I was talking in an informal group yesterday and the person sitting next to me interrupted me by unleashing a decently loud gassy burp that clearly erupted out by accident. I burst out laughing and so did a sillier one of us, who then said “that came from your diaphragm.” The person who burped kept apologizing but also laughing. Finally it was I who had to say enough and continue talking. I wanted to upstage their burp but realized a moment like that would come naturally anyway. We were asked what the most impactful part of the group was (it was the last of a series of recurrent groups and they were looking for feedback) and I joked, “[Person]'s burp!” The silly facilitator said, “okay, more burps!” after we all laughed again. If only they knew how serious I was being.
I will admit I set this up. I was drinking sparkling water (as usual ) and noticed they also like sparkling water and seem to have difficulty being aware of when they’re going to burp. They asked for one of my cans and I obliged, waiting on the burp. Mission accomplished. I’ll make sure to bring them one when we see each other next.