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josevolutionjosevolution Posts: 29,567
edited January 2008 in All Encompassing Trip
why do people say that when you sneeze ,my coworker say's that to me even when i cough she is a bit on the old side though ,should i say i only coughed !! or let her keep on saying this he he he ,i know i should be working ok see ya back to work ...
jesus greets me looks just like me ....
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  • SPEEDY MCCREADYSPEEDY MCCREADY Posts: 25,598
    because it is better than saying...."go fuck yourself"

    hehehehehehe..........
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  • decides2dreamdecides2dream Posts: 14,977
    now it's just out of habit/politeness...but it is rooted in folklore. originally, it was thought that a sneeze was *evil spirits* being released from the body. if you did not say 'god bless you' it would allow the spirits to reenter. so it's all love jose...no one wants you full of evil spirits! :p


    i ALWAYS say 'bless you'....can't help myself, just how i was raised. the chick on the other side of my cube sneezes ALL the time, and i always say it anyway. we actually laugh about it.
    Stay with me...
    Let's just breathe...


    I am myself like you somehow


  • josevolutionjosevolution Posts: 29,567
    SPEEDY MCCREADY wrote:
    because it is better than saying...."go fuck yourself"

    hehehehehehe..........

    next time i will tell her oh no i just passed wind :eek:...
    jesus greets me looks just like me ....
  • chiquimonkeychiquimonkey Posts: 9,337
    i have also heard another folklore thingy that people thought your heart would stop when you'd sneeze, so another reason for the blessing. i always say it too, just force of habit

    although this would be a fun way to greet a sneeze :phttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HxC8zycxa4g
  • peacocoaNMOpeacocoaNMO Posts: 99
    anybody going to make the obvious seinfeld joke?
  • chiquimonkeychiquimonkey Posts: 9,337
    peacocoaNMO wrote:
    anybody going to make the obvious seinfeld joke?
    you're soooooo good looking :D
  • peacocoaNMOpeacocoaNMO Posts: 99
    chiquimonkey wrote:
    you're soooooo good looking :D

    that's it.
  • TransplantedNewfTransplantedNewf Posts: 805
    chiquimonkey wrote:
    you're soooooo good looking :D

    that's what i say...and no one gets it. :(
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  • xscorchoxscorcho Posts: 409
    i say it to be polite but i dont like saying it
  • CollinCollin Posts: 4,931
    Gesundheit.
    THANK YOU, LOSTDAWG!


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  • LizardLizard Posts: 12,091
    xscorcho wrote:
    i say it to be polite but i dont like saying it

    Me too. but i just say "bless you" out of some obligation!! There is a co-worker right next to me that sneezes ALL THE TIME so I usually say it once to be nice and then ignore it the rest of the day!!
    So I'll just lie down and wait for the dream
    Where I'm not ugly and you're lookin' at me
  • xscorchoxscorcho Posts: 409
    Lizard wrote:
    Me too. but i just say "bless you" out of some obligation!! There is a co-worker right next to me that sneezes ALL THE TIME so I usually say it once to be nice and then ignore it the rest of the day!!
    i just do the bless you as well.. and i wish people wouldnt say it to me when i sneeze.... esp. when i sneeze several times and they say it each time!
  • decides2dreamdecides2dream Posts: 14,977
    Collin wrote:
    Gesundheit.



    hehehe...the girl who always sneezes is from our amsterdam office, and we were discussing 'gesundheit.' i said oh, tis the same as german eh? which she said no....:p....but they sound VERY similiar!
    Stay with me...
    Let's just breathe...


    I am myself like you somehow


  • mookie9999mookie9999 Posts: 4,677
    How about the people that try to force out a lung when they sneeze. I don't know how it is in this girls native country who sits by me, but by the sound of things I assume it is a sign of nobililty or wisdom if people in the next town can hear you sneeze.
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  • josevolutionjosevolution Posts: 29,567
    Lizard wrote:
    Me too. but i just say "bless you" out of some obligation!! There is a co-worker right next to me that sneezes ALL THE TIME so I usually say it once to be nice and then ignore it the rest of the day!!

    no she say's it to me evrysingle time and sometimes when i cough weird but i don't feel like saying no i just coughed ....
    jesus greets me looks just like me ....
  • senninsennin Posts: 2,146
    Satan himself is inside of everyone....sneezing releases the devil inside you....if you sneeze and someone does not bless you....you go directly to hell!

    :p

    btw....I don't say "God bless you" or "bless you".....ever. Don't sneeze around me. :p


    I'm a 'gesundheit' guy....or "You're sooooo good looking!".
  • Get_RightGet_Right Posts: 13,140
    josevolution wrote:
    why do people say that when you sneeze ,my coworker say's that to me even when i cough she is a bit on the old side though ,should i say i only coughed !! or let her keep on saying this he he he ,i know i should be working ok see ya back to work ...


    Id pay to see that exchange
    a bit on the old side?

    for you to say that, she must be 90!


    :)
  • josevolutionjosevolution Posts: 29,567
    Get_Right wrote:
    Id pay to see that exchange
    a bit on the old side?

    for you to say that, she must be 90!


    :)

    lmao yeah she must be ha ha ha damm i'm an old fart ...:D
    jesus greets me looks just like me ....
  • Get_RightGet_Right Posts: 13,140
    josevolution wrote:
    lmao yeah she must be ha ha ha damm i'm an old fart ...:D
    no far behind you brother, not far at all
  • Heineken HelenHeineken Helen Posts: 18,095
    I always say 'bless you' :o even if it's someone beside me on a bus. Just habit and I feel rude if I don't. And if I sneeze I wait for someone to say it...and they usually do :D
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  • dunkmandunkman Posts: 19,646
    i never say it and i hate when people say it to me as i feel obliged to say something back, like thanks or something.. what i really want to say is "fuck off i'm an atheist" but that might be deemed rude.. like people who talk to you while your trying to eat your lunch and reading a newspaper.. they're rude also... as are people who insist on talking to you when its clear you have headphones on and by the time you press mute you realise all they've done is pass comment on the fucking weather just for smalltalk...
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • catefrancescatefrances Posts: 29,003
    to negate a blessing when i sneeze i usually say "fuck" or "fuckin' 'ell".
    i have also been known to tell people to "please dont bless me"
    hear my name
    take a good look
    this could be the day
    hold my hand
    lie beside me
    i just need to say
  • dunkmandunkman Posts: 19,646
    catefrances wrote:
    to negate a blessing when i sneeze i usually say "fuck" or "fuckin' 'ell".
    i have also been known to tell people to "please dont bless me"


    i actually should say to people "dont bless me" but if i did they'd either get embarrassed or angry... it must be a manners thing as no-one in my side of the family ever say it :confused: and yet Mrs Dunks side all say it.. and they are quite snobbish about stuff.. when i met my wife i had no idea what piece of cutlery to eat with which course... why have 9 types of fork and sharp knifes, cheese knives, butter knives, normal dinner knives... boring!!
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • RolandTD20KdrummerRolandTD20Kdrummer Posts: 13,066
    josevolution wrote:
    why do people say that when you sneeze ,my coworker say's that to me even when i cough she is a bit on the old side though ,should i say i only coughed !! or let her keep on saying this he he he ,i know i should be working ok see ya back to work ...


    because religion keeps people stupid?
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    and reveling in it's loyalty. It's made by forming coalitions
    over specific principles, goals, and policies.

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  • catefrancescatefrances Posts: 29,003
    dunkman wrote:
    i actually should say to people "dont bless me" but if i did they'd either get embarrassed or angry... it must be a manners thing as no-one in my side of the family ever say it :confused: and yet Mrs Dunks side all say it.. and they are quite snobbish about stuff.. when i met my wife i had no idea what piece of cutlery to eat with which course... why have 9 types of fork and sharp knifes, cheese knives, butter knives, normal dinner knives... boring!!

    we call people who use more than one kind of knife during dinner, wankers. :D
    hear my name
    take a good look
    this could be the day
    hold my hand
    lie beside me
    i just need to say
  • MattCameronKicksButtMattCameronKicksButt Posts: 4,317
    dunkman wrote:
    i actually should say to people "dont bless me" but if i did they'd either get embarrassed or angry... it must be a manners thing as no-one in my side of the family ever say it :confused: and yet Mrs Dunks side all say it..

    That's pretty much what I was going to say but I decided not to originally.

    It's just a saying. I don't know the origins of it but nowadays, it's just manners. It's not a big deal. You lot must be a riot at parties. :D;)
  • dunkmandunkman Posts: 19,646
    catefrances wrote:
    we call people who use more than one kind of knife during dinner, wankers. :D


    i like that :D
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • dunkmandunkman Posts: 19,646
    MattCameronKicksButt wrote:
    That's pretty much what I was going to say but I decided not to originally.

    It's just a saying. I don't know the origins of it but nowadays, it's just manners. It's not a big deal. You lot must be a riot at parties. :D;)


    the origin of it is in this thread... its about your soul escaping and such and such.

    my family are uncouth.. her family have ideas above their station... it can make it quite fun :D
    oh scary... 40000 morbidly obese christians wearing fanny packs invading europe is probably the least scariest thing since I watched an edited version of The Care Bears movie in an extremely brightly lit cinema.
  • catefrancescatefrances Posts: 29,003
    dunkman wrote:
    the origin of it is in this thread... its about your soul escaping and such and such.

    my family are uncouth.. her family have ideas above their station... it can make it quite fun :D

    oh hell dunk you know your family never ever had any souls. therefore they had no need to offer a blessing. :p:D
    hear my name
    take a good look
    this could be the day
    hold my hand
    lie beside me
    i just need to say
  • MattCameronKicksButtMattCameronKicksButt Posts: 4,317
    dunkman wrote:
    the origin of it is in this thread... its about your soul escaping and such and such.

    my family are uncouth.. her family have ideas above their station... it can make it quite fun :D

    Actually, I have heard that before.

    My inlaws use more than one knife at meal times, my family just sit and eat dinner on their laps in front of the TV. I love sitting down to a proper meal and chatting. They don't say 'bless you' though. MY family does but his Catholic family just ignore me when I say it. So it really has nothing to do with religion anymore.
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