Quitting Smoking Gives You Gas?

During dinner the other evening father and I were debating how many years ago he quit smoking when mother interrupted with "Too bad I couldn't quit because I thought it'd give me gas."

Um...what?

So, explanation...the parentals smoked during my childhood and upon the decision to quit, they went to a hypnotist. Father was able to quit, however it took mother another 14 years...because she thought it'd give her gas.

The hypnotist had a thick Russian accent and in his efforts to not only stop them from smoking but to also prevent them from the norm side affect of gaining a massive amount of weight, he said "if you put food in your mouth, you will get fat." BUT, mother misheard and thought he said "if you put food in your mouth, you will fart."

So the next week went on in which neither parentals touch a cigarette. Yet, mother didn't really eat, drink, chew gum, and even feared brushing her teeth....she thought if she put anything in her mouth she'd fart.

Result being, father quit smoking. Mother quit 14 years later.