why do we bless people that sneeze

[mstng86]

im bored and was just wondering why?

[ELVIS]

did gasser steal your login?

god bless.

[lowthreeohz]

Because they think your soul is trying to escape

[A+]

where you and a fellow coworker discussing the subject and thats why you ask?

[BP]

It used to be believed that a sneeze meant the devil was leaving your body. Also some people thought your heart stopped during a sneeze and you need a blessing to survive it.

Still others think it's a sign of illness and you may need divine intervention to survive. Which 200 years ago might not be that inaccurate, most communicable diseases would lead to death.

[mstng86]

did gasser steal your login?

god bless.

no. unfortunately, this is how bored I really am

where you and a fellow coworker discussing the subject and thats why you ask?

someone sneezed and no one said bless you. so the subject came up. is it rude NOT to bless someone?? Why would it be rude?

It used to be believed that a sneeze meant the devil was leaving your body. Also some people thought your heart stopped during a sneeze and you need a blessing to survive it.

Still others think it's a sign of illness and you may need divine intervention to survive. Which 200 years ago might not be that inaccurate, most communicable diseases would lead to death.

makes sense

So how many of you have had the sneeze/shart situation?

[YALE]

The sneeze shart ain't shit. Sneezing when you have a boner is to be avoided at all costs.

[racrguy]

It used to be believed that a sneeze meant the devil was leaving your body. Also some people thought your heart stopped during a sneeze and you need a blessing to survive it.

Still others think it's a sign of illness and you may need divine intervention to survive. Which 200 years ago might not be that inaccurate, most communicable diseases would lead to death.

Aah, the days before science and germ theory. How silly we were.

no. unfortunately, this is how bored I really am



someone sneezed and no one said bless you. so the subject came up. is it rude NOT to bless someone?? Why would it be rude?


makes sense

So how many of you have had the sneeze/shart situation?

It's not rude not to bless someone, and I haven't had any snarts.

[LaserSVT]

Im not gonna even look up this one to see what the great interweb toaster says but something I remember from middle-school. Its from the Dark Ages. When someone would sneeze that indicated sickness which was an almost guaranteed death. God Bless You was basically someone saying "Sorry you are about to die, hope you don't go to hell."

[LaserSVT]

Ah-Ha! First thing on the first page!

http://people.howstuffworks.com/sneezing.htm

"The phrase "God bless you" is attributed to Pope Gregory the Great, who uttered it in the sixth century during a bubonic plague epidemic (sneezing is an obvious symptom of one form of the plague)."




*drops mic*

[Craizie]

The sneeze shart ain't shit. Sneezing when you have a boner is to be avoided at all costs.

Wait... What??

[Ruffdaddy]

Wait... What??

Im lost too...lol

[Baron Von Crowder]

The sneeze shart ain't shit. Sneezing when you have a boner [in your mouth] is to be avoided at all costs.

Wait... What??

Im lost too...lol

that's better.

[lincolnboy]

[abecx]

im bored and was just wondering why?

The same reason we say hi to people we'll never see again walking by on the street, social acceptance.