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07-28-2013 , 02:15 AM
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I say it too. But its a stupid habit. Doesn't matter which way you word it, it serves no purpose.

Why is it considered polite? Why is it not a tradition to say 'bless you' when someone stubs their toe. That would at least make a little sense.



But sneezing isn't unhealthy and only rarely is it a symptom of being sick. It only seems awkward not to bc we've trained it into a habit.
Sneezing in front of people can be slightly awkward and embarrassing. It'd be uncomfortable if the people around you just stared at you in silence. Saying "bless you" acknowledges the sneeze and politely ends the moment.
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07-28-2013 , 03:17 AM
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Sneezing in front of people can be slightly awkward and embarrassing. It'd be uncomfortable if the people around you just stared at you in silence. Saying "bless you" acknowledges the sneeze and politely ends the moment.
Why would people start staring in silence at someone who sneezes? On some hayfever days sneezing a million times and blowing my nose all day is tilting enough, without having to have every sneeze 'acknowledged' and being forced to say thank you a million times on top of the symptoms. I'm not thankful, just pissed off to have these symptoms. Especially when people say 'gezondheid' over here which simply means: health. Seems like a dumb thing to declare given the situation.
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07-28-2013 , 03:22 AM
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people stopping at yield signs when theres no one in sight.
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07-28-2013 , 04:55 AM
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The word app, no idea why but I detest it and it's usage (I still say it though, no other words for smartphone/tablet applications)
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07-28-2013 , 08:19 AM
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<derail>When in Vegas last, stopped waiting for the crosswalk light in front of the Hard Rock Cafe just north of the MGM.

Heard someone sneeze, turned around and gave them a "Gesundheit."

It was one of the Elvis impersonators on the Strip. Without missing a beat, and totally staying in character, I got a, "Thank you...thank you very much."

Return to your regular programming...
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LOL solid derail.
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07-28-2013 , 08:47 AM
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The word app, no idea why but I detest it and it's usage (I still say it though, no other words for smartphone/tablet applications)
New internet and smartphone technology words all irritate me. Blog, app, i-whatever, tweet, etc.
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07-28-2013 , 08:55 AM
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New internet and smartphone technology words all irritate me. Blog, app, i-whatever, tweet, etc.
Same, which is weird to me because (barring social networks) I am a bit of a technophile, or at least, I'm more phile than phobe.
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07-28-2013 , 12:34 PM
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People who park their cars at the end of their driveway (right by the street) rather than pulling all the way in
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07-28-2013 , 01:44 PM
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So I'm at Starbucks this morning and a couple people took the newspaper (big fat Sunday edition) to their table and read it, put it back together (sort of) and put it back in the rack. If you're going to read a newspaper, pay for it.
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07-28-2013 , 03:31 PM
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What about gezundheit (or whatever)? just means good health.
german has the best words
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07-28-2013 , 05:04 PM
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german has the best words
German people speaking German always sound like they are angry.

Scary movies which use silence to create suspense. It doesn't work. Without the soundtrack, scary movies aren't scary.
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07-28-2013 , 05:37 PM
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People who park their cars at the end of their driveway (right by the street) rather than pulling all the way in
You mean the people that end up leaving their cars blocking the sidewalk? Can't stand that.
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07-28-2013 , 05:59 PM
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I guess he just means at the end of their drive, not sticking out. Which would be a good example of what should be in this thread...
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07-28-2013 , 06:52 PM
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The word app, no idea why but I detest it and it's usage (I still say it though, no other words for smartphone/tablet applications)
Uhhh
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07-28-2013 , 08:18 PM
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Bobbleheads.

Whats the point?
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07-28-2013 , 09:56 PM
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that there is a word for somewhere else (elsewhere) but not somebody else (elsebody)
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07-28-2013 , 11:04 PM
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Uhhh
just because it's the only option doesn't mean it's a good one.

app is one of those terms that started out as douchey technospeak, but because we couldn't make anything else work, it stuck.
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07-28-2013 , 11:17 PM
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The point I was trying to make is applications is a perfectly fine word for applications. Everything doesn't have to be simplified by making a word shorter.

If you don't like the word apps then use the proper word.
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07-29-2013 , 12:01 AM
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That they keep changing BC and AD. BC and AD were fine. CE and BCE are dumb. And now i'm reading this thing called "BP" (Before Present), which means number of years before 1950.
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07-29-2013 , 01:16 AM
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Why 1950? That's such an odd year to pick. Why not 1945?
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07-29-2013 , 01:20 AM
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They invented the system in 1950 apparently.
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07-29-2013 , 03:27 AM
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The only logical way to use a 'Before Preset and After Present' system is to set what day it is today as 0, but every new day would be 0. When did that movie come out? 6 BP (6 years ago). Using the term Present to represent a time that is NOT the present is pretty ridiculous.

note: Just looked up the system and it seems to be used mostly in archeology where the difference between using now and 1950 as the 0 point is nearly nonexistent in many cases (or 1950 and 2500 for that matter)
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07-29-2013 , 03:44 AM
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I say it too. But its a stupid habit. Doesn't matter which way you word it, it serves no purpose.

Why is it considered polite? Why is it not a tradition to say 'bless you' when someone stubs their toe. That would at least make a little sense.



But sneezing isn't unhealthy and only rarely is it a symptom of being sick. It only seems awkward not to bc we've trained it into a habit.
They used to believe sneezing was the soul trying to escape so people said God bless you and Gazundheit.

When I knock on a public bathroom and no one answers. Turn locked knob and I get so mad.
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07-29-2013 , 03:59 AM
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The only logical way to use a 'Before Preset and After Present' system is to set what day it is today as 0, but every new day would be 0. When did that movie come out? 6 BP (6 years ago). Using the term Present to represent a time that is NOT the present is pretty ridiculous.

note: Just looked up the system and it seems to be used mostly in archeology where the difference between using now and 1950 as the 0 point is nearly nonexistent in many cases (or 1950 and 2500 for that matter)
I was looking up something on an animal and saw that they were domesticated in Europe around 800BP. I assumed this meant 800BC but i looked it up and it means 800 years before 1950. Just say 1150AD.
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07-29-2013 , 10:45 AM
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That they keep changing BC and AD. BC and AD were fine. CE and BCE are dumb. And now i'm reading this thing called "BP" (Before Present), which means number of years before 1950.
Wow, having been born in 1950, I think I can really get behind this. If they just change it to BT and AT, we'll be good to go.
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