Article discusses this weighty issue for all to ponder. This is not a pleasant subject for most of us, but there are many for whom the "fart" is not an unpleasant thought, and to most of them it is a highly amusing subject! Even those who enjoy healthy living succumb to flatulence at times, but it is worst after a night's beer drinking for many - hence the term "beer fart". Is farting funny or just crude?