bill2 0 #1 January 16, 2003 I have to confess I let some "fear farts' go while in the plane going through AFF. Consider it the anti-whoopee cushion. It's the GasBGon flatulence filter, and it's helping provide relief for thousands of gas passers who have cleared rooms or blamed the dog for far too long. "People tell us, 'Thank you for giving my life back. Now I can go out in public again,'" Sharron Huza, the cushion's creator, said in an interview. "They'll bring it with them to the movie theatre, to work, in the car or on the airplane." Huza said more than 1,000 cushions have been sold in just over a year on the market. The company has been approached by people interested in taking GasBGon products into Belgium, Britain, Asia and Canada, according to James Huza, the company president. "Second-hand flatulence knows no borders," he said. The Huzas, a husband-and-wife team, say the cushion uses charcoal liner technology to filter out both malodorous smells and head-turning noises. The fabric is washable, and a removable foam filter muffles sounds while the activated carbon absorbs odors. "I'm sure everyone knows someone that could use one of these," said Eric Curran, of Staten Island, N.Y., who doesn't own a GasBGon but finds the idea both practical and humorous. "We have a whole culture of gas ... kids joke about it. You teach them it's funny and then it's funny for the rest of their lives." But the Huzas, who said they came upon the idea after a dinner of beans and wieners, didn't invent the product just for laughs. "There are a lot of people with serious medical issues like diabetes and irritable bowel syndrome," said Sharron Huza. "People are really suffering, and this number is increasing as years go on due to diet and lack of exercise." While flatulence isn't always a laughing matter, the Huzas liken themselves to Shakespeare. "Where there's a serious side, there's also a comedic side," Mr. Huza said. Richard Cowles, a maintenance engineer in South Carolina, said he bought his GasBGon as a joke, but became a believer and now keeps one at his office and at home. Cowles said his co-workers laughed when they first heard about the cushion, but "now about five guys here have their own." Several members of Cowles' extended family have placed orders. Even his 5-year-old son has one, and has written a testimonial about the cushion on the company's Web site. "I travel in the car with Mom and Dad a lot. I have my own [cushion] with the checkered flag," the son wrote. Cushions can take about 450 toots before they need a filter change, and come in several fashion patterns with names like "The Musical Solo" and "Silent But Deadly." While some companies hope their success isn't all just hot air, the Huzas are building on it, and have more products in the works. They're currently testing an idea for gas-filtering underpants. "It's worn between undergarments and the outer layer of clothing," James said. "We're designing this as a result of some of the requests we've had … for those who 'walk and talk' at the same time.'" While the Huzas say laughter is the best medicine, they also haven't lost their original focus. "Our goal is to help people with medical issues," said Sharron. "I have a nursing background and got to see patients firsthand, and what they go through." But it's not just for those with medical conditions — it goes a long way to help their loved ones too. "Thank you for sending me the cushion," Rodolfo L., from Costa Rica, wrote on www.gasbgon.com. "My wife is very happy." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Sebazz1 2 #2 January 16, 2003 Nope, nobody comes to mind really... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
skydiverbob 0 #3 January 16, 2003 why not just buy some Beano?Who Dares Wins Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
lizzieb 0 #4 January 16, 2003 Quote Nope, nobody comes to mind really... if i can find one, i'm buying it for you and forcing it down your pants Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JJohnson 0 #5 January 16, 2003 Hell no! I am the stinkiest bastard on the planet and proud of that shit. I enjoy clearing a room. I even have my own scale: J1 to J5....A J5 is called the "The pits of Hell". In order to get a J5 a person smelling it must actually vomit. A gag knocks it down to a J4. Leaving the room at a run covering the nose: J3, Simple spraying of air freshner J2 and if all you get is a comment like " Who shit?"...J1 JJ JJ "Call me Darth Balls" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jerry81 10 #6 January 16, 2003 So how do you use this fine product? Do you sit on it, wear it in your underpants or just stuff it up your...? And since a healthy person 'toots' 13 times per day in average, you'd have to replace the filter every month or so. But of course if you're a skydiver (and especially if you're a low-time student), all bets are off. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AggieDave 6 #7 January 16, 2003 I can and will out fart you in a jump plane! Who here has seen my helmet? --"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Unutsch 0 #8 January 16, 2003 but the odor in an sun heated airplane is a lot of time way toooo much to handle Check out the site of the Fallen Angels FreeflY Organisation: http://www.padliangeli.org Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
goose491 0 #9 January 16, 2003 Hmmm, if sewn into a jumpsuit.... Could be a worthy option. We should notify DaKine. I think someone posted an Idea the other day about a funel in jumplanes that was attached to a window. Farting passengers would be handed the funel to fart into. Then, the fart would simple get sucked out of the plane. Fart. My Karma ran over my Dogma!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sunshine 2 #11 January 16, 2003 Quote Nope, nobody comes to mind really... ----------------------------------------------------------- if i can find one, i'm buying it for you and forcing it down your pants Moments like these make me proud to be obsessed with Sebazz ___________________________________________ meow I get a Mike hug! I get a Mike hug! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sarge 0 #12 January 17, 2003 LMOA!!!!! I love the smell of JetA in the morning, It's the fart smell I could live well without!!-- I'm done with the personally meaningful and philosophical sigs!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JJohnson 0 #13 January 17, 2003 Brother!! Let's stay within the bounds of reality here. Even stink would say I stink. My dog blames his on me! I've been told that I was supposed to remove the gerbil when it dies. I've been asked if I was on a special diet of skunk. My gas has been known to travel upwind. I'm not even allowed in California by the EPA. Even my doctor took x-rays to make sure my internal organs weren't dead. Watch you got to compete with that? JJJJ "Call me Darth Balls" Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
blewaway5 0 #14 January 17, 2003 Ah hell, I can totally compete with that. Just the other day I was the proud father of a "J5" Truman Sparks for President Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
happythoughts 0 #15 January 17, 2003 The National Weather Service tracks my farts when they leave the plane. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
