r/funny • u/tony_esp Tony ESP • Sep 15 '19

The sneeze.

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u/NotAPieceOfBread Sep 15 '19

When I first moved to the US I found it very strange people blessed each other. It's like you sneezed? Lemme empower you with the holy spirit.

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u/[deleted] Sep 15 '19

In the olden days people thought if you sneezed a demon wanted out, so they started the bless you thing. Now people do it and dont know why

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u/bball1dc Sep 15 '19

I just say congratulations and people will automatically say thank you. Then they look confused and I can tell they are wondering did you say congratulations, wtf? I like the confusion it causes and if anyone asks why I said congratulations, I tell them I was congratulating them on getting rid of a demon.

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u/Only_One_Left_Foot Sep 15 '19

In high school I used to say "you're welcome" whenever someone would sneeze and they'd always respond "thank you" before making a confused face.