Heres the scoop on what actually happened in the picture.
I was not flatulent by any means!
Its quite a party trick, really.
I just kind of hold my breath and flex my head, if that makes any sense?
So he wanted to take a picture and put a funny caption with it.
So he got his phone and told me to make a face.
And hes like, alright, cool, Mathew recalled.
Comments on theReddit postpoured in as the internet found the scenario humorously relatable.
That kids gonna pop a blood vessel.
I would just ask to go to the bathroom and crop dust that whole class, another joked.
Some people even shared their ownembarrassing experiences.
Went to a movie with a friend (girl) held it in for 2 hours.
Did not want to subject her to the horror of my protein farts.
The moral of the story,its OK to farton people if youll never see them again.
He captioned it something, and it got little or almost no attention.
This is in, like, October of 2013, Mike previously told the outlet.
A couple months later, in December …
I woke up and saw my phone blew up.
My take on being Internet famous is cool and all.
Mike also noted that his parents did not really understand the hype behindhis viral photo.
My parents dont really understand how big and widespread its become, so they overlook the whole thing.
My friends find it hilarious, though!
He added, Strangers come up to ask him if hes the fart meme guy.
It is something he still sees with a sense of humor.
At first, when he did the face, I was like, What are you doing?!
I hope hes okay?
It looked pretty painful, Amber was quoted saying to the outlet.
