I never have understood the "Bless You" Phenomenon. When you sneeze people will literally trip over themselves to say "Bless You". No matter how many times you sneeze they won't stop. I bet you could play a recording of a sneeze 6o times, and the people will say bless you, 60 times. It is a conditioned response, almost a little disturbing. How does the sneeze get this magical blessing? Isn't it just a normal body action? How come when you burp it is seen so negative, or God forbid rip a fart. Are those not similar body actions? In my opinion significantly less harmful. I don't believe a cold, or flu have ever been spread by farting. But the sanctified sneeze sending mucus and other viral muck at 120 mph is considered above the law and Saint like. Furthermore, everybody knows you sneezed and it has already interrupted what you were doing, why drag it out with a chorus of Bless You's. For the record I have never said Bless You, and don't expect me to start any time soon. Unless you are a really hot chick, and you want me to be sensitive.
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I think the bless you thing comes from a very old belief that a sneeze was expelling demons from the body (which, technically, it is). However, with modern knowledge, perhaps we should be saying "curse you" since, as you pointed out, we are spreading possibly disease laden mucus about the room at 120 mph. You might be just the person to get the "curse you" movement started.
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