You are SO good looking!

[Raziaar]

I'm wondering what your guys opinions are on the following, incredibly trivial matter.

Whenever I sneeze, I always say "excuse me" out of habit. Whenever somebody else sneezes, I always say "bless you" out of habit.

I no longer consider myself religious. Yet I still do this. I don't just do it around family. I'll probably do it around anybody. And really, I see no reason for me to change this. I don't see the point really. I don't see what it would accomplish for me doing so. It's really a secular saying in my opinion... and always has been for me, even when I used to be religious.

So just out of curiosity's sake are any of you out there fanatical enough that you feel it's wrong to continue saying "bless you" when somebody sneezes, if you are no longer religious?

Pointless thread of the day award goes to ME!

 

[Rizzo]

Whats with the title?

I think it's just polite to say bless you. So I keep doing it.

 

[Raziaar]

Whats with the title?

Someone will come in and tell you.

 

[The Monkey]

(For a Girl)

 

[Solaris]

People with the plague often sneezed before they died, so people said god bless you when you sneezed as it was possible you were about to die.

 

[Raziaar]

People with the plague often sneezed before they died, so people said god bless you when you sneezed as it was possible you were about to die.

Very interesting. Though apparently it goes back even further and the exact origins are unknown.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God_bless_you

 

[Jintor]

It am polite.

Personally I'm going to take a Blessing anywhere I can get one.

 

[Solaris]

Thread title??

 

[Dan]

It's from Seinfeld you dummy.

 

[Sloth]

I think its good to uphold some of that basic politeness; like opening the door for other people.
It will in some way brighten another person's day without much effort on your behalf.

 

[Omnomnick]

People with the plague often sneezed before they died, so people said god bless you when you sneezed as it was possible you were about to die.

Thats where the song comes from too.

"...a tissue, a tissue, we all fall down." Down dead that is.

 

[Adrien C]

I do it as well.

When ever I see how rude an uneducated people are today I can only thanks my parents for the education they gave me.

 

[Hobostomp]

I say nothing when people sneeze, except when it's during one of my TV shows in which case I say "shh!"

 

[Hectic Glenn]

People with the plague often sneezed before they died, so people said god bless you when you sneezed as it was possible you were about to die.

Thats where the song comes from too.

"...a tissue, a tissue, we all fall down." Down dead that is.

You hit the QI klaxon! WRONG! Another myth!

Stephen
When does the nursery rhyme Ring A Ring O' Roses date from?

Clive
Ring A Ring O' Roses . . .

Stephen
Whence?

Sean
[presses buzzer, which creaks and cackles evilly]

Stephen
Oh, Sean?

Sean
1102.

Stephen
A wild stab in the dark--

Sean
Yeah.

Stephen
--and not correct, I'm sorry to say.

Alan
The plague. The bubonic plague.

Stephen
Oh dear me, no, I'm afraid not.

[Forfeit: Klaxons sound. Viewscreens flash the words "THE PLAGUE".]

Stephen
Well, it's nothing to do with the plague or the Black Death at all, er . . . It's a complete misconception. Apart from anything else, this ring . . . A posy is supposed to be a ring of lesions; it doesn't happen. People don't sneeze--[laughs]--when they have the plague.

Clive
Obviously! They do, it's the . . . it's the marmots that sneeze on you, you told us that!

Alan
Is that not the reason why people say "bless you" when you sneeze?

Clive
No, that's . . . that's 'cause of the devil getting into you when you sneeze.

Alan
I thought it was because you had the plague.

Clive
No, no, it's the devil.

Alan
People get quite testy sometimes, if they sneeze and you don't say bless you.

Stephen
If you don't say bless you, yes.

Alan
"You didn't say bless you." "Oh, **** off."

Stephen
That was one hell of a garden party at Buckingham Palace, wasn't it? It really was. You made quite a name for yourself.

It's a very late eighteenth century American song; first recorded in 1881, but apparently written earlier; has nothing to do with the plague whatsoever.

You don't sneeze if you have the plague!

 

[Remus]

Raziaar, your question doe not pass cultural/language barriers.

Here if someone sneezes, we just say good luck.

 

[<RJMC>]

here in spain when someone sneezes they say "jesus"

is funny cuz I imaginate that jesus will appear to clean the nose

 

[L3N!N]

Saying "Bless you," I think, is a matter of courtesy, not religion. Although it may seem that way.

 

[nipples]

Whenever someone sneezes I say "God bless you", with enthusiasm. I'm not even sure if I believe in God yet.

 

[Remus]

me - *sneezes*
random person - God bless you!
me - *punch*

 

[ThunderDawg]

When someone around me sneezes, I yell "Stop it you ungrateful Bass Turd!"

It is equally effective at getting them to stop as blessing them.

 

[MJ12]

No, you are so good looking!

 

[Krynn72]

When any of my friends sneeze I tell them to shut up. When anyone else sneezes I just dont say anything. That way nobody can be like "RAWR U R ATHEIST U DONT BELIEVE THAT!!!"

 

[The Brick]

Gesundheit!

 

[cleverendeavouR]

My grandmother always told me not to say "bless you" cause it was like an evil thing.

 

[Krynn72]

Bless you cleverendovour. Bless you so much.

 

[PJ]

"bless you"

you have not just let her down, you have let yourself down.

i generally dont say it, only if i feel i need to be polite.

and RJMC, i say "Jesus" when my dad sneezes. Jesus. thats one louds sneeze

 

[Emporius]

Thats where the song comes from too.

"...a tissue, a tissue, we all fall down." Down dead that is.

You hit the QI klaxon! WRONG! Another myth!


You don't sneeze if you have the plague!

Interesting. Here we sing it as "Ring around the/a rosie" and "Ashes, Ashes, we all fall down"

 

[Sheepo]

I've been meaning to make a habit of saying Gesundheit. It's just so awesome.

 

[JFry]

I tend to yell bless you, as a joke. Alternately I'll say "curse you".

 

[BabyHeadCrab]

I tend to yell bless you, as a joke. Alternately I'll say "curse you".

p. edgy, brobo

They're ****ing mannerisms and colloquialisms that have nothing to do with religion anymore, so carry on as you please. You could imagine blessing the person with the power of Satan or Gordon Freeman if it made you feel better. Excusing yourself lacks the theistic affiliations, so no worries on that one other than the fact that a little bit of your soul escapes if you don't say it.

 

[MJ12]

I used to be told you had to say "bless you" because the person's soul would come out when they sneezed, and the only way to put it back in was to bless them.

 

[BabyHeadCrab]

That's completely, wholly, undoubtedly and undeniably true.

 

[Raziaar]

I used to be told you had to say "bless you" because the person's soul would come out when they sneezed, and the only way to put it back in was to bless them.

Okay Millhouse!

 

[MJ12]

That's completely, wholly, undoubtedly and undeniably true.

Exactly, which is why not saying "bless you" to an individual who has sneezed should be considered an act of murder.

 

[BabyHeadCrab]

At the very least manslaughter, yeah.

 

[Musk]

I say nothing. Can't be bothered saying the words but they know I mean it deep down.

 

[Wanted Bob]

Pretty much what Musk said. I dont really care if people say anything to me when I sneeze, so I dont say anything either.

 

[Jintor]

Think of it as if blessings empower you with a temporary +1 to Wis.

 

[Dynasty]

I say 'bless you' if im trying to impress someone. Or set a good impression like at work or something.

Im not religious at all, but I find myself saying 'god damn it' and 'oh for god sake'.

Weird.

 

[Viperidae]

I say 'THANKS FOR THE GERMS' and deliver a palm-strike to the nose.