OK who farted?

“Authorities track mystery odor across Philadelphia

By DAVID B. CARUSO
Associated Press Writer

November 18, 2004, 7:08 PM EST

PHILADELPHIA -- A mysterious invisible cloud of bad smelling ... something, wafted across Philadelphia on Thursday, leaving sour faces and perplexed officials in its wake.

Emergency dispatchers began receiving the first of hundreds of 911 calls about the strong odor shortly past 2 p.m., first from the southern tip of South Philadelphia, then further north as the scent drifted on the wind.

Transit officials, fearful of a gas leak, evacuated the city's Broad Street subway line in South Philadelphia for about 45 minutes.

Television news crews chased the stink as it moved, interviewing city folk who had a hard time describing whatever it was they were smelling. Some said it was like propane. Others said it was more like sulfur.

Meanwhile, authorities collected air samples, phoned nearby refineries and checked the pressure of natural gas lines, trying to figure out if there had been some sort of industrial mishap.

"We don't know what it is. But we've gathered enough samples to know that it's not toxic. Its just offensive," mayoral spokeswoman Barbara Grant said at about 4 p.m.

Investigators were still puzzled in the early evening, although a police spokesman said authorities were checking out theories that it was related to dust released as a substance was transferred between two train cars, or that it may have come from a refinery in Paulsboro, N.J.

The smell had largely dissipated by 5 p.m., but not before authorities had collected complaints from city neighborhoods several miles up the Delaware River and across the water in Camden, N.J.

"We don't have any reports that it made anyone sick," said Fire Department Battalion Chief Willie Williams. "I'm just glad it's moving north out of the city."



LMAO "Television news crews chased the stink as it moved"”

“scorchfire, use soap next time!”

“Was Capn Bobo eating beans again?”

“somebody stepped on a duck?

or an eagle?”

“No reports of any sound sources.

It was a silent stinker.”

“Sorry bout that--beer farts!”

“LMAO "Television news crews chased the stink as it moved"”



Shouldn't that be: "Smellivision crews"?!”

“I wasn't down there!”

“Who ever smelt it dealt it.
8D”

“oops

;)”

“Yo, back offa dis. It was just Tony took off his shoes. Ain't nobody can take no jokes no more?”

“whoops, excuse me.”

“Its been one of those mornings!!!”

“Maybe its your dang zoo that stinks!!!”

“nope, its all me! I'm compeating with the dog...”

“My spotter used to be the best tent partner, never snored, never farted, quiet sleeper...then we were in the shelter half tent one night in the driving rain....IT HIT. He started the trouser cough, and it was horrendus. I ended up with my gas mask on and vicks vapo rub in the ports to cover the smell.”

“I take it this wasn't your weightlifting partner?”

“we visited my wife's grand mother one time and she fed our dogs chili...it was a long 2 hour ride home”

“I'm eating leftover black bean soup for lunch. If last Thursday was any indication on how it effects my system... you don't want to be around me this afternoon.”

“One of the drawbacks of a bivy. If you poot....it only has one place to come out. Then there was blue cloud night. Most of the shift had chili for lunch. I had been forwarned and got the STEAMED VEGGIE Platter at lunch. I ended up chasing the entire station out of the engine bay. Then it got so bad in the bunk room that my Engineer went out and slept on the hose bed of the truck.”

“Um, safety?”