WHY

likely_lass

is it so fun to sneez?

towel401

a sneeze is 1/8 of an orgasm

shenanigans1982

Aint fun all the time...I sneezed and farted at the same time the other day. Felt like I had been raped by a guy called Butch in the hole and the nose.

Wurly

towel401 wrote: »

a sneeze is 1/8 of an orgasm

Me arse it is. I've sneezed more that 8 times in succession and I didn't achieve the big O.

Having said that - yes I agree. Sneezing rules.

It's really annoying listening to someone else sneeze though. Especially when they're over dramatic about it. Gets on my tits, that does.

likely_lass

shenanigans1982 wrote: »

Aint fun all the time...I sneezed and farted at the same time the other day. Felt like I had been raped by a guy called Butch in the hole and the nose.

AHAHA that sonds like your body just lost control, im surprised you didnt pee a little bit

Biggins

I find it no fun. I get seriouly pissed off.
I do be trying to do something important and the friggin' sneezing starts.
I do have to try and keep working while blommin' sneezing. Its really pisses me off.
If there was a drug available tomorrow that guarenteed I'd never sneeze again, I'd take it in a flash.

Steve

towel401 wrote: »

a sneeze is 1/8 of an orgasm

And pepper = rhinomasturbation...:D

Toiletroll

Looking at the sun or really bright lights always puts me over the edge

likely_lass

Biggins wrote: »

I find it no fun. I get seriouly pissed off.
I do be trying to do something important and the friggin' sneezing starts.
I do have to try and keep working while blommin' sneezing. Its really pisses me off.
If there was a drug available tomorrow that guarenteed I'd never sneeze again, I'd take it in a flash.

your a weirdo, i get so happy when i sneeze cant stand nrly sneezing though

dlofnep

I just hate it when you have a sneeze but it goes away

Sneezes can be such a dick-tease.

m@cc@

towel401 wrote: »

a sneeze is 1/8 of an orgasm

Yeah, but a good orgasm or a great one? A sneeze is the 1/8 of an orgasm from ****ing over pictures of Mary Harney.

Biggins

The expression "Bless you" or "god bless(ed) you" etc... apparently comes from the fact that when you sneeze, your heart either misses a beat or flucuates much slower to a stop for micro-seconds.
Apparently then because your heart then continues on again, you were considered "blessed" because you were further granted life to continue onwards by what ever is your icon of faith!

Its amazing the useless junk you learn in other places.

galwayrush

m@cc@ wrote: »

Yeah, but a good orgasm or a great one? A sneeze is the 1/8 of an orgasm from ****ing over pictures of Mary Harney.

Mary Hearney could never arouse me enough to sneeze.:rolleyes:

11811

likely_lass wrote: »

is it so fun to sneez?

not always, like when you're driving or carrying out open-heart surgery..

Tech3

I have hayfever in june, i can tell you all sneezing is not fun!!!

Tech3

Biggins wrote: »

The expression "Bless you" or "god bless(ed) you" etc... apparently comes from the fact that when you sneeze, your heart either misses a beat or flucuates much slower to a stop for micro-seconds.
Apparently then because your heart then continues on again, you were considered "blessed" because you were further granted life to continue onwards by what ever is your icon of faith!

Its amazing the useless junk you learn in other places.

Yes Ive heard about that useless fact somewhere before. But its been said that bless you was a saying against the devil after you sneeze

m@cc@

I would say 90% of my sneezing is done at work and I can only think it's the fricking air-con that's causing it.

m@cc@

tech2 wrote: »

Yes Ive heard about that useless fact somewhere before. But its been said that bless you was a saying against the devil after you sneeze

I thought it had to do with the spread of germs during the plague. Sneezing was seen as the start of the plague so 'bless you' was an attempt to stop the disease.

AnonoBoy

likely_lass wrote: »

is it so fun to sneez?

It isn't. It's immoral.

Didn't the Pope say something about this recently?

Tech3

m@cc@ wrote: »

I thought it had to do with the spread of germs during the plague. Sneezing was seen as the start of the plague so 'bless you' was an attempt to stop the disease.

Nope never heard of it. It must be the irish version!! :pac:

I only heard about the whole thing with sneezing when looking at the sun recently. But apparently it's very common.

Typical really. We spend most of the year complaining that it's not sunny, and when it is half of us are allergic to it!

Biggins

m@cc@ wrote: »

I thought it had to do with the spread of germs during the plague. Sneezing was seen as the start of the plague so 'bless you' was an attempt to stop the disease.

I think your thinking of "Ring a ring of rosies..."
That was invented during the plague times.

Ring a ring a roses (making a ring of roses which becomes..)
a pocket full of poses (a death wreath)
ti-shoo
to-shoo (everyone gets sick)
we all fall down (dies en-mass)

cHaTbOx

Biggins wrote: »

I find it no fun. I get seriouly pissed off.
I do be trying to do something important and the friggin' sneezing starts.
I do have to try and keep working while blommin' sneezing. Its really pisses me off.
If there was a drug available tomorrow that guarenteed I'd never sneeze again, I'd take it in a flash.

Me too hate it now.

Whenever I sneeze , i do it 30 + times every time .

Everyone just starts counting and it p1sses me off.

m@cc@

Biggins wrote: »

I think your thinking of "Ring a ring of rosies..."
That was invented during the plague times.

Ring a ring a roses (making a ring of roses which becomes..)
a pocket full of poses (a death wreath)
ti-shoo
to-shoo (everyone gets sick)
we all fall down (dies en-mass)

Sorry to Wikipedia your ass.

Wikipedia wrote: »

One explanation holds that the custom originally began as an actual blessing. Gregory I became Pope in 590 as an outbreak of the bubonic plague was reaching Rome. In hopes of fighting off the disease, he ordered unending prayer and parades of chanters through the streets. At the time, sneezing was thought to be an early symptom of the plague. The blessing ("God bless you!") became a common effort to halt the disease.[3]
A variant of the Pope Gregory I story places it with Pope Gregory VII, then tells the common (though untrue) story of "Ring Around the Rosey" being connected to the same plague.

Biggins

Biggins wrote: »

I think your thinking of "Ring a ring of rosies..."
That was invented during the plague times.

Ring a ring a roses (making a ring of roses which becomes..)
a pocket full of poses (a death wreath)
ti-shoo
to-shoo (everyone gets sick)
we all fall down (dies en-mass)

I think that was proven to be false.. Snopes here I come..

http://www.snopes.com/language/literary/rosie.asp

Biggins

Deleted User wrote: »

I think that was proven to be false.. Snopes here I come..

http://www.snopes.com/language/literary/rosie.asp

Dang, another mystery solved.
All I need to know now is who killed Kennedy and see the pics of Princess Margeret (1973) naked in Africa (and the subsequent cover-up) and my life is complete.

Biggins

m@cc@ wrote: »

Sorry to Wikipedia your ass.

Thats ok, if your female and good looking, you can have my ass any day!

m@cc@

m@cc@ wrote: »

Sorry to Wikipedia your ass.

Interesting ..

Biggins

Deleted User wrote: »

Interesting ..

LOL thats mad! :pac:

Holsten

It's not fun, I hate sneezing.

Even better

And it's gone. Damn they're quick.

giggsy664

tech2 wrote: »

Yes Ive heard about that useless fact somewhere before. But its been said that bless you was a saying against the devil after you sneeze

I thought it was to do with when you sneeze, the devil can get into you through your nose, so bless you is a safeguard

Biggins

giggsy664 wrote: »

I thought it was to do with when you sneeze, the devil can get into you through your nose, so bless you is a safeguard

LOL thats a mad one! :pac:

What happens in that case if you have diarrhoea and the exit is always open?

KnifeWRENCH

dlofnep wrote: »

I just hate it when you have a sneeze but it goes away

Sneezes can be such a dick-tease.

Ugh, that really annoys me too. I'm standing there waiting for it and then.....nothing.

btw is it true that you can't sneeze with your eyes open? I could Google/Wikipedia it myself, but it's easier if I just let someone here tell me. :pac:

Biggins

square_igloo wrote: »

Ugh, that really annoys me too. I'm standing there waiting for it and then.....nothing.

btw is it true that you can't sneeze with your eyes open? I could Google/Wikipedia it myself, but it's easier if I just let someone here tell me. :pac:

Some experts guess that we’ve evolved closing eyes to reduce sneeze spray landing in our eyes. However, our eyes are exposed constantly to bacteria and viruses and have good defenses without eye closing.

Closing eyes (or keeping them open) is part of the sneeze reflex. It’s a reflex—meaning we have no conscious control of sneezes. Instead, the primitive part of the brain (called the medulla oblongata and located at the top of the spine) calls the shots. The reflex triggers major muscles of face, throat, and chest to fire out gunk going at 100 mph (150 kph) as fast as a pitcher’s fastball.

Most people tighten the eye muscles, causing them to shut, as they tighten the other muscles involved in a sneeze. But not all do. Some sneeze with their eyes open. Either way, it’s part of the inborn sneeze reflex.

In 1888, Thomas Edison hit upon the idea of movies from looking at sequential pictures of someone sneezing because they would pop out.
While it is rare, there are some people who do not close their eyes when they sneeze.

No one knows exactly why most of us close our eyes. My guess is that we do it to protect our eyeball while our head is jerking because of the sneeze. I heard that when you sneeze, alot of pressure is building up behind our eyes. In that case our eyes would pop out, so our body closes the eyelids to prevent that from happening. There is a reflex that normally forces people to close their eyes when they sneeze. This reflex comes from the medulla oblongata in the brain stem. The reflex may help to keep micro-organisms out of your eyes when you sneeze but may simply be part of the contraction of muscles involved in sneezing. Someone gave a response to a similar question on a site that it might keep dust out of the eyes. Its just a reflex your body does when you sneeze. Our eyes are very sensitive to noise, light and projecting objects. The brain automatically sends message to the nervous system to protect eyes. They would fall out or might!

Yikes!!!

truecrippler

Yes your eyes will fall out* :O








































* may not be true *

Darkbloom

A friend of mine told me you can stop a sneeze coming on if you feel it by looking at a bright light. Never tried it myself though.

truecrippler

Darkbloom wrote: »

A friend of mine told me you can stop a sneeze coming on if you feel it by looking at a bright light. Never tried it myself though.

I thought that makes you sneeze.

Darkbloom

truecrippler wrote: »

I thought that makes you sneeze.

Ugh, I'll have to ask.

Steve

truecrippler wrote: »

I thought that makes you sneeze.

Yep, I always look at a light in order not to lose a sneeze!

White_Feather

Biggins wrote: »

The expression "Bless you" or "god bless(ed) you" etc... apparently comes from the fact that when you sneeze, your heart either misses a beat or flucuates much slower to a stop for micro-seconds.
Apparently then because your heart then continues on again, you were considered "blessed" because you were further granted life to continue onwards by what ever is your icon of faith!

Its amazing the useless junk you learn in other places.

and its also said that at the time of the black death, people used to say god bless you etc when you sneezed because they would hope that you werent contracting the disease!!!

m@cc@

Slightly off-topic but did you know, that there is no conclusive theory about why we yawn.

Biggins

m@cc@ wrote: »

Slightly off-topic but did you know, that there is no conclusive theory about why we yawn.

http://kidshealth.org/kid/talk/qa/yawn.html

http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/yawning.html

http://www.null-hypothesis.co.uk/science/straight-talking/item/yawn_yawning_contagious_boredom_amazing

galwayrush

while we're slightly off topic, what about belly button fluff.?
I know why it gets it's colour, but what attracts it to the belly button?

Biggins

galwayrush wrote: »

while we're slightly off topic, what about belly button fluff.?
I know why it gets it's colour, but what attracts it to the belly button?

Its hiding there 'cos it don't want to get sucked in by a yawn or blown away by a sneeze!

gino85

sneezing while having a piss hurts badly

Biggins

gino85 wrote: »

sneezing while having a piss hurts badly

Done that, I banged my head against the public toilet wall. Honestly.

Talk about me being a dippy twat or what!

gerky

galwayrush wrote: »

while we're slightly off topic, what about belly button fluff.?
I know why it gets it's colour, but what attracts it to the belly button?

The hair on the stomach generally grows in the direction of the belly button so when we move about bits of fluff of the clothes we have on slowly make their way in to the belly button, generally the hairier the belly the fluffier the button.

Also the belly button tends to be a haven for bacteria.

Biggins

gerky wrote: »

The hair on the stomach generally grows in the direction of the belly button so when we move about bits of fluff of the clothes we have on slowly make their way in to the belly button, generally the hairier the belly the fluffier the button.

Also the belly button tends to be a haven for bacteria.

That explain the nose too to a certain extent?

raah!

I would say sneezing feels so good as it is evolutionarily advantageous for some reason... gets rid of bacteria, or what have you. And since sneezing without that rush of euphoria would be very unpleasant, evolution gave this nice feeling so people wouldn't stop their sneezes.

Unless that's not possible, as some post back there may have suggested, but I've stopped many a sneeze, when my nose is too snotty that is, and i don't want sneeze-snot on my hands, I learned to avoid those sort of things , so I did.

m@cc@

Biggins wrote: »

http://kidshealth.org/kid/talk/qa/yawn.html

http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/yawning.html

http://www.null-hypothesis.co.uk/science/straight-talking/item/yawn_yawning_contagious_boredom_amazing

Were you agreeing or just taking a browse and the posting links? All of them concur.