Things That Are Bothering You, Got You All Hibbeldy-Jibbeldy, or just downright pissed, RIGHT NOW!



patrickBOOTH said:

My Italian family says it as like a "cheers" before they take a drink.

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My German family says "prost" for that.



L'Incandescent said:

My German family says "prost" for that.

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My friend's family from Ukraine says "nostrovia".



imatlas said:

Gesundheit seems to be pretty widespread among Ashkenazic Jews, and rarely used by anyone else. Do Germans say it?
I have no idea what Claghorn is on about, does it really have any relevance to this discussion how Nero would have used 'salud' or Theodoric 'gesundheit' (or their root words at any rate)?

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It wouldn't be the only thing Nero and I have in common. We both also enjoy the fiddle.

L'Incandescent said:

Hmm, I grew up in Wisconsin, where a very large percentage of the population is of German descent. Everyone said Gesundheit. I've never heard anyone say salud in my whole life (in the context of sneezing I mean).

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I picked it up in Spanish class, IIRC. The teacher said it, and I thought, "well, that solves the sneeze pleasantry issue. Now it's on to cold fusion!"

b1os said:

Yes. It's pretty much the only word used.
OTOH, according to Knigge, you aren't supposed to say "Gesundheit" anymore. The offender (the person who sneezed) is supposed to appologize.

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I've always thought the sneeze thing was backwards. At least in American culture, every other bodily function gets an "excuse me" from the cougher/farter/burper, but somebody sneezes and we all have to kowtow to them. Buncha fascists those sneezers are.



harvey_birdman said:

Yes, but I get the side of the motel bed closest to the TV.

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DEAL!

MrG said:

Excedrin is your friend.

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hmmm, i took a 3 in 1 advil. can i take excedrin on top of that. you seem like a doctor, i will trust you.

imatlas said:

Gesundheit seems to be pretty widespread among Ashkenazic Jews, and rarely used by anyone else. Do Germans say it?

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many relig jews say, "gezunt-teheit." same idea. more yiddishy than germany i think.

gomestar said:

so if people just got that **** under control when they started sneezing, we could have saved 3 pages on this threak.

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in stitches said:

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hmmm, i took a 3 in 1 advil. can i take excedrin on top of that. you seem like a doctor, i will trust you.
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I wouldn't. You don't have to be a doctor to know that NSAID + NSAID = BAD.

got it. well then, i will take that knowledge (i think i knew that, just did not know excedrin was an NSAID), and go fix my shoelaces with fire. brb.



MrG said:

I've always thought the sneeze thing was backwards. At least in American culture, every other bodily function gets an "excuse me" from the cougher/farter/burper, but somebody sneezes and we all have to kowtow to them. Buncha fascists those sneezers are.

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Growing up I heard that we say bless you because of the folk belief that your heart stops when you sneeze, so it's a good idea to get in a last blessing unless it never starts up again. Given Piob's broken rib (not that rare an occurrence actually) there may be some validity to that belief.

just got a text that the mother of a good friend passed away this morning. Its been a long time coming, but still dreadful to hear. I've been close to this family some time ago, and remained friends with the son. The news has me rattled a bit, and I'm not sure what to say to them, other than the usual courtesies..

I've thrown out my back sneezing. Horrible.



patrickBOOTH said:

I've thrown out my back sneezing. Horrible.

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Sneezing?

You have the plague or what...

I don't say anything when other people sneeze, as it doesn't seem like there's anything particularly helpful to say.

I give them dirty looks for being annoying.

i don't do this to strangers, but if any relative or friend of mine sneezes in my presence, I bark back with the loudest SSSHHHHHH!!! i can, and i try to get it in before they fully recover from the sneeze.



imatlas said:

Growing up I heard that we say bless you because of the folk belief that your heart stops when you sneeze, so it's a good idea to get in a last blessing unless it never starts up again. Given Piob's broken rib (not that rare an occurrence actually) there may be some validity to that belief.

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I'd heard it in parochial school that it was an early belief that your soul was in danger of leaving your body when you sneezed - hence the rapid "Bless you!"

Now, how they reacted when someone blew a lot of phlegm out when they sneezed, I'm . Did they make the sneezer shove it back into their nose? It could be spiritual protoplasm.

Reminds me of an episode of the Tick, BTW.

patrickBOOTH said:

I've thrown out my back sneezing. Horrible.

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I pulled a muscle coughing, and since I currently have said pulled muscle and am currently coughing...things are not pretty for me.

OTOH my voice has gotten decidedly more sexay according to some of the ladies in the office. One of them said "Good morning" to me a few times - then came right out and asked me to "say it again, please". I need to locate the soundtrack to Shaft, or something. Should also re-record my voicemail greetings - perhaps with the background music playing.

I say "excuse me" when I sneeze. Overly polite Southern thing, I guess.