Tuesday, March 06, 2012

Flatulent man faces club ban

A working men's club is threatening to ban one of its members for his flatulence. Dave Marriott has been causing a stink and now he has been warned that if he doesn't stop, he will be barred. Mr Marriott, 49, from Grange Villa, County Durham said: "I'm not a scruffy man, I'm just afflicted with wind. I only drink two days a week, on a Saturday and Sunday. But if I drink too much on an afternoon then I'm flatulent on an evening and it can be really bad.

"I was brought up in front of the club's board, which included a couple of my friends, because a few people had been complaining. In fairness it's not just me, but I'm probably the worst. In the past I've actually been awarded pints for clearing a bar at closing time, when the landlord wanted everyone to leave. But I'm not proud of myself and now I've received a reprimand and a final warning. If I carry on letting off then I'll be out."



Mr Marriott, who has been a member of the Grange Villa Workmen's Social Club for more than 30 years, said he is not aware if he suffers from any particular medical problem. "I don't know that I have a problem and my brother is just the same," Mr Marriott said, "Though I've not asked a doctor. There's quite a bit of flatulence down the club and they seem to be cracking down - perhaps it's because women are now allowed in the bar.

"I've tried changing from Guinness to lager but it's made no difference, so whether I need to go and see a chemist and see if they can give me anything I don't know. I've nothing against the club for doing this - in fact it's all been a bit comical and I could see one or two of the committee sniggering as they told me I had to stop." A spokesman for the club confirmed disciplinary action had been taken, but declined to comment further.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

That's just icky. He should try to eat better foods, so that his gas smells like roses.

Anonymous said...

^ Yeah, because obviously if you eat sweet-smelling foods your farts will smell like a f*cking rose garden....