Le Pétomane was the A stage name, or a screen name for movie stars, is a pseudonym used by performers and actors. People may take a stage name because their real name is considered unattractive, dull, amusing for the wrong reasons, or projects the wrong image; or because they wish to remain anonymous in... stage name of the The French Republic or France ( French: République française or France) is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents. France is a democracy organised as a... French entertainer Joseph Pujol ( June 1 is the 152nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (153rd in leap years), with 213 days remaining. Events 193 - Roman Emperor Marcus Didius is assassinated in his palace. 1283 - Treaty of Rheinfelden - Duke Rudolph II of Austria has to waive his right to the Duchies of... June 1, 1857 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). Events January 9 - Earthquake at Fort Tejon, California with an estimated magnitude of 7.9 February 16 - The National Deaf Mute College (later renamed Gallaudet University) is established in Washington, DC becoming the first school for the advanced... 1857 - 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). Events January January 5 - The Soviet Union recognizes the new pro-Soviet government of Poland. January 7 - British General Bernard Montgomery holds a press conference in which he claims credit for victory in the Battle of... 1945).

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He was famous in Queen Victoria (shown here on the morning of her Accession to the Throne, June 20, 1837) gave her name to the historic era. The Victorian Era of Great Britain is considered the height of the British industrial revolution and the apex of the British Empire. It is often defined as... Victorian times for his remarkable control of the abdominal Structure of a skeletal muscle Muscle is one of the four tissue types. The other three types are: epithelium, connective tissue and nervous tissue. The primary purpose of muscle tissue is to contract. Muscle contraction is used to move parts of the body, as well as to move substances within... muscles, which enabled him to Flatulence consists of gases that are produced by symbiotic bacteria and yeasts living in the gastrointestinal tract of mammals and are released through the anus. Flatulence is known colloquially as farting. The primary constituents of flatulence (collectively known as flatus) are the non-odorous gases nitrogen (ingested), oxygen (ingested), methane... break wind at will. He derived his stage name from the French word péter, "to fart."

Joseph Pujol was born in Marseilles redirects here. There is also Marseilles, Illinois. City motto: Actibus immensis urbs fulget Massiliensis. ( Latin: By her great deeds, Marseilles shines in the world) City proper ( commune) Région Provence-Alpes-Côte-dAzur Département Bouches-du-Rhône (13) Mayor Jean-Claude... Marseille. He was one of five children of François (a stonemason and sculptor) and Rose Pujol. Soon after he left school he had a strange experience while swimming in the sea. He would put his head under the water and hold his breath whereupon he felt an icy cold penetrating his rear. He ran ashore in fright and was amazed to see water pouring from his anus. A doctor assured him that there was nothing to worry about.

When he joined the army he told his fellow soldiers about this and repeated it for their amusement. He then found that he could do the same with air. Although a Bakery foods A baker is someone who bakes and sells bread, cakes and similar foods. The place where the baker works is called a bakery. Bakers yeast is a leavening agent. A bakers dozen is a group of thirteen things (an old-fashioned expression). (See Bakers Company for... baker by profession, Pujol decided to try his talent on the stage, and debuted in Marseille in 1887. Successful, he proceeded to The Eiffel Tower has become the symbol of Paris throughout the world. Paris is the capital city of France, as well as the capital of the Île-de-France région, whose territory encompasses Paris and its suburbs. The city of Paris proper is also a dé... Paris, where he took the act to the Moulin Rouge (French for red mill) is a traditional cabaret, built in 1889 by Joseph Oller who already owned the Paris Olympia. Situated in the red-light district of Pigalle on Boulevard de Clichy in the 18th arrondissement, near Montmartre, Paris, France, it is famous for the large red imitation... Moulin Rouge.

Some of the highlights of his stage act involved playing a This article pertains to the musical instrument. For the sailing ship class that has a variant spelling using this word, see Fluyt. The flute is a musical instrument of the woodwind family. Unlike other wind instruments, a flute produces its sound from the flow of air against an edge, instead... flute through a rubber tube in his anus and farting sound effects of cannon fire and thunderstorms. The climax of his act involved him farting his impression of the The San Francisco earthquake of 1906 was a major earthquake at San Francisco, California on the early morning of Wednesday, April 18, 1906. After the earthquake, subsequent fires destroyed almost the entire city of San Francisco. This great earthquake is perhaps the most discussed earthquake in history, rivaled only by... 1906 San Francisco earthquake.

With the outbreak of Ypres, 1917, in the vicinity of the Battle of Passchendaele. Battle aftermath. Remains of the Chateau Wood World War I, also known as the First World War, the Great War, the War of the Nations, and the War to End All Wars, was a world conflict occurring from 1914 to... World War I, Pujol retired from the stage and returned to his bakery in Marseille. Later he opened a biscuit factory in Location within France Coat of Arms of Toulon Toulon (Tolon in Provençal) is a city in southern France and a large military harbor on the Mediterranean coast, with a major French naval base. Located in the Provence-Alpes-Côte-dAzur région, Toulon is... Toulon. He died in 1945, aged 88 and was buried in the cemetery of La Valette in the Var is a département of southern France. Categories: Stub | Départements of France ... Var The départements (or departments) are administrative units of France, roughly analogous to British counties and are now grouped into 22 metropolitan and four overseas régions. They are subdivided into 342 arrondissements. Départements are also found in Côte dIvoire. Administrative role Each department is administered by... departement, where his grave can still be seen today.

A present-day comedian employing the same effect is Mr. Methane.

A short humorous film about his life, entitled Le Petomane starred Leonard Rossiter (October 21st 1926 - October 5th 1984) was an outstanding English actor, most widely known for his comedy roles in two British television series in the 1970s and 80s. In Rising Damp he played Rigsby, the lecherous landlord of a house converted to a block of seedy bedsits. Another... Leonard Rossiter.

A character in Mel Brooks (born June 28, 1926) is an American actor, writer and director, best known as a creator of broad film farces and parodies. Born Melvin Kaminsky in Brooklyn, New York, Brooks served in the US Army during World War II as an engineer. He started out in show business... Mel Brooks' Blazing Saddles is a Warner Bros. 1974 comedy directed by Mel Brooks and starring Cleavon Little and Gene Wilder. The film was written (in what Brooks called Your Show of Shows-style) by a team of writers: Brooks, Andrew Bergman, Richard Pryor, Norman Steinberg, and Alan Uger; it was based... Blazing Saddles, a film notorious for its flatulence jokes, has the name Lepetomane.

Further reading

Dawson, Jim (1999). Who Cut the Cheese?: A Cultural History of the Fart. Ten Speed Press. ISBN 1-58-008011-1.

See also

• Public reference to bodily functions such as urination and defecation is taboo in many cultures and thus arouses intense anxiety in many people. For this reason, there is a whole sub-genre of humour, toilet humour (also potty humour or bathroom humour) based around excretion. This genre is particularly popular... Toilet humour

External links

• Did a French vaudeville star once specialize in trained flatulence? (http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a1_394.html) (from Cecil Adams is the pen name of the author of The Straight Dope since 1973, a popular question and answer column published in The Chicago Reader, syndicated in thirty newspapers in the United States and Canada, and available online. Billed as the Worlds Smartest Human Being, Adams responds to... The Straight Dope)
• Official web site of Mr. Methane (http://www.mrmethane.com/)