As I mentioned below, Leslie Nielsen used to always wield this little rubber device called a Handi-Gas that emitted fart sounds. In fact, he bought them by the gross and gave them out to people. I got one…and then later was schooled in its usage by my pal Bob Logan, who directed Leslie in his movie, Repossessed and was tutored on the set. (I never employed mine in public and when I went to lunch with Logan, I had to disarm him and make him leave his in the car.)
Anyway, I wanted to post a photo here of the Handi-Gas but I couldn't find one. They must have sold millions of these things…and that's just to Leslie Nielsen. But I can't find any real trace of them on the 'net and I have no idea where mine is. Maybe in some box in storage. Anyway, if you have a photo, let me know. It just strikes me as interesting that digital technology obviously made the Handi-Gas obsolete. There are dozens of little battery-powered fart machines one can buy…and now there are apps for the iPhone and other such devices. I hope that when Nielsen is buried, someone has the bad taste to get one of those devices, set it to make its noise every minute or so — and put it in the coffin. Leslie would have wanted it like that.