<P> In the first chapter of Moby Dick, the narrator states: </P> <P>... I always go to sea as a sailor, because of the wholesome exercise and pure air of the fore - castle deck . For as in this world, head winds are far more prevalent than winds from astern (that is, if you never violate the Pythagorean maxim)... </P> <P> The Pythagoreans led an ascetic lifestyle which included a prohibition against the consumption of beans . </P> <P> The sourcing of a fart involves a ritual of assignment that sometimes takes the form of a rhyming game . These are frequently used to discourage others from mentioning the fart or to turn the embarrassment of farting into a pleasurable subject matter . The trick is to pin the blame on someone else, often by means of deception, or using a back and forth rhyming game that includes phrases such as the following: </P>

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