Leslie Nielsen's Final Joke

I don't get it, simple english pleaze

Cute. My father wanted to have "Other than that I'm okay!" written on his.

@senor espaniolo

"Let (h)er rip" is an idiom meaning "to allow"

"I just filled the tank up with gasoline, let 'er rip!" means "you are allowed to proceed with ignition."

But it is an informal permission not a formal allowance as a boss to a employee.

Leslie is saying "Let 'er rip" where "(h)er" is a fart. However rip also doubles for "Rest In Peace" or R.I.P. which is a common marking on gravestones to symbolize the wishes of the living.

F***... I wish I knew the answer to everything...

Way to unnecessarily overexplain it, guys.

Leslie Nielsen used to carry around a whoopee-thing in his hand, and whenever he shook hands with someone or felt like it, he would squeeze it to make fart sounds.

To "let one rip" is to fart. To "let 'er rip" is - well, I'm sure the other posters have overinformed you on that.

Also, it's a pun for R.I.P., since nobody mentioned that obvious one.

I mentioned it in the item, Ted.

@ Mr. Awesome: "There is always a measure of uncertainty prior to "let it rip." And to confuse even more it has been shortened to "let er rip" "

How is "let er rip" a shorter version of "let it rip"?

Would it matter if I looked it up? I'm not trying to be smart, I'm trying to answer the question for senor's sake.

Well, this is the most serious fart discussion I've read today. Congrats!

/Crack one off and I'll smack you.

Ah yes, you did, Miss C. I was so overwhelmed by the ensuing verbiage, that I neglected your contribution. ;)