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Why does the main page fart at me?

Happens to me too

Thank GOD it's not just me. Us old people are very sensitive about gas. Especially when there is no pet around to blame.

-- Wed Oct 21, 2009 9:12 am --

Firefox does not seem to fart, but IE 8 does

What?

I wondered why my laptop had developed this sudden wind problem. I just put it down to it's age & tried to be polite & ignore it. Didn't want to hurt its feelings!
Of course the work machine is fine as I use Firefox there & the machine is younger.

[JiF][AARP]Grimp wrote:Thank GOD it's not just me. Us old people are very sensitive about gas. Especially when there is no pet around to blame.

-- Wed Oct 21, 2009 9:12 am --

Firefox does not seem to fart, but IE 8 does

Didn't take his Beano © before eating that brocoli.

-- Wed Oct 21, 2009 11:33 am --

[JiF][AARP]Grimp wrote:Why does the main page fart at me?

You guys have a main page ?

Front page of forums I have had it happen on another site too. Can't remember which one.
I gave a quick look at the source code, but it looked like too much work and I got distracted

It's not your security software blocking something is it?

Could be but I have never had an error sound that sounds like farting before
Still it could be something on the site it is blocking.

-- Wed Oct 21, 2009 2:08 pm --

I unchecked the sound thingy on the chat box and I think the fart has stopped.
I think I will check it again because I miss the little fart noise already
Only happens just after the page loads, not when someone chats though, so you would not think they are related.

I just heard that fart thingy twice while i was working.
I wonder why it did it twice within about 5 seconds?

It farted at me for 20 sec ago.....

-- Wed Oct 21, 2009 10:23 pm --

I can swear it wasnt me!!

Is it that shout box thing updating and making a noise letting you know?

Yes it could be the shoutbox , my machine has been farting ever since the new shoutbox was installed lol!

Yeah, it's definately related to the shoutbox, and I've heard several different sounds, including the fart. At first I thought it was the shoutbox refreshing, but it wasn't synchronized, now I'm thinking that it's related to forum activity as well. I heard the fart once as someone logged into the forum, and other sounds when it seemed some-one had just posted. But maybe I'm talking utter rubbish

Go ahead. Pull my finger. :-)