When People Sneeze...

monster · 03-10-2009, 11:34 PM

do you say...

classicman · 03-10-2009, 11:39 PM

"Heres a tissue you got snot all over your face"

Aliantha · 03-10-2009, 11:40 PM

It depends who it is. I say different things for different people. There's no specific significance to it for me, but I always say bless you when my kids sneeze. Sometimes I add 'and may all your children have webbed feet' to the end.

lumberjim · 03-10-2009, 11:42 PM

cockblessyou

ZenGum · 03-10-2009, 11:59 PM

I may say "filthy bastard", or if in a car, just wipe the windscreen in front of them.

classicman · 03-11-2009, 12:00 AM

ahhhshit

FA-Q II

SteveDallas · 03-11-2009, 12:08 AM

I bless each microbe expelled from the person's nostrils.

Shawnee123 · 03-11-2009, 12:08 AM

Separately?

SteveDallas · 03-11-2009, 12:22 AM

Yes, I'm extremely thorough.

03-11-2009, 04:47 AM

I ask: "Could you repeat your question?"

It's surprising how many people respond with: "No, I was just sneezing." (as though they were used to being asked to repeat what they've just said).

Kaliayev · 03-11-2009, 06:09 AM

"There she blows!"

I am not fit for polite society.

Trilby · 03-11-2009, 08:34 AM

I'm afraid I say "Bleshu" - though I don't always mean it.

sweetwater · 03-11-2009, 08:41 AM

I'll say "gesundheit", but it's not all that often I'll acknowledge someone's sneeze. Violent expulsions of air from any other orifice, however, may merit a dirty look as I hastily retreat from the area.

glatt · 03-11-2009, 08:58 AM

If it's someone I know, I usually say "bless you." If it's a stranger out in public, I don't acknowledge it, but I try to put some distance between them and me. Once in a while, I say "gesundheit" followed by "schönheit" if they sneeze a second time.

Decca · 03-11-2009, 09:39 AM

Usually "bless you". It's a knee-jerk reaction. Although my daughter thinks it's so funny to hear me say "Blessyou!" that she'll fake sneeze just to get me to say it

View Poll Results: What do you say when someone near you sneezes?
Bless You	22	57.89%
Gesundheit	7	18.42%
Eeeew	1	2.63%
Something else	3	7.89%
Nothing	5	13.16%
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03-10-2009, 11:34 PM	#1
monster I hear them call the tide Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Perpetual Chaos Posts: 30,852	When People Sneeze... do you say... __________________ The most difficult thing is the decision to act, the rest is merely tenacity Amelia Earhart

03-10-2009, 11:39 PM	#2
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	"Heres a tissue you got snot all over your face" __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

03-10-2009, 11:40 PM	#3
Aliantha trying hard to be a better person Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 16,493	It depends who it is. I say different things for different people. There's no specific significance to it for me, but I always say bless you when my kids sneeze. Sometimes I add 'and may all your children have webbed feet' to the end. __________________ Kind words are the music of the world. F. W. Faber

03-10-2009, 11:42 PM	#4
lumberjim I can hear my ears Join Date: Oct 2003 Posts: 25,571	cockblessyou __________________ This body holding me reminds me of my own mortality Embrace this moment, remember We are eternal, all this pain is an illusion ~MJKeenan

03-10-2009, 11:59 PM	#5
ZenGum Doctor Wtf Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Badelaide, Baustralia Posts: 12,861	I may say "filthy bastard", or if in a car, just wipe the windscreen in front of them. __________________ Shut up and hug. MoreThanPretty, Nov 5, 2008. Just because I'm nominally polite, does not make me a pussy. Sundae Girl.

03-11-2009, 12:00 AM	#6
classicman barely disguised asshole, keeper of all that is holy. Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 23,401	ahhhshit FA-Q II __________________ "like strapping a pillow on a bull in a china shop" Bullitt

03-11-2009, 12:08 AM	#7
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	I bless each microbe expelled from the person's nostrils.

03-11-2009, 12:08 AM	#8
Shawnee123 Why, you're a regular Alfred E Einstein, ain't ya? Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 21,206	Separately? __________________ A word to the wise ain't necessary - it's the stupid ones who need the advice. --Bill Cosby

03-11-2009, 12:22 AM	#9
SteveDallas Your Bartender Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Philly Burbs, PA Posts: 7,651	Yes, I'm extremely thorough.

03-11-2009, 04:47 AM	#10
NoBoxes Guest Posts: n/a	I ask: "Could you repeat your question?" It's surprising how many people respond with: "No, I was just sneezing." (as though they were used to being asked to repeat what they've just said).

03-11-2009, 06:09 AM	#11
Kaliayev Magnificent Bastard Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 216	"There she blows!" I am not fit for polite society.

03-11-2009, 08:34 AM	#12
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	I'm afraid I say "Bleshu" - though I don't always mean it. __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

03-11-2009, 08:41 AM	#13
sweetwater lives inside a Mobius strip Join Date: Dec 2007 Posts: 1,120	I'll say "gesundheit", but it's not all that often I'll acknowledge someone's sneeze. Violent expulsions of air from any other orifice, however, may merit a dirty look as I hastily retreat from the area. __________________ I knew I shoulda taken that left turn at Albuquerque! - Bugs Bunny

03-11-2009, 08:58 AM	#14
glatt ™ Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Arlington, VA Posts: 27,717	If it's someone I know, I usually say "bless you." If it's a stranger out in public, I don't acknowledge it, but I try to put some distance between them and me. Once in a while, I say "gesundheit" followed by "schönheit" if they sneeze a second time.

03-11-2009, 09:39 AM	#15
Decca Resident Denizen Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: O'ahu, Hawaii Posts: 63	Usually "bless you". It's a knee-jerk reaction. Although my daughter thinks it's so funny to hear me say "Blessyou!" that she'll fake sneeze just to get me to say it

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