Anti-Fart Law Stinks, Whoopi Goldberg Says: What's Her Fix?

(CBS) Break wind. Pass gas. Fart.

Whatever you call it, it's something citizens of Malawi soon might not be able to do, at least in public. That's because the African nation is set to pass a new law that would outlaw public flatulence.

The proposed law is part of new legislation intended to "mold responsible and disciplined citizens, Reuters reported.

Maybe so. But some are saying the proposed law just doesn't pass the smell test.

"I don't think my future travel plans will include the African nation of Malawi," Whoopi Goldberg joked recently on "The View."

Locals fear that it might prove hard to pin an offense on a particular person, given how easy it is for people to blame others for flatulence, the Daily Mail reported.

To fix that problem with the proposed law, Whoopi offered up a simple fix:

"It should include 'he who smelt it dealt it.'"