Artsy Fartsy: Cultural History of the Fart : Smartask Books : 9781943760039 : 1943760039 : 15 Jun 2016 : Artsy Fartsy, Cultural History of the Fart is a fascinating and factual overview of the common fart through human culture and history. The cough, sneeze, hiccup, stomach rumble, burp, belch, and other bodily sounds simply cannot compete with the notoriety of the fart. Whether encountered live and in person or through the medium of literature, television, cinema, art, or music it may leave a powerful and lingering memory. The history of the fart in culture and society is a seldom told but remarkable tale. In spite of it being a natural and everyday occurrence, most of human society has considered it to be beyond the bounds of acceptable behavior in the presence of others. The suppression of a normal physiologic necessity, and it being banished from proper society, has made the fart a notorious sensation. Its release has had powerful consequences, from the unexpected triggering of war