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Discussion in 'Forum Games, Jokes & Random' started by quickcaster, Jul 1, 2009.

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  1. quickcaster

    quickcaster Well-Known Member

    if you say bless you when somebody sneezes what do you say if the coughs
     
    quickcaster, Jul 1, 2009
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  2. nex26

    nex26 Well-Known Member

    Sneeze = Bless you.
    Cough = Swine Flu... RUN FOR YOUT LIVES.
     
    nex26, Jul 1, 2009
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  3. haseoTOD

    haseoTOD Guest

    Cough= Cover your mouth with a hankie or I'll rip out your vocal chords.
     
    haseoTOD, Jul 1, 2009
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  4. Loonylion

    Loonylion Administrator Staff Member

    the saying 'bless you' comes from the days when the bubonic plague was rampant and sneezing was one of the symptoms. people would say 'bless you' as a shortened way of saying 'god bless you' because the plague was incurable and sufferers died horrible deaths.
     
    Loonylion, Jul 1, 2009
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  5. sylky0604

    sylky0604 Well-Known Member

    is this supposed to be a game?? or was it just a question??
     
    sylky0604, Jul 1, 2009
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  6. mds64

    mds64 Well-Known Member

    I'd say cover you mouth...

    If covered, I'd ask if they are ok...


    If they collapse, well it's *cough* been good to chat here (collapses from swine flu)
     
    mds64, Jul 1, 2009
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  7. nex26

    nex26 Well-Known Member

    I think thats an urban myth, along with Ring-a-round-the-roses.
     
    nex26, Jul 1, 2009
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  8. meganova

    meganova Well-Known Member

    I thought it was from greek myth...
    by the way...
    Is this a game?or some jokes?
     
    meganova, Jul 1, 2009
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  9. mds64

    mds64 Well-Known Member

    correct
     
    mds64, Jul 1, 2009
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  10. Loonylion

    Loonylion Administrator Staff Member

    neither are urban myths, they date back to the black death in London.
     
    Loonylion, Jul 1, 2009
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  11. sylky0604

    sylky0604 Well-Known Member

    what's ring around the roses?
     
    sylky0604, Jul 1, 2009
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  12. Loonylion

    Loonylion Administrator Staff Member

    a children's nursery rhyme in Britain
     
    Loonylion, Jul 1, 2009
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  13. black dragon 1

    black dragon 1 Well-Known Member

    what's up with that rhyme?

    we're dutch. we don't know that
     
    black dragon 1, Jul 1, 2009
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  14. mds64

    mds64 Well-Known Member


    lol!
     
    mds64, Jul 1, 2009
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  15. black dragon 1

    black dragon 1 Well-Known Member

    sorry can't help it
     
    black dragon 1, Jul 1, 2009
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  16. nex26

    nex26 Well-Known Member

    No, I deffinatly know that Ring-A-Round-The-Roses has nothing to do with the black death, given that the current version of the song didnt appear till after the second world war...
     
    nex26, Jul 1, 2009
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  17. black dragon 1

    black dragon 1 Well-Known Member

    nex26 please explain ring around the roses?
     
    black dragon 1, Jul 1, 2009
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  18. nex26

    nex26 Well-Known Member

    "Ring around the rosies
    a pocket full of posies
    atischoo, atischoo
    we all fall down"

    You hold hands and dance in a circle when singing, and you "fall over" on the last line.
     
    nex26, Jul 1, 2009
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  19. black dragon 1

    black dragon 1 Well-Known Member

    Allright

    Thanx a lot didn't know that but one learns something each day

    My guess is it has nothing to do with the Plague
     
    black dragon 1, Jul 1, 2009
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  20. Loonylion

    Loonylion Administrator Staff Member

    ring-a-ring of roses = a circle of red spots found on suffer's bodies
    pocket full of posies = smelling salts and fragrant bags carried by people to ward off the plague (remember that people didn't know what caused it back then)
    atischoo, atischoo = sneezing of the sufferer
    we all fall down = inevitable death of the victim.
     
    Loonylion, Jul 1, 2009
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