Episode 16: A bundle full of farts.
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Today we look at the timelessness of fart jokes, and look at a couple of them inside ballads, and parts of Jonathan Swift's “The Benefit of Farting Explained,” which is a satirical essay on why farting should be free. We will also look at two parents who shake all their sons sins out in a sieve.
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“A Looking Glass for Lascivious Young Men”
"A bloody BATTLE between a Taylor and a Louse."
“The Benefit of Farting Explained”
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