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digonswine (463 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-11 08:37 PM Original message |
Why does "Bless you" after sneezing persist?- |
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nolabear (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-11 09:24 PM Response to Original message |
1. What a conflation. LOL! But I think Bless You just alleviates discomfort. |
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targetpractice (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-11 10:47 PM Response to Reply #1 |
6. I like that insight... |
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Cid_B (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-11 09:27 PM Response to Original message |
2. Sheesh.. run with gesundheit |
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WolverineDG (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 07:01 AM Response to Reply #2 |
14. or "Salud" |
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digonswine (463 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 07:42 AM Original message |
It's just one of life's little annoyances, is all. |
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digonswine (463 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 07:42 AM Response to Reply #14 |
15. It's just one of life's little annoyances, is all. |
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KamaAina (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 12:28 PM Response to Reply #2 |
18. Better still, "Kihe, a mauliola" |
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The Velveteen Ocelot (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-11 09:29 PM Response to Original message |
3. Hey, come on! Do you want people's souls to be escaping out their noses |
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NightWatcher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-11 09:36 PM Response to Original message |
4. But still we don't say shit when someone coughs |
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Arugula Latte (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-11 10:31 PM Response to Original message |
5. I never say "God bless you" cuz I don't believe in a god |
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provis99 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-11 10:51 PM Response to Original message |
7. you could always say "Piss off!" instead. |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-11 11:44 PM Response to Original message |
8. I HATE it when people do it to me |
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WinkyDink (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 06:21 AM Response to Reply #8 |
12. And THIS is why that teacher got FED UP with his students! |
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InvisibleTouch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-04-11 11:48 PM Response to Original message |
9. I feel silly saying it, or not saying it and being expected to. |
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Rhiannon12866 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 02:15 AM Response to Original message |
10. I always say nostrovia |
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MiddleFingerMom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 03:18 AM Response to Original message |
11. I usually say "Gesundheit", which is German for "Health". |
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digonswine (463 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 03:07 PM Response to Reply #11 |
19. I can't tell if someone resents it or not-- |
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kedrys (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 06:40 AM Response to Original message |
13. I usually just say "Blast You!" |
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OffWithTheirHeads (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 12:08 PM Response to Original message |
16. I always say Godzilla. |
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bikebloke (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 12:17 PM Response to Original message |
17. Once upon a time people died from colds. |
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Swede (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 03:08 PM Response to Original message |
20. Politeness? |
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hifiguy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 03:27 PM Response to Original message |
21. It was ALWAYS "Gesundheit" in my family |
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mainegreen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Oct-05-11 03:28 PM Response to Original message |
22. Because saying 'snot rockets GO!' is still considered rude? |
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astral (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 01:37 AM Response to Original message |
23. When someone sneezes you must buy them a Hallmark card. |
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jobycom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 05:15 AM Response to Original message |
24. I dunno, I just slap them and steal their wallet. |
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Lasher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Oct-06-11 05:42 AM Response to Original message |
25. I just punch them in the face if they don't cover their mouth. |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Oct-07-11 08:49 AM Response to Original message |
26. I grew up saying "gesundheit", which means "for your health". |
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