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When Someone Sneezes...
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RE: When Someone Sneezes...
Ahhh…one of my pet peeves – the good old “Bless You!!” for a sneeze. If the idiot xtians that went around “blessing” people that sneezed actually knew how that superstition started, they (probably would still do it but at least they) would know how stupid it is. Back in “biblical times”, the dumb fucks believed that when you sneezed, your “soul” was momentarily expelled from your body, and “blessing” someone prevented a “demon” from entering the body while the soul was out. Since they don’t know what it means, modern xtian fuckwits think it is just a “polite” and “caring” thing to do.

Here in the deep south of the US (central Florida), you are not only expected to say “bless you” whenever someone sneezes, you are also expected to say “thank you” when some halfwit “blesses” you when you sneeze. Me, I say nothing in either event. People sneeze every fucking day; it doesn't mean they are sick.
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When Someone Sneezes... - by Shaggy - January 28, 2014 at 2:41 pm
RE: When Someone Sneezes... - by Silver - January 28, 2014 at 2:42 pm
RE: When Someone Sneezes... - by c172 - January 28, 2014 at 2:45 pm
RE: When Someone Sneezes... - by BrokenQuill92 - January 28, 2014 at 2:45 pm
RE: When Someone Sneezes... - by rexbeccarox - January 28, 2014 at 2:50 pm
RE: When Someone Sneezes... - by BrokenQuill92 - January 28, 2014 at 2:52 pm
RE: When Someone Sneezes... - by pocaracas - January 28, 2014 at 2:53 pm
RE: When Someone Sneezes... - by TAW - January 28, 2014 at 3:03 pm
RE: When Someone Sneezes... - by truthBtold - January 28, 2014 at 3:06 pm
RE: When Someone Sneezes... - by Minimalist - January 28, 2014 at 3:41 pm
RE: When Someone Sneezes... - by Shaggy - January 28, 2014 at 3:46 pm
RE: When Someone Sneezes... - by ThePinsir - January 28, 2014 at 3:48 pm
RE: When Someone Sneezes... - by Minimalist - January 28, 2014 at 3:49 pm
RE: When Someone Sneezes... - by Shaggy - January 28, 2014 at 3:54 pm
RE: When Someone Sneezes... - by Crossless1 - January 28, 2014 at 4:17 pm
RE: When Someone Sneezes... - by Assimilate - January 29, 2014 at 12:00 am
RE: When Someone Sneezes... - by Fruity - January 29, 2014 at 12:05 am
RE: When Someone Sneezes... - by KUSA - January 29, 2014 at 12:23 am
RE: When Someone Sneezes... - by Tea Earl Grey Hot - January 29, 2014 at 1:05 am
RE: When Someone Sneezes... - by EgoRaptor - January 29, 2014 at 8:33 am
RE: When Someone Sneezes... - by Tea Earl Grey Hot - January 29, 2014 at 9:53 am
RE: When Someone Sneezes... - by No_God - January 29, 2014 at 9:06 am
RE: When Someone Sneezes... - by houseofcantor - January 29, 2014 at 10:20 am
RE: When Someone Sneezes... - by KichigaiNeko - January 29, 2014 at 10:22 am
RE: When Someone Sneezes... - by pocaracas - January 29, 2014 at 10:53 am
RE: When Someone Sneezes... - by KichigaiNeko - January 29, 2014 at 11:38 am
RE: When Someone Sneezes... - by LostLocke - January 29, 2014 at 12:15 pm
RE: When Someone Sneezes... - by Strongbad - January 29, 2014 at 4:17 pm

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