Mister Skids is a celebrity of sorts in that his fellow Texans at NASA analyzed his flatulence to see if it would prove to be useful as a propellent for their rocketry.
I don't know what NASA found out - top secret - but there's a hint that his poots are useful because the Texas Division of Fish and Game report a lot fewer dead fish in the creek (crick in Texas-speak) frequented by the redoubtable Skidoo.
The RNLI, was originally called Britons Assisting Stricken Trawlers And Rescuing Drowning Ship-mates, but the name was changed because of the unfortunate acronym.