Benjamin Franklin was definitely a dude in history. Anyone who would inspire a book named "Fart Proudly" is a dude for sure.
(http://img440.imageshack.us/img440/6465/fartproudlyih8.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
(http://img105.imageshack.us/img105/69/benfranklin510yk1.jpg) (http://imageshack.us)
http://books.google.cl/books?id=6J2bbegXa5wC&dq=&pg=PP1&ots=93GkgDTXTV&sig=1l1jtPHRL2k-gBWgTATOj2E8ylE&prev=http://www.google.cl/search%3Fq%3Dfart%2Bproudly%26ie%3Dutf-8%26oe%3Dutf-8%26aq%3Dt%26rls%3Dorg.mozilla:en-US:official%26client%3Dfirefox-a&sa=X&oi=print&ct=title#PPA22,M1
Here's the book. For the homework, you know.