Must have been the wind
A group of friends hanging out in a bar alley witnesses a stranger sitting alone produce an extraordinarily loud fart. When the group reacts with shock and silence, one friend (Daniel Thrasher) breaks the tension by proposing a toast to the moment, while the stranger with headphones completely ignores the incident as if nothing happened.
Summary
The speaker and a group of friends including Rach, Courtney, Amanda, H, and Daniel Thrasher are hanging out in an alley next to a bar in New York. They're sitting on benches having a conversation when they notice a regular guy sitting about 10-15 feet away on another bench, wearing headphones and looking at his phone, seemingly minding his own business. While the group is in the middle of their conversation, the stranger suddenly releases an extremely loud and prolonged fart. The speaker, who has a direct line of sight to the stranger, witnesses the guy actually lifting his leg to facilitate the act. The entire group is shocked into complete silence, unsure at first if they all actually heard what they think they heard. Daniel Thrasher, who was facing away from the stranger, confirms to everyone that yes, they all definitely heard that. Rather than making it awkward, Daniel diffuses the situation by lifting his glass and proposing a toast to the moment. Throughout this entire exchange, the stranger never acknowledges what happened, doesn't look over, and acts completely oblivious to the reactions around him. The speaker humorously concludes that the stranger must have been listening to fart sounds on his headphones, which is why he didn't react—implying he thought it was just part of his audio. The final punchline references the phrase 'it must have been the wind,' suggesting that's what everyone was implicitly telling themselves.
Key Insights
- The speaker had direct line of sight of the stranger and actually witnessed him lifting his leg in preparation for the fart, confirming it was a deliberate physical action rather than accidental
- Daniel Thrasher was facing away from the stranger but still heard the fart clearly enough to confirm to everyone that it definitely happened, indicating the volume was extraordinary
- Daniel Thrasher's immediate response of lifting his glass and proposing a toast served as a social defusing mechanism that reframed the awkward moment into something celebratory
- The stranger with headphones never acknowledged or reacted to the fart or the group's stunned silence, maintaining complete obliviousness throughout the entire incident
- The speaker hypothesizes that the stranger must have been listening to fart sounds on his headphones and thought the noise was part of his audio content
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Transcript
[0:00] At the bar, there's kind of like it has like an alley, uh next to the bar. >> New York. >> go out and there's some some like benches. And so we're all hanging out there. Um it's it's a Rach yeah, Courtney, Amanda. They're sitting on the bench. It's me, H, and uh Daniel Thrasher was with us. >> And Angela. >> And down the alleyway, maybe about 10 10 ft, maybe 15 ft from us, is a guy, just a regular guy, sitting on a bench on his >> had headphones in. >> He had headphones in his ears, and he's just chilling on his phone. >> Like a beer. [0:30] >> And we're talking. Um Daniel…
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