Pickles by Brian Crane for October 16, 2022

Twice would suffice

Why say anything?

We used “gesundheit!”

Chee-wawa? Is he Spanish?

After 3 sneezes, Clyde might be out of lens cleaning cloths.

Three (or Third time) is a charm.

Four (or Fourth time) is apparently a curse.

First time, happenstance, second time, coincidence, third time “Enemy Action”

I get tired of saying “excuse me” every time I burp.

My wife used to get real sneezing fits of up to 13 in a row. I got used to waiting till the end before giving a collective “bless you.”

those darn covid tests make me sneeze over & over like that, I can barely tolerate taking them on account of my 7 herniated disks making sneezing painful & something i try very hard to avoid! Thankfully I’ve only had to take one twice, both negative:)

After the 3rd, a ‘see ya’ and another bench would be better.

Is he allergic to Earl?

No doubt, I’d bless my friend’s sneeze after a Aaa-Chooo. Possibly after a Ker-Cha-Cha. But no way would he get blessed for a Wa-Chooey and certainly not following a Chee-WaWa!!

After all those sneezes, Earl should say “Bless You” and then that’s it.

gesundheit

Not being at all superstitious, my wife and I stopped saying “bless you” after a sneeze, many years ago.

The plague is still here, when some goof starts sneezing, it’s time to make a getaway!

Come on feets, don’t fail me now!

Gezunheit

I had a co-worker that was offended when others didn’t pipe up and say, “bless you.” Do you really need that much attention? I have allergies, when they’re bad I sneeze a lot, like Clyde. I feel annoying enough without everyone calling attention to it. Yet that co-worker would bless me every time.

I like “Chee- wawa”

“… Just go ahead and get it over with.”

During my first visit to Laughlin Nevada, I stepped out of a hotel elevator and sneezed. I think the entire elevator crowd “blessed” me. By the way, this was in the ’90s – before Covid.

Yeah……. no kidding HUH..?????

One more than I would give.

My parents once had a dog who barked whenever my Dad sneezed. Even when she was in the house and he was outside, if she heard it, she barked. She didn’t care about anyone else sneezing.

God bless you, but the devil will get you anyway.

I always say that after three sneezes you’re just showing off.

After 2, I say bless you for this sneeze and any more coming along soon.

I always say “Godzilla”, its non-denominational.

The tradition of delivering “blessings” after a sneeze originated in the Middle Ages where it was thought that the “soul” was expelled with every sneeze and the “blessing” was to thwart the devil from getting it until it returned to your body – that is the superstition you are propagating when you say that.

It’s covid, and you ARE going to drop dead.

My mom has always been a “serial sneezer.” Her sneezing fits can go on & on & on…. After about the 3rd sneeze, dad (RIP) would grumble, “Go blow that thing!”

After 3 times. “You’re on your own”.

I used to tell my wife if she sneezed again after the third sneeze-and-bless-you, “Now you’re just milking it.”

After burps, belches and farts, we have to excuse ourselves, but not after a sneeze?

Mom noted that one blessing covers all..

For me rapid several sneezing in the mornings.

I was told to say “God Bless You.” Because your heart stops every time you sneeze.

My wife and I bless the first time. After that you’re on your own.

Three’s my limit too. Then “just die already!”.