Headline AP: Wrong Chemical Makes Shoes ‘Flatulent’

SANFORD, Fla. - There’s no tiptoeing around the problem. Call it flatulent footwear. Customers complained that with every step, their shoes made the sound of someone passing gas.

"They were whoopie cushions for the feet," said Bryan Thomas, an officer with shoe maker Goosebumps Products Inc.

The Orlando-area company on Wednesday sued a supplier, accusing it of delivering the wrong chemical for an insole gel, giving the shoes an unwanted sound effect.

No, really, it’s the shoes!

UPDATE:

I just realized. I own a pair of those shoes. I always seem to wear them after we have baked beans for dinner.