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Irradiated_Feces
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Do you feel compelled to say "Bless You"?
#7662606 - 11/21/07 12:06 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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I often work in small rooms in close quarters with other people and I refuse to say bless you when someone sneezes. Am I an inconsiderate bastard?
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Psilocin Dreams
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Re: Do you feel compelled to say "Bless You"? [Re: Irradiated_Feces]
#7662642 - 11/21/07 12:14 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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I'm an atheist, so I don't.
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usefulidiot13
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Re: Do you feel compelled to say "Bless You"? [Re: Psilocin Dreams]
#7662654 - 11/21/07 12:17 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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i even feel weird when people say it to me.
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Re: Do you feel compelled to say "Bless You"? [Re: usefulidiot13]
#7662749 - 11/21/07 12:35 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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A friend of mine says elephant.
I sometimes say Bless You, even if I want that person to BURN IN HELL!!!
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Re: Do you feel compelled to say "Bless You"? [Re: marshalldylan1]
#7662808 - 11/21/07 12:43 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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I'm a complete agnostic, but I do say it. I think it's lost its original meaning, and is now just something nice to say.
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Re: Do you feel compelled to say "Bless You"? [Re: Irradiated_Feces]
#7662821 - 11/21/07 12:44 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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I never developed a habit of saying it to people, so I never say it to people
it kind of irks me when people say it to me or others; sneezing is a natural reaction every animal has, why does it need to be excused? same for burping and farting
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Re: Do you feel compelled to say "Bless You"? [Re: Psilocin Dreams]
#7662829 - 11/21/07 12:46 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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i usually make a jab about how their soul fucking hates them
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Bernackums
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Re: Do you feel compelled to say "Bless You"? [Re: usefulidiot13]
#7662832 - 11/21/07 12:47 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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Quote:
usefulidiot13 said: i even feel weird when people say it to me.
Whenever someone says it to me I say to them in an almost mocking tone, "Oh, well I've been blessed, thank you."
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Re: Do you feel compelled to say "Bless You"? [Re: Bernackums]
#7662855 - 11/21/07 12:51 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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You sound great
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Re: Do you feel compelled to say "Bless You"? [Re: Irradiated_Feces]
#7662876 - 11/21/07 12:54 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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I don't think I've ever said it to someone and I hate it when people say it to me. It's just stupid. One of those pointless things in life.
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Bernackums
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Re: Do you feel compelled to say "Bless You"? [Re: Boom]
#7662885 - 11/21/07 12:56 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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My sarcast-o-meter isn't picking anything up, so hooray!:D
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Re: Do you feel compelled to say "Bless You"? [Re: Bernackums]
#7662889 - 11/21/07 12:57 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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Re: Do you feel compelled to say "Bless You"? [Re: Boom]
#7662895 - 11/21/07 12:58 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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It has nothing to do with religion, I say it sometimes to be nice, it's kind of rude if somebody sneezes and you just keep talking.
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Bernackums
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Re: Do you feel compelled to say "Bless You"? [Re: Caribou_Lou]
#7662906 - 11/21/07 01:00 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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I think it's generally preference, I find it rude when I sneeze and people stop the conversation to say it. All I did is sneeze, I didn't kill a kitten.
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Edited by Bernackums (11/21/07 01:00 PM)
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Re: Do you feel compelled to say "Bless You"? [Re: Bernackums]
#7662930 - 11/21/07 01:04 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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There are so many things we do as people that don't make sense, it's stupid not to do something just because it doesn't make sense. It's kind of like a culture thing.
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Re: Do you feel compelled to say "Bless You"? [Re: usefulidiot13]
#7662934 - 11/21/07 01:05 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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Quote:
usefulidiot13 said: i even feel weird when people say it to me.
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Bernackums
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Re: Do you feel compelled to say "Bless You"? [Re: Caribou_Lou]
#7662948 - 11/21/07 01:07 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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I agree, I'm definitely not calling it stupid or the people who do it stupid. Most of my friends will say it, it's just how they were raised and how they like to go about their business. Why let some guy over the internet tell you how to feel about it, I don't have any answers, this is just how I feel about it.
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Re: Do you feel compelled to say "Bless You"? [Re: marshalldylan1]
#7662978 - 11/21/07 01:14 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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Quote:
marshalldylan1 said: A friend of mine says elephant.
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Re: Do you feel compelled to say "Bless You"? [Re: Irradiated_Feces]
#7662982 - 11/21/07 01:15 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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Honestly I get a little annoyed with that custom. I especially don't like it when I sneeze like 5 times in a row and someone says "bless you" after each sneeze. It just becomes mockery at that point.
Sometimes I say it though, depends who sneezes. If it's someone I don't know well then I will sometimes say it out of respect.
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Re: Do you feel compelled to say "Bless You"? [Re: Caribou_Lou]
#7662988 - 11/21/07 01:16 PM (16 years, 2 months ago) |
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Quote:
Caribou_Lou said: It has nothing to do with religion, I say it sometimes to be nice, it's kind of rude if somebody sneezes and you just keep talking.
in what way is it rude?
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