When People Sneeze... - Page 3

Undertoad · 03-12-2009, 12:22 AM

goes in tight

My ex had a real problem with "god bless you" as a militant atheist.

DanaC · 03-12-2009, 05:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Undertoad

goes in tight

My ex had a real problem with "god bless you" as a militant atheist.

'Militant Atheist' was my user title here for ages! Pretty much til Jim started dishing out names.

Stuff like that doesn't bother me much. My mum, who believes there is no God, no spirit world and the end is the end still says, when startled by something, stuff like: "Oh my Godfathers and mothers!" There are others involving saints and angels.

I say My God! I say Bless you. Such expressions are both instinctive and handy. That I don't believe in God doesn't stop the word carrying connotations useful for the expression. The fact that they are holy adds weight and emphasis regardless of belief because of their cultural place in our imaginary.

Sundae · 03-12-2009, 10:41 AM

Mostly I say Bless you.
If it's my Dad or my brother I just look at them. Because that chances are I'm going to go off any second.

We all have photic sneeze reflex (mentioned before) so if we're going from shade to light, we'll all start within seconds of eachother.

The most I will do is count. Because:
Once a kiss; Twice a wish; Three times a letter; Four something better!

Except we all sneeze in fives. So we decided it was going around again. But the only kisses you get as children are from your parents anyway, so it seems like a booby prize. How I wished for three of eight sneezes! Having a mistrust of wishes from a child... Except those wish-based..?

Mad Professor · 03-12-2009, 03:21 PM

I say bless you

btw there's an ad running on some of our ATMs here by the NHS which shows a guy make a huge sneeze in full slo-mo technicolor. It really offends me. Jesus, all I want to do is get some money out, not be blasted in the face by some guy's phlegm.

Pico and ME · 03-12-2009, 03:22 PM

Your ATM'S show ads? Oh god, thats gonna spread quick. I was in a restaurants bathroom that had adds on the inside of the stalls. Talk about a captured audience.

skysidhe · 03-15-2009, 09:31 AM

Gesundheit

bless you sounds better in german

wolf · 03-15-2009, 06:14 PM

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Originally Posted by skysidhe

Gesundheit

bless you sounds better in german

Actually, you're just wishing folks good health in German.

Segnen Sie Sie would be bless you, I think.

Either way, you're really saying "I hope that you don't die of plague, and especially hope that you don't give it to me."

Clodfobble · 03-15-2009, 01:18 PM

I find that in practice, I only say "bless you" if the person does not say "excuse me" first.

Beestie · 03-15-2009, 01:58 PM

If I'm in the office and its been quiet for a bit and someone sneezes, I yell out: Knock it off!

Pico and ME · 03-15-2009, 02:39 PM

Yup. He tries not to do it in polite company, but since he does it so much at home, he sometimes forgets where he is. If I say cockblessyou in public when he does it, I think it will get the point across to him.

xoxoxoBruce · 03-15-2009, 07:06 PM

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Originally Posted by slang

Interesting topic.

Most of the time when someone "blesses" me after sneezing I completely ignore their blessing or just nod to them.

The entire notion seems pretty silly and I politely try not to encourage it.

There are some interesting alternatives listed previously that may fall into my person use, "bloody hell" may be my new response to being blessed.

That ol' "cockblessyou" is a good one too.

Just say, "stifle it".

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Originally Posted by Pico and ME

Lol. My husband likes to say shit as he sneezes. Im gonna start saying this when he does.

My dad frequently made his sneezes sound like, "horseshit".

classicman · 03-15-2009, 04:16 PM

I'd love to see the look on his face when that happens

Dude111 · 06-01-2018, 02:14 PM

I usually say BLESS YOU

Happy Monkey · 06-01-2018, 03:17 PM

Flint · 06-01-2018, 03:46 PM

I say bless you and then I blather on about how the liberal media doesn't want us to say bless you anymore and they took bible out of school because Obama was a Muslim.

View Poll Results: What do you say when someone near you sneezes?
Bless You	22	57.89%
Gesundheit	7	18.42%
Eeeew	1	2.63%
Something else	3	7.89%
Nothing	5	13.16%
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03-12-2009, 10:41 AM	#3
Sundae polaroid of perfection Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: West Yorkshire Posts: 24,185	Mostly I say Bless you. If it's my Dad or my brother I just look at them. Because that chances are I'm going to go off any second. We all have photic sneeze reflex (mentioned before) so if we're going from shade to light, we'll all start within seconds of eachother. The most I will do is count. Because: Once a kiss; Twice a wish; Three times a letter; Four something better! Except we all sneeze in fives. So we decided it was going around again. But the only kisses you get as children are from your parents anyway, so it seems like a booby prize. How I wished for three of eight sneezes! Having a mistrust of wishes from a child... Except those wish-based..? __________________ Life's hard you know, so strike a pose on a Cadillac

03-12-2009, 03:21 PM	#4
Mad Professor Belt Conveyor Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Blighty Posts: 65	I say bless you btw there's an ad running on some of our ATMs here by the NHS which shows a guy make a huge sneeze in full slo-mo technicolor. It really offends me. Jesus, all I want to do is get some money out, not be blasted in the face by some guy's phlegm. __________________ Nothin' seems that weird anymore Lo Fidelity Allstars

03-15-2009, 01:18 PM	#8
Clodfobble UNDER CONDITIONAL MITIGATION Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Austin, TX Posts: 20,012	I find that in practice, I only say "bless you" if the person does not say "excuse me" first. __________________ My book My other book My spirit animal

03-15-2009, 01:58 PM	#9
Beestie -◊\|≡·∙■·∙≡\|◊- Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Parts unknown. Posts: 4,081	If I'm in the office and its been quiet for a bit and someone sneezes, I yell out: *Knock it off!* __________________ ♠ ♥ ♣ ♦

03-12-2009, 12:22 AM	#1
Undertoad Radical Centrist Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Cottage of Prussia Posts: 31,423	goes in tight My ex had a real problem with "god bless you" as a militant atheist.

03-12-2009, 03:22 PM	#5
Pico and ME Are you knock-kneed? Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Middle Hoosierland Posts: 3,549	Your ATM'S show ads? Oh god, thats gonna spread quick. I was in a restaurants bathroom that had adds on the inside of the stalls. Talk about a captured audience.

03-15-2009, 09:31 AM	#6
skysidhe ~~Life is either a daring adventure or nothing.~~ Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 6,828	Gesundheit bless you sounds better in german

03-15-2009, 02:39 PM	#10
Pico and ME Are you knock-kneed? Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Middle Hoosierland Posts: 3,549	Yup. He tries not to do it in polite company, but since he does it so much at home, he sometimes forgets where he is. If I say cockblessyou in public when he does it, I think it will get the point across to him.

03-15-2009, 04:16 PM	#12
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	I'd love to see the look on his face when that happens __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

06-01-2018, 02:14 PM	#13
Dude111 An Awesome Dude Join Date: Oct 2015 Posts: 1,111	I usually say BLESS YOU

06-01-2018, 03:17 PM	#14
Happy Monkey I think this line's mostly filler. Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: DC Posts: 13,575	__________________ _________________ \|...............\| We live in the nick of times. \| Len 17, Wid 3 \| \|_______________\| [pics]

06-01-2018, 03:46 PM	#15
Flint Snowflake Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Dystopia Posts: 13,136	I say bless you and then I blather on about how the liberal media doesn't want us to say bless you anymore and they took bible out of school because Obama was a Muslim. __________________ **************** There's a level of facility that everyone needs to accomplish, and from there it's a matter of deciding for yourself how important ultra-facility is to your expression. ... I found, like Joseph Campbell said, if you just follow whatever gives you a little joy or excitement or awe, then you're on the right track. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Terry Bozzio**

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