I can’t believe I actually wasted time reading this stupid-ass thread. What’s worse is that someone actually thought it useful to start this waste-of-time thread. I’ll bet you also think it’s stupid and antiquated to hold the door for a woman!
AAAACHOOO!
[quote]Love2Lift wrote:
I can’t believe I actually wasted time reading this stupid-ass thread. What’s worse is that someone actually thought it useful to start this waste-of-time thread. I’ll bet you also think it’s stupid and antiquated to hold the door for a woman!
AAAACHOOO!
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Bless you
[quote]jehovasfitness wrote:
Vicomte wrote:
It’s considered polite based on antiquated social folkways, and is as obsolete as any useless old-tyme superstition. Blindly following tradition is ridiculous. Change is good.
or you could stop being a jerk and just say bless you, to be polite. change is good, being an ass isn’t.
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There’s nothing intrinsically polite about it. Calling people ‘jerk’ and ‘ass’ could also be considered impolite, yet you have no qualms about that. Selective righteousness is also ridiculous.
[quote]Love2Lift wrote:
I can’t believe I actually wasted time reading this stupid-ass thread. What’s worse is that someone actually thought it useful to start this waste-of-time thread. I’ll bet you also think it’s stupid and antiquated to hold the door for a woman!
AAAACHOOO!
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Hell, while we’re at it, why the FUCK do we shake hands? Who one day said we had to touch each others’ hands when we meet? I say screw it! Let’s just slap each other from now on. Change is good!
Oh, and who was it who started that whole “don’t eat the last one in the fridge” thang? If I go over to a friend’s house and he has one beer left, I’m drinkin’ that mo’fo’ right then!!!
Oh, Oh, and traffic signal lights! Who said we had to turn on a blinker before we change lanes? I say just hop over 5 lanes whenever you feel like it. It will keep those driving bastards on alert. Change is GOOD!
[quote]Vicomte wrote:
jehovasfitness wrote:
Vicomte wrote:
It’s considered polite based on antiquated social folkways, and is as obsolete as any useless old-tyme superstition. Blindly following tradition is ridiculous. Change is good.
or you could stop being a jerk and just say bless you, to be polite. change is good, being an ass isn’t.
There’s nothing intrinsically polite about it. Calling people ‘jerk’ and ‘ass’ could also be considered impolite, yet you have no qualms about that. Selective righteousness is also ridiculous.
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Then stop saying it. While you are at it, quit bitching about not saying it. When did anyone force you to do this?
If you truly don’t care what people think, this wouldn’t be an issue for you. If it is an issue for you, then you obviously do care about traditional social constructs or at least the outcome of following them.
For the record, I usually don’t say it because I think it has no meaning. I don’t care what the person thinks either. There have been times when I am in a closed space with someone and have said it just to make that person feel comfortable. Otherwise, if there is anyone else around, I usually don’t. Someone else will usually say it and if they don’t, then me not saying it won’t make much of a difference.
[quote]Radcon wrote:
Does anybody say anything when you cough, birp, fart, or whatever. NO. [/quote]
If I’m in an elevator with someone and they sneeze…I say bless you. If I’m in an elevator and someone birps (sic) or farts I’m gonna ask them to kindly refrain from birping or farting again.
[quote]Professor X wrote:
Vicomte wrote:
jehovasfitness wrote:
Vicomte wrote:
It’s considered polite based on antiquated social folkways, and is as obsolete as any useless old-tyme superstition. Blindly following tradition is ridiculous. Change is good.
or you could stop being a jerk and just say bless you, to be polite. change is good, being an ass isn’t.
There’s nothing intrinsically polite about it. Calling people ‘jerk’ and ‘ass’ could also be considered impolite, yet you have no qualms about that. Selective righteousness is also ridiculous.
Then stop saying it. While you are at it, quit bitching about not saying it. When did anyone force you to do this?
If you truly don’t care what people think, this wouldn’t be an issue for you. If it is an issue for you, then you obviously do care about traditional social constructs or at least the outcome of following them.
For the record, I usually don’t say it because I think it has no meaning. I don’t care what the person thinks either. There have been times when I am in a closed space with someone and have said it just to make that person feel comfortable. Otherwise, if there is anyone else around, I usually don’t. Someone else will usually say it and if they don’t, then me not saying it won’t make much of a difference.[/quote]
I don’t say it, though I do enjoy a bit of debate. I’m not bitching, I was discussing. I honestly don’t care if anyone says it, I just find it strange that they do. As for social constructs in general, I care about quite a few, just not this one. I’m all for the ‘golden rule’, for example, which, incidentally, applies itself to the current discussion. I’m done. 
[quote]Radcon wrote:
Not that I care that much but occasionally you get those super loud sneezers that scare the crap out of you and I do want to say fuck you to them a little bit.
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This part is true enough, those random people who sneeze really loud but intentionally make a show of it. Jarringly so. On a regular basis. This lady at my work does this. I don’t want to bless her, I want to throw my stapler at her.
[quote]Molotov_Coktease wrote:
Radcon wrote:
Not that I care that much but occasionally you get those super loud sneezers that scare the crap out of you and I do want to say fuck you to them a little bit.
This part is true enough, those random people who sneeze really loud but intentionally make a show of it. Jarringly so. On a regular basis. I don’t want to bless her, I want to throw my stapler at her.
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Wait a second. Some of us just sneeze loudly. I’m one of them. I am sure I can wake up people 4 houses over if the pollen count is high enough. It isn’t for show. I just have trouble controlling THE VOLUME OF MY SNEEZES.
[quote]Uncle Gabby wrote:
nephorm wrote:
When you sneeze, that’s your soul trying to escape. Saying “God bless you” crams it back in! And when you die, it squirms out and flies away.
I bet your mom thinks you’re cool.[/quote]
Indeed.
[quote]Professor X wrote:
Molotov_Coktease wrote:
Radcon wrote:
Not that I care that much but occasionally you get those super loud sneezers that scare the crap out of you and I do want to say fuck you to them a little bit.
This part is true enough, those random people who sneeze really loud but intentionally make a show of it. Jarringly so. A lady at my work does this. On a regular basis. I don’t want to bless her, I want to throw my stapler at her.
Wait a second. Some of us just sneeze loudly. I’m one of them. I am sure I can wake up people 4 houses over if the pollen count is high enough. It isn’t for show. I just have trouble controlling THE VOLUME OF MY SNEEZES.[/quote]
Lol…I can tell the difference, I know sneeze showmanship when I hear it! For the record she yawns loudly too. Like she’s just come out of a year long hibernation and is really ecstatic about it. She’s just super fond of exaggerating bodily functions.
[quote]Molotov_Coktease wrote:
Professor X wrote:
Molotov_Coktease wrote:
Radcon wrote:
Not that I care that much but occasionally you get those super loud sneezers that scare the crap out of you and I do want to say fuck you to them a little bit.
This part is true enough, those random people who sneeze really loud but intentionally make a show of it. Jarringly so. A lady at my work does this. On a regular basis. I don’t want to bless her, I want to throw my stapler at her.
Wait a second. Some of us just sneeze loudly. I’m one of them. I am sure I can wake up people 4 houses over if the pollen count is high enough. It isn’t for show. I just have trouble controlling THE VOLUME OF MY SNEEZES.
Lol…I can tell the difference, I know sneeze showmanship when I hear it! For the record she yawns loudly too. Like she’s just come out of a year long hibernation and is really ecstatic about it. She’s just super fond of exaggerating bodily functions.
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While we’re on it, what is the deal with small women making the loudest freaking noise possible when they walk down a hallway in heels? These heifers can interrupt business meetings and trains of thought all at the same time. How does one small woman put that much force down in every step?
[quote]Professor X wrote:
Molotov_Coktease wrote:
Professor X wrote:
Molotov_Coktease wrote:
Radcon wrote:
Not that I care that much but occasionally you get those super loud sneezers that scare the crap out of you and I do want to say fuck you to them a little bit.
This part is true enough, those random people who sneeze really loud but intentionally make a show of it. Jarringly so. A lady at my work does this. On a regular basis. I don’t want to bless her, I want to throw my stapler at her.
Wait a second. Some of us just sneeze loudly. I’m one of them. I am sure I can wake up people 4 houses over if the pollen count is high enough. It isn’t for show. I just have trouble controlling THE VOLUME OF MY SNEEZES.
Lol…I can tell the difference, I know sneeze showmanship when I hear it! For the record she yawns loudly too. Like she’s just come out of a year long hibernation and is really ecstatic about it. She’s just super fond of exaggerating bodily functions.
While we’re on it, what is the deal with small women making the loudest freaking noise possible when they walk down a hallway in heels? These heifers can interrupt business meetings and trains of thought all at the same time. How does one small woman put that much force down in every step?[/quote]
Ha…I’m guilty I guess of being a noisy walker. The other day I walked past a friends desk…and she said she knew it was me without looking, because apparently…I march. Now I’m not small, but I’m definitely not heavy. So much for my ninja training.
[quote]Radcon wrote:
Anybody else get annoyed when somebody sneezes and 5 people say ‘bless you’ to them. How stupid is that! I was thinking that it had religious significance like sneezing meant a person was trying to get the devil out of them so that’s why people would originally say it. I was kind of off so here’s the wikipedia link to it’s reasoning.
Whether you’re religious or secular it’s absolutely stupid to say this to someone who sneezes. If you disagree, please tell me why. I would have no problem changing my mind but as of now it’s annoying.
It’s especially annoying that people will interrupt what they are doing or what others are doing to say it. This is one of those little things that makes me wonder about a person’s thinking abilities.[/quote]
it’s just being polite, would you prefer them to say go home if you’re sick douchebag?
[quote]Professor X wrote:
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Hell, while we’re at it, why the FUCK do we shake hands? Who one day said we had to touch each others’ hands when we meet? I say screw it! Let’s just slap each other from now on. Change is good!
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Agreed. I don’t want to touch someone’s hand. They probably just sneezed in it.
[quote]Professor X wrote:
Molotov_Coktease wrote:
Radcon wrote:
Not that I care that much but occasionally you get those super loud sneezers that scare the crap out of you and I do want to say fuck you to them a little bit.
This part is true enough, those random people who sneeze really loud but intentionally make a show of it. Jarringly so. On a regular basis. I don’t want to bless her, I want to throw my stapler at her.
Wait a second. Some of us just sneeze loudly. I’m one of them. I am sure I can wake up people 4 houses over if the pollen count is high enough. It isn’t for show. I just have trouble controlling THE VOLUME OF MY SNEEZES.[/quote]
I hurt myself if I try to stifle my sneezes. I shake the windows.
Someone just loud sneezed in the office (twice) and no one blessed him. Of course he is Hindu so maybe no one wanted to offend?
The proper response when a Hinu sneezes:
Moooooo.
Just kidding.
[quote]Zap Branigan wrote:
I hurt myself if I try to stifle my sneezes. I shake the windows.
Someone just loud sneezed in the office (twice) and no one blessed him. Of course he is Hindu so maybe no one wanted to offend?[/quote]
“Gods bless you!”
Where I come from,Gesundheit is said after a sneeze and implies “Be Healthy”… You might have heard it before as I don’t think its uncommon, especially where I live here in Jersey.
Something to think about.
I’m from Jersey and I almost never hear Gesundtheit.
Oh… maybe it’s because I’m in SOUTH Jersey. 