It has been written that when Notire Busara confronted Basho on the bank of 
the river, he said, 
"Basho, throw that damned staff in the river lest it be cause for 
generations of verbal eructations about the meaning of your words." 

And Basho is reported to have replied, 
" Verbal eructations releive flatulence of the mind, an end devoutly to be wished." 

Notire, being enlightened, relieved himself.