travelling act after being fired from the Moulin Rouge."
