[ProtectOurFreedom]

Calvin proved this years ago...

[ButThreeLeftsDo]

I remember being warned about this 50+ years ago.

[lurk]

Better out than in.

[sparklite2]

halt a sneeze by pinching the nose and holding his mouth

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That’s just stoopid.

[ClearCase_guy]

Is this also true for those who like burritos?

I’m asking for a friend.

[SaveFerris]

One of the greatest comic strips of all time.

[ichabod1]

Don’t Do It You’ll Blow Your Brains Out!!!

[adorno]

...or pop a blood vessel in your brain

I think that's what happened to a fellow co-worker back in about 1988. He was hospitalized for about a week and when he came back, he was not in the same health as before the sneeze. I don't know if he ever recovered or continued being hampered by the condition he was left in. A young guy too; mid-20s.

[Moonman62]

Myths about sneezing.

http://www.winchesterhospital.org/health-library/article?id=157001

[zencycler]

My motto has always been to sneeze - and to fart - proudly.

So in addition to not holding back, I’ll let out an AHHH as a sign of both relief and of affirming that there is no shame in a public display of a bodily function.

[mrsmith]

Love a good sneeze!
Cheap thrill, indeed!

[dr_lew]

Many people -- when they feel a sneeze coming on -- block all the exits, essentially swallowing the sneeze's explosive force.

Never! Just catch it, in my hand, if necessary, or a napkin or tissue, or whatever. I do try to supress it sometimes, but this is futile. I will omit further analogies.

[KJC1]

Wait, what? This sends the message “Hey just let it all out, sneeze your disease.” I see that too often here in infested CA.

What happened to containing your sneeze, like into your hand, a tissue, sleeve, etc? Now the advice is just let it go...spray everyone around you?

I have never seen, nor encountered, anyone of American or other origin plugging their nose and mouth to contain a sneeze. What the heck?

[shibumi]

Ever see a deer sneeze?

[redfreedom]

That sneeze builds a tremendous pressure. Suppressing it can actually cause your brains to be blown out of your ear canals.

[Larry Lucido]

You can lose your poor meatball when somebody sneezes.

But you knew that.

[DCBryan1]

Don't do it!

[conservatism_IS_compassion]

. . . and simply suppressing the reflex to weaken the power of the sneeze is no bargain, either.

That can kill your back.

[SMGFan]

The next youtube challenge teens are going to do.,

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Not suppressing the sneeze can also be dangerous if you can't cover your mouth.

The other people on the bus may beat you silly.