"Bless You"

[J4CKO]

Some Gump said:

It's not an outward sign of religion, it's polite.

If you want to be less polite, say it in German.

Then pop your head round the door frame and raise 1 eyebrow.

I did think it was polite but seems like a bit archaic.

[HRL]

Rawwr said:

Chap in our office once did a violently hilariously over-acted theatrical sneeze and shat himself.

Hahaha. My sneezes are incredibly loud but I've never done that!

[Sycamore]

Working in an office full of impatient engineers, if someone sneezes 1db over what is socially acceptable, they tend to get a stapler bounced off their head.

It's a solution which works well

[Some Gump]

K50 DEL said:

See my post from earlier lol - great movie!

I hope you were as upset with the remake as I was. It made the remake of The Italian Job look acceptable!

[Nimby]

K50 DEL said:

See my post from earlier lol - great movie!

One of my all-time favourites.

[iphonedyou]

J4CKO said:

It isn't, but shows what bks it is, I am not qualified to bless !

It is utterly pointless, its just I feel like they dont like it when they don't get blessed, its like saying "Oh you sneezed, poor you, I must acknowledge it as an act of solidarity".

Suspect you're overthinking it.

[NoIP]

Equally irritating are people that say "aww, bless!" when they see something cute or adorable like a baby or pet. I heard a guy drop "bless her" into his sentence when talking about the little old lady at the other side of the green walking to the shops in the rain.

What's this is "aww, bless/bless him/bless her" st all about? Definitely one for the 'annoys me beyond reason' thread. Just STFU!

[PotatoSalad]

Last Friday I sneezed really loudly. There must have been some rare planets conjunction happening as I swear that at the very same moment we had a short power surge, all lights in the office flickered and few computers turned off.

Am I blessed?

[biggiles]

Comes from well before the Black Death - one of Xenophon's books (so circa 400 BC) tells of soldiers saying "Zeus preserve you" upon a sneeze. Different god, but still the same saying, over 2000 years ago.

[generationx]

Rawwr said:

Chap in our office once did a violently hilariously over-acted theatrical sneeze and shat himself.

Laugh out loud PH moment of the day.
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[anonymous-user]

those people that when they blow their nose sound like a fog horn.

[J4CKO]

The Spruce goose said:

those people that when they blow their nose sound like a fog horn.

Yes, my missus, but if I make the slightest sound eating, even poppadoms, which are impossible to eat quietly she moans about it.

[Don]

When you sneeze your soul is squeezed out of your body.

If no-one says "Bless You" then your soul just escapes. If someone says "Bless You" your soul is recaptured into your body, ready for next time.

Souls. Really irritatingly fragile. And it is how come so many people come across as utterly soulless. They've lost theirs years ago in a sneezing incident when no-one was around to fix the problem.

Obviously.

[RegMolehusband]

There are only three of us in my office. I think I've effectively banned "bless you" now. Though I do feel a mild air of discomfort when somebody sneezes as though it's bad mannered not to say it.

[Captain Smerc]

I find fk you sounds better .

[Huff]

Nimby said:

K50 DEL said:

See my post from earlier lol - great movie!

One of my all-time favourites.

+1!

[anonymous-user]

I had a cat called Kellogs that sneezed like mad. He got snot on the skirting boards and it dried rock hard I had to sand it when I painted them

[Alex_225]

alorotom said:

I do say it, not sure why though ... politeness I think

Same here, I was just brought up with it being polite. I'm far from religious and my family aren't in the slightest either.

As said further up, it's an old school superstitious thing where people believed the soul separated from the body so saying "Bless you" was to get your soul back from the devil. Load of old cobblers really.

[Vocal Minority]

J4CKO said:

Why dont we bless ...farts

I don't know, but I may start

[Don]

Vocal Minority said:

J4CKO said:

Why dont we bless ...farts

I don't know, but I may start

I think it is de rigueur to ask "More tea, Vicar?" at the top of your voice.