If you've never taken the time to explore Wikipedia, then you're missing out on a fantastic experience. My latest Wiki-inquiry came today, when I coughed twice, you know, that deep, throaty cough like when you're shaking off a cold - and, from somewhere in my vicinity, came loudly and proudly, GAHD BLESS YOU.
It wasn't a subtle, quiet, respectful "god bless you" - no, it was a northern pronouncement of His blessings, as though God Himself were blessing you through this engineers very words, making him into almost a sneeze evangelist of sorts.
But it wasn't the gby that got me - it was that it followed a cough. Not wanting to be disrespectful to the process of doling of blessings, I wiki-ed that I have not, in fact lost my mind, and that it is still only after a sneeze that the bless you is appropriate.
Side note - Due to all of the gby's flying today (it sounds like the "Hour of Power" on Channel 2, where you donate $500 to see your name read on tv with a pronouncement of gby), I was forced to run out and purchase some noise cancelling headphones. This blog is being brought to you from the comfort of my cube, completely distraction free!
1 comment:
Gesundheit!
Post a Comment