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wildhorses
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Sun Jan-14-07 06:30 PM Original message |
Poll question: do you say "bless you" when someone sneezes? |
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SPKrazy
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Sun Jan-14-07 06:32 PM Response to Original message |
1. Out Of Habit |
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wildhorses
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Sun Jan-14-07 06:35 PM Response to Reply #1 |
9. shhh---just between me and you |
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SPKrazy
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Sun Jan-14-07 06:36 PM Response to Reply #9 |
10. That's Funny! |
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cwydro
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Mon Jan-15-07 12:23 PM Response to Reply #9 |
32. I like that |
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wildhorses
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Mon Jan-15-07 12:28 PM Response to Reply #32 |
35. --the things we learn on du |
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cwydro
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Mon Jan-15-07 12:29 PM Response to Reply #35 |
36. You are so right!! |
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SPKrazy
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Mon Jan-15-07 09:24 PM Response to Reply #36 |
69. Your boss |
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yewberry
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Sun Jan-14-07 06:32 PM Response to Original message |
2. I say "gesundheit." |
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BarenakedLady
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Sun Jan-14-07 06:33 PM Response to Reply #2 |
6. My kids |
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wildhorses
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Mon Jan-15-07 12:21 PM Response to Reply #6 |
27. thats funny-- |
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SPKrazy
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Sun Jan-14-07 06:37 PM Response to Reply #2 |
11. I say that a lot too |
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wildhorses
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Mon Jan-15-07 12:30 PM Response to Reply #2 |
37. that would be german, right? |
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BarenakedLady
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Mon Jan-15-07 12:33 PM Response to Reply #37 |
39. Uhm |
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bleedingheart
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Mon Jan-15-07 03:24 PM Response to Reply #2 |
65. I say that as well... |
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BarenakedLady
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Sun Jan-14-07 06:32 PM Response to Original message |
3. I say gesundheit always. (n/t) |
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bigwillq
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Sun Jan-14-07 06:33 PM Response to Original message |
4. I say 'Salud' (nt) |
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wildhorses
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Mon Jan-15-07 12:22 PM Response to Reply #4 |
30. you salute to the sneeze? |
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graywarrior
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Sun Jan-14-07 06:33 PM Response to Original message |
5. I say, "ewwwww, get away from me!" |
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wildhorses
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Mon Jan-15-07 12:19 PM Response to Reply #5 |
25. no germs, please-- |
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Conan_The_Barbarian
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Sun Jan-14-07 06:35 PM Response to Original message |
7. My brother had an interesting one |
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wildhorses
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Mon Jan-15-07 12:24 PM Response to Reply #7 |
33. brothers can be so0oo0o00oo aggravating-- |
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trof
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Sun Jan-14-07 06:35 PM Response to Original message |
8. I say 'scat!'. |
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hijinx87
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Sun Jan-14-07 07:20 PM Response to Reply #8 |
15. very southern |
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wildhorses
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Mon Jan-15-07 12:18 PM Response to Reply #15 |
24. i did not realize that it is a southern thing-- |
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wildhorses
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Mon Jan-15-07 12:35 PM Response to Reply #15 |
41. oh wait a minute --i am confused |
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wildhorses
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Mon Jan-15-07 12:31 PM Response to Reply #8 |
38. it is funny the "inside" jargon that families come up with-- |
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Maddy McCall
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Mon Jan-15-07 09:15 PM Response to Reply #8 |
68. My grandmother said "scat!" |
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ashling
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Sun Jan-14-07 06:54 PM Response to Original message |
12. I do. Its kind of like |
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GoddessOfGuinness
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Sun Jan-14-07 07:00 PM Response to Original message |
13. I prefer gesundheidt... |
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wildhorses
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Mon Jan-15-07 12:33 PM Response to Reply #13 |
40. for belches? |
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ForrestGump
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Sun Jan-14-07 07:17 PM Response to Original message |
14. I say "salud" (Spanish), |
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bigwillq
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Sun Jan-14-07 07:25 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. HA! LOL! |
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wildhorses
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Mon Jan-15-07 12:38 PM Response to Reply #16 |
46. did you see my response to your comment? |
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wildhorses
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Mon Jan-15-07 12:37 PM Response to Reply #14 |
43. oh...that is spanish? |
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OffWithTheirHeads
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Sun Jan-14-07 07:50 PM Response to Original message |
17. I say Godzilla |
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wildhorses
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Mon Jan-15-07 12:42 PM Response to Reply #17 |
49. how odd-- |
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Starbucks Anarchist
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Sun Jan-14-07 08:55 PM Response to Original message |
18. I tell them to go to hell. |
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SPKrazy
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Sun Jan-14-07 09:17 PM Response to Reply #18 |
20. Eh, Piss Up a Rope! |
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Starbucks Anarchist
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Sun Jan-14-07 09:21 PM Response to Reply #20 |
21. Breastfeed a pitbull! |
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SPKrazy
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Sun Jan-14-07 09:25 PM Response to Reply #21 |
22. Nooo thanks! |
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hopein08
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Sun Jan-14-07 09:00 PM Response to Original message |
19. A vos souhaite (French) or, if it's a sneezing fit "Bless you for the rest of the day" |
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wildhorses
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Mon Jan-15-07 01:03 PM Response to Reply #19 |
58. it just sounds so much more sophisticated in french |
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Redstone
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Sun Jan-14-07 09:25 PM Response to Original message |
23. Never. I've always thought that was a ridiculous habit. |
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wildhorses
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Mon Jan-15-07 12:40 PM Response to Reply #23 |
48. but, of course-- |
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La Lioness Priyanka
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Mon Jan-15-07 12:20 PM Response to Original message |
26. no. i am unaccustomed to it. sometimes i remember, mostly i dont. |
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KitchenWitch
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Mon Jan-15-07 12:21 PM Response to Original message |
28. My 5 year old daughter, one day, sneezed in the other room |
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wildhorses
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Mon Jan-15-07 12:44 PM Response to Reply #28 |
51. remember art linkletter's: kids say the darndest things? |
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KitchenWitch
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Mon Jan-15-07 12:47 PM Response to Reply #51 |
54. That was a GREAT show! |
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Shell Beau
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Mon Jan-15-07 12:22 PM Response to Original message |
29. Yep! |
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wildhorses
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Mon Jan-15-07 01:01 PM Response to Reply #29 |
57. what about the "scat" from upthread-- |
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The2ndWheel
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Mon Jan-15-07 12:22 PM Response to Original message |
31. Only when they cough |
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YankeyMCC
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Mon Jan-15-07 12:24 PM Response to Original message |
34. I've been using Sneeze Acknowledged |
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Quixote1818
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Mon Jan-15-07 12:37 PM Response to Original message |
42. I say "You are SO good looking!" |
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wildhorses
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Mon Jan-15-07 12:46 PM Response to Reply #42 |
52. now, that is very suave--- |
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montanto
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Mon Jan-15-07 12:37 PM Response to Original message |
44. gezundheit! |
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Quixote1818
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Mon Jan-15-07 12:38 PM Response to Original message |
45. My dad use to say "Whiskey" |
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wildhorses
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Mon Jan-15-07 01:06 PM Response to Reply #45 |
60. isn't that the solution to everything? |
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Lydia Leftcoast
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Mon Jan-15-07 12:40 PM Response to Original message |
47. I don't use it, and I hate it when others use it on me |
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Quixote1818
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Mon Jan-15-07 12:43 PM Response to Reply #47 |
50. I don't like it when people do it to me either |
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Gormy Cuss
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Mon Jan-15-07 12:46 PM Response to Original message |
53. Gesundheit! |
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Arugula Latte
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Mon Jan-15-07 12:52 PM Response to Reply #53 |
55. Me too. |
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Jimbo S
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Mon Jan-15-07 12:56 PM Response to Reply #53 |
56. Midwest German here |
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wildhorses
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Mon Jan-15-07 01:05 PM Response to Reply #53 |
59. it really does |
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Seabiscuit
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Mon Jan-15-07 01:17 PM Response to Original message |
61. I say: "Time to get a new nose" n/t |
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LanternWaste
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Mon Jan-15-07 01:18 PM Response to Original message |
62. Pretty much all the time... except when I'm on DU |
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MissHoneychurch
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Mon Jan-15-07 01:38 PM Response to Original message |
63. Well "Bless you" would call for strange looks over here |
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wildhorses
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Mon Jan-15-07 05:34 PM Response to Reply #63 |
66. what is the literal translation for gesundheit? |
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Redstone
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Mon Jan-15-07 09:12 PM Response to Reply #66 |
67. The best translation would be "healthiness." Gesund means healthy, and the suffix |
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Dervill Crow
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Mon Jan-15-07 02:46 PM Response to Original message |
64. I say "blessed be." |
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pink-o
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Mon Jan-15-07 09:43 PM Response to Original message |
70. I say... |
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