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"Pull My Finger" App - App Store Link
I'm the developer of the infamously rejected iPhone app, "Pull My Finger." I just got a call from Apple with some interesting news that I thought I'd pass along to you. They told me that they are going to start approving a whole new "genre" of apps, and that Pull My Finger will be the first ...
"Pull My Finger" - App Store Link
itunes.apple.com — The gloves are off. Apple has decided apps publishers who want to have a little bit of... fun should be allowed their day in the sun. I just received an e-mail from the creator of the Pull My Finger application. Read what he has to say. From ... (more) "Pull My Finger" - App Store Link
Apple Broadens App Store Acceptance, Approves 'Pull My Finger'
Apple Broadens App Store Acceptance, Approves 'Pull My Finger'
macrumors.com — One of the major criticisms of the App Store has been a seemingly arbitrary rejection policy on... the part of Apple. Air-o-Matic was one of the developers rejected by Apple for the reason of "limited utility" for his humor app "Pull My Finger". Sam ... (more) Apple Broadens App Store Acceptance, Approves 'Pull My ...
"Pull My Finger" Now in the App Store!
itunes.apple.com — Apple has recently begun rejecting iPhone applications based on arguably spurious claims of limited utility. A recent... victim is Pull My Finger, a juvenile but harmless application that makes fart noises. Sure, the App Store makes it nice ... (more) "Pull My Finger" Now in the App Store!
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David beats Goliath: “Pull My Finger” now on the iTunes store
Macenstein — Given the amount of crap (no pun intended) that has made its way to the iTunes app store, we always thought it was a crime that the iPhone farting app “ Pull My Finger ” had been banned by Apple, citing “ ...

Apple lets its Fart Flag fly
Macenstein — ... that Apple had finally allowed the controversial “ Pull My Finger ” app onto the iTunes store. The application, which is designed to play a humorous selection of fart sounds, had previously been denied iTunes acceptance due to “limited utility”. Well, it seems that Apple’s change of heart had little to do with any new “utility” the app might have, and more to do with Apple’s new “pro-farting” policy . Not more than one hour after Pull My Finger made its triumphant debut on iTunes, THREE more flatulence-themed apps have hit the store, all presumably caught up in the same ...

David beats Goliath: “Pull My Finger” now on the iTunes store
MacBytes.com — Given the amount of crap (no pun intended) that has made its way to the iTunes app store, we always thought it was a crime that the iPhone farting app “ Pull My Finger ” had been banned by Apple, citing “ ...

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