Bless you!
Strong Bad
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Ok, so why is it when someone sneezes, we automatically feel compelled to say "Bless you?" Does anyone here actually know why they say it, if you even do?
I decided to do a google search and here is what I came up with...
http://www.snopes.com/language/phrases/blessyou.asp
Gotta love the rediculous legends we come up with.
I decided to do a google search and here is what I came up with...
http://www.snopes.com/language/phrases/blessyou.asp
Gotta love the rediculous legends we come up with.
No excuses!
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I tell people nice catch unless they dont cover there mouth.
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http://startelegram.typepad.com/sky_talk/2008/03/woman-files-law.html
This guy sneezed on some lady in a plane.Check your lips at the door woman. Shake your hips like battleships. Yeah, all the white girls trip when I sing at Sunday service. -
I dont know what your link says but I will venture a guess.
The moment you sneeze a portal to your body and soul are opened and the devil can get inside you, so the blessing is bestowed to ward off the evil one.
I believe some of our members have been possessed and send my blessing to each of them, the devil be gone from you.
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http://startelegram.typepad.com/sky_talk/2008/03/woman-files-law.html
This guy sneezed on some lady in a plane.
Russ, "Bless you" for posting this! LMFAO!!!
RT1, one of those is above you and one is below you. We got your **** now! You're gonna need blessing my son!No excuses! -
what you gotta be possesed to use a subwoofer in a 2-channel rig.
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http://startelegram.typepad.com/sky_talk/2008/03/woman-files-law.html
This guy sneezed on some lady in a plane.
I wonder if it was a taste test :eek: that verified the contents in her hair?:eek: From the bottom it looks like a steep incline, From the top another down hill slope of mine.:mad: But I know the equilibrium's there!:cool: .."Faith No More"
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Oh god...
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reeltrouble1 wrote: »The moment you sneeze a portal to your body and soul are opened and the devil can get inside you, so the blessing is bestowed to ward off the evil one.
RT1
I don't know about that explanation.
Wouldn't the "portal to your body and soul are opened" theory also apply when one farts ?
I can't recall anyone ever saying, "God Bless You" when I've farted.
Although, with the amount of effort I put into them, they should.Sal Palooza -
the devil aint dumb enough to crawl up someone's **** and risk injury in a gerbal fight or something similiar. however, if someone is concerned a bit of prep H, would likely help make the slide to slippery for a serious upshoot. besides when you sneeze your spichter automatically tightens as a defense to the evil one.
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