Posted on 03/16/2017 2:35:20 PM PDT by Zakeet
Dear Ariel,
My 6 year old will scream it from across the house, less so in public, whenever she hears someone sneeze. She’s done so since she could speak.
I dare you to pitch a fit or roll your eyes at her in my presence.
Sincerely,
~W
How about “cover your snot locker next time or I will crack your skull with something heavy and blunt?”
From the article. There are many reasons it may have come about but not for a religious reason nor in the bible.
"The saying God bless you in response to a sneeze is of ancient origin, and there are a variety of stories about where it first came from. The practice of saying, “God bless you,” when someone sneezes does not come from the Bible, nor is there any mention of the practice in the Bible. However, the saying God bless you was used both by Hebrews (Numbers 6:24) and the early Christians as a benediction."
The practice of blessing someone after a sneeze is probably as old as the first century. The origin of the practice is most likely rooted in superstition: the belief that a sneeze is the body trying to rid itself of evil spirits, the thought that the heart stops beating when a person sneezes, or the fear that a sneeze somehow opens the body to evil spirits. In these cases, saying, “God bless you,” was a kind of protection or good luck charm that shielded the sneezer from being invaded by spirits or affected by evil. Other cultures have a similar response to sneezes, believing that a sneeze could signal ill health: they might say, “Salud” (Spanish for “health”) or “Gesundheit” (German for “health”) or “Sláinte” (Irish Gaelic for “good health”) or “Jeebo” (Bengali for “stay alive”).
You are sooooo good lookin’!
Seinfeld’s alternative phrase to use if the intent is to make people feel better after the sneeze.
Fine. If you sneeze in my presence, I’ll happily say “God Damn You.”
Your choice, A-hole.
Or, if you don't like the person, say Krankheit!
The plague is no longer a thing....Until recently, with all the illegals.
The only approach that works.
Rage boy’s open mouth would make a good aiming point.
I have always refused to say it, because even as a kid, it made no sense to me. Why should I be saying that? I already saw how some folks will give crazy, loud sneezes just to get attention. Yes they do! You who produce ‘performance sneezes’ know who you are.
At the same time, if someone wishes to, they should have that choice. We don’t need the Government dictating every single remark we make about every single thing that happens in a awaking day.
I say it just to piss them off...
Gesundheit
Curse you Ariel Scotti of NEW YORK DAILY.
Isn’t that pronounced like Cronkite?
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