'God blessing' after a sneeze

qwert2

Is it ok to say 'God bless you' to an atheist after a sneeze?

Lapin

Course it is.

If the person sneezes a second time you can then ask God what the hell he's playing at !

Henlars67

No, I'm no longer on speaking terms with somebody who said that to me after sneezing.

I had previously warned them a couple of times not to do it

Beruthiel

qwert2 wrote: »

Is it ok to say 'God bless you' to an atheist after a sneeze?

Only if it's Odin you're talking about.

melekalikimaka

came from the american indians belief that it was your soul trying to escape.. make of that as you will

kylith

No, it's highly insulting. The correct thing to say when an atheist sneezes is "Ph'nglui mglw'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn"

Sarky

Ia!

Delirium

qwert2 wrote: »

Is it ok to say 'God bless you' to an atheist after a sneeze?

and if they sneeze again does that mean they have a god allergy? :eek::pac:

Lapin

Henlars67 wrote: »

No, I'm no longer on speaking terms with somebody who said that to me after sneezing.

I had previously warned them a couple of times not to do it

I hope you're joking.

Blocking other people from making refrences to God just bacause you don't believe in him is arrogant in the extreme.

If others believe in God thats up to them. If they want to say 'God bless you' to me after I sneeze, so be it.

I would never be so arrogant as to tell another person what they may or may not say.



My sarkometer is running low today BTW.

Beruthiel

Lapin wrote: »

I hope you're joking.

Nope.
I'm pretty sure s/he was dead serious.
No need to adjust your meter.

sealgaire

Henlars67 wrote: »

No, I'm no longer on speaking terms with somebody who said that to me after sneezing.

I had previously warned them a couple of times not to do it

Oh for gods sake

Penn

Everyone knows you say "God Bless You" when someone sneezes, and "God Bless Us and Keep Us Safe" when they do a smelly fart.

Lapin

Beruthiel wrote: »

Nope.
I'm pretty sure s/he was dead serious.

Well fuggit I'm changing my mind then.

OP Don't you fúckin dare ever say 'God Bless You' around these parts again.

Don't you know we atheists are a cranky lot hellbent on not believing in Heaven.


Pack up your crufixes and rosary beads and abroad with you.

Beruthiel

For next time Henlars:

_GOD_

I usually shout 'HAIL SATAN!'

Dades

Ugh, look what came out!

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=79091295

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=58404283

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056396940

maximoose

I like to stick my tongue out when I sneeze. It makes the poop noises.

Bannasidhe

maximoose wrote: »

I like to stick my tongue out when I sneeze. It makes the poop noises.

Is it wrong that I am seriously thinking of testing this?

OH ( a Theist) says that kind of 'God Bless' thing all the time - I usually let it slide unless she says 'ah, God bless you!' to me - then I growl deep in my throat with a hint of a snarl.

robindch

Penn wrote: »

Everyone knows you say "God Bless You" when someone sneezes, and "God Bless Us and Keep Us Safe" when they do a smelly fart.

Personally, I prefer muttering "Jesus Christ" after hearing somebody fart or belch.

nozzferrahhtoo

I say nothing to anyone who sneezes. Over the course of a day their body performs a massive number of natural functions and processes. I do not comment on, or draw attention to any of them. I do not walk past them and go "Good blink man!" or "Keep up the good digestion brother!" or "ooo breathing... niiiiiiice".

So why do so with sneezing?

Crooked Jack

melekalikimaka wrote: »

came from the american indians belief that it was your soul trying to escape.. make of that as you will

Didn't it come from one of the early popes during an outbreak of bubonic plague? Sneezing was thought to be the first sign of infection so he decreed if someone sneezes they should be literally blessed.
At least that's what I remember reading in my Granda's Ireland's Own.

SebBerkovich

I generally say "Cover your damn mouth" when ever someone sneezes.

iguana

Crooked Jack wrote: »

Didn't it come from one of the early popes during an outbreak of bubonic plague? Sneezing was thought to be the first sign of infection so he decreed if someone sneezes they should be literally blessed.
At least that's what I remember reading in my Granda's Ireland's Own.

According to wiki, it's pretty common in a lot of world cultures. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Responses_to_sneezing

I say gesundheit when my baby sneezes, it always makes him smile. I might try out a another international responses next time. Million Dollars sounds like a good one.

Mossess

Crooked Jack wrote: »

Didn't it come from one of the early popes during an outbreak of bubonic plague? Sneezing was thought to be the first sign of infection so he decreed if someone sneezes they should be literally blessed.
At least that's what I remember reading in my Granda's Ireland's Own.

My Gran told me the same thing, it was originally "God Bless us" - and keep us safe from that sneezing bag of disease - I suppose.

Jogathon

My mum used to joke and say "Bless us and save us, it's not Mrs. Davis".

We were all scared of Mrs. Davis down the road.

Crooked Jack

Jogathon wrote: »

My mum used to joke and say "Bless us and save us, it's not Mrs. Davis".

We were all scared of Mrs. Davis down the road.

Did she have bubonic plague?

Real Life

I prefer when people just say nothing when i sneeze, thats what i do.
Theres no reason to say anything really. what do you say when someone coughs?

Custardpi

Personally I prefer the Spanish system for sneezes, far better for the non-religious. First sneeze gets the response of Salud! (health), second wishes them money (Dinero!) while the third hopes that they'll find love (Amor!). Don't think there's any more for the fourth & subsequent sneezes, apart perhaps from "Callate!" (shut up!).

McChubbin

I just say Gesundheit.

nozzferrahhtoo

Jogathon wrote: »

My mum used to joke and say "Bless us and save us, it's not Mrs. Davis".

Mine used to say "Bless us and... shave us and give us a hair cut". Think she may have lifted it from one of the comedic singers of the time though. Don't think she came up with it herself. Perhaps someone here recognizes the source.

The Mad Hatter

iguana wrote: »

According to wiki, it's pretty common in a lot of world cultures. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Responses_to_sneezing

I say gesundheit when my baby sneezes, it always makes him smile. I might try out a another international responses next time. Million Dollars sounds like a good one.

An American friend told me that you're supposed to say geseundheit (health) on the first sneeze, schönheit (beauty) on the second, and glück (happiness) on the third, so it's always best to sneeze in threes.

Mind you, this has been denied by several German friends.

bnt

Next up, I'm thinking of starting a thread on whether it's OK to say "goodbye" any more ...

endacl

kylith wrote: »

No, it's highly insulting. The correct thing to say when an atheist sneezes is "Ph'nglui mgluu'nafh Cthulhu R'lyeh wgah'nagl fhtagn"

FYP.

Watch the spelling in future.

Final warning.

DazMarz

McChubbin wrote: »

I just say Gesundheit.

Yeah, same here. Got into the habit of it a couple of years ago after watching the original The Taking Of Pelham One-Two-Three where the Walter Matthau character always said it when Mr. Green sneezed. :P