"I am the instrument"

"... so, you're a singer"

"I'm a singer doing a handstand"

If my family is any indication, there are underemployed flatulists out there, farting at jobs that don't support them for their contributions.

well there's

https://www.mrmethane.com/

I've been known to knock out a several second solo on the rectaphone. Doesn't tend to be at will though (well I don't want him to slap me).

This one was pretty dedicated to the art of bumbulum, but sadly was forced to retire.

Whoa, Black Betty

“Bulum” means “instrument”, so it literally means “bum instrument”

It's a bulum out of the bum.

it was genuinely so fucking boring that people were more than happy to give any visiting traveller free food and housing so long as they told some stories and news, you could straight up live your life as a travelling storyteller because everyone was so dreadfully desperate for some entertainment.

Also, does fart originate from flatulence art?

I am impressed at the control you'd have to have to not only fart on command, but to fart so consistently that it is considered a specific performance with a name. "Oh, I love this one!" It's amazing.

Last week, I was watching a live taping of a comedy podcast, where a couple of journalists tell crazy stories from history.

They were doing the story of serial scammer, Frank Abergnale, aka the guy Leonardo DiCaprio plays in Catch Me If You Can. The problem with this story is that Frank Abergnale might be full of shit in his own right, as the only source for much of his story is based on his self-biography, which is very likely not true.

The hosts take turns researching and telling the stories, while the other one listens. This week, the storyteller was the lactose intolerant guy. So, because he knew his story was gonna be a lot of bullshit, he had brought a packet of 18 cheap cheeses. So if the listening host got a whiff of this being a lie, he would be able to call bullshit, and the storytelling host would have to eat one of the cheeses as punishment on behalf of Mr. Abergnale.

All this to say that this comment made me realize, we still have jesters and flatulists today. We just call them comedians and podcast hosts.

Performance anxiety and stage fright would do me in personally.

Actually being full of shit is probably bad for your career as a flatulist.

You add a ~ above the note

Farts are funny, that is a universal constant.

To be fair I think this talent may be firmly in 'you had to be there territory.

I'd say that the ability to fart on command would take the proverbial cake.