A good friend sent me a message today and I went "Holy Shit"! And when you're Poop John the First of the Church of the Holy Shitters you can't "pass" up an opportunity to "pass" this on to as many people as possible.
As an English teacher I'm always on the lookout for unique ways English is used. So it is with great pleasure - in fact I think it's an absolute gas to "pass" this tidbit of information on to you It's really something worth "passing around" because it's a "gas" - literally.
Here it is:
It is clear from this site that the verb to trump has been used extensively across Britain to refer to the breaking of wind. It is especially the case in the North, in Wales and certainly in Norfolk.
- Over the centuries, fart has not been without linguistic rivals. Since the early fifteenth century, for example, trump has served as a synonym for fart, or rather to denote an especially noisy fart.
(A Dictionary of Culinary Curiosities) by Mark Morton
Trump:
- Verb. To break wind from the anus, to 'fart'. E.g."There's a disgusting smell in here. Has someone trumped?"
- Noun. 1. An act of breaking wind. 2)The resulting smell of having broke wind from the anus, a 'fart'.
Now for the past year, thousands of parents in the UK are hearing the same question?
"Why are they calling him President Fart?"
Since our last presidential election we've certainly had "an especially noisy fart" in the White House and he stinks to high heaven!
I think it's time for us to change our underwear!
The Church of the Holy Shitters will post articles on our holy S.H.I.T. day ( So Happy It's Thursday) Hoping to add some humor, provoke thought, spark debate, deepen understanding, and shed some light on the fecal side.
Remember: "If we really want to straighten out all this crap we really need to think about shit." ( Shitbit by Poop John the First of the Church of the Holy Shitters )
A secular environmental religion, scientifically based, with a focus on the psychology of it all. Our ego is the culprit when it comes to dealing with climate change. We cannot save the planet. We can only save ourselves. Our current egotistical self-perception makes that prospect a dubious one at best. Meekness, humility and a realization that our shit does stink, guides us on our path to true sustainable living and climate equilibrium.
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