Comments on: I Gless You My Child. http://www.iusedtobestupid.com/2009/08/i-gless-you-my-child/ A blog devoted to collectively sharing the stupid things we used to believe. Mon, 25 Apr 2011 19:54:43 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: John http://www.iusedtobestupid.com/2009/08/i-gless-you-my-child/comment-page-1/#comment-589 John Sun, 09 May 2010 14:20:19 +0000 http://www.iusedtobestupid.com/?p=116#comment-589 http://www.snopes.com/language/phrases/blessyou.asp Considering the act has existed since 77 AD in recorded writings, the fact that it stemmed specifically from The Black Plague is an inaccuracy at best. Funny, I don't remember Google being offline at all recently, guess that means people shouldn't call people stupid based on their own FALSE assumptions. http://www.snopes.com/language/phrases/blessyou.asp

Considering the act has existed since 77 AD in recorded writings, the fact that it stemmed specifically from The Black Plague is an inaccuracy at best.

Funny, I don't remember Google being offline at all recently, guess that means people shouldn't call people stupid based on their own FALSE assumptions.

]]> By: Qok http://www.iusedtobestupid.com/2009/08/i-gless-you-my-child/comment-page-1/#comment-88 Qok Thu, 10 Sep 2009 12:33:04 +0000 http://www.iusedtobestupid.com/?p=116#comment-88 Mike is correct, every British kid learns that at infants school. The funny thing is, I don't remember Google being offline at all recently. I guess that means Kate/Natalie are still stupid. Mike is correct, every British kid learns that at infants school. The funny thing is, I don't remember Google being offline at all recently.

I guess that means Kate/Natalie are still stupid.

]]> By: Mike http://www.iusedtobestupid.com/2009/08/i-gless-you-my-child/comment-page-1/#comment-46 Mike Thu, 03 Sep 2009 17:40:16 +0000 http://www.iusedtobestupid.com/?p=116#comment-46 "bless you" stems back to the old days of the black plague, when everyone was dying. When someone would sneeze they assumed that they had the plague so they would "bless you" because you would soon be dead. That other guy is wrong. lol "bless you" stems back to the old days of the black plague, when everyone was dying. When someone would sneeze they assumed that they had the plague so they would "bless you" because you would soon be dead. That other guy is wrong. lol

]]> By: K. Praslowicz http://www.iusedtobestupid.com/2009/08/i-gless-you-my-child/comment-page-1/#comment-36 K. Praslowicz Thu, 13 Aug 2009 15:48:03 +0000 http://www.iusedtobestupid.com/?p=116#comment-36 Yay. I learned something new! Yay. I learned something new!

]]> By: Natalie Marx http://www.iusedtobestupid.com/2009/08/i-gless-you-my-child/comment-page-1/#comment-35 Natalie Marx Thu, 13 Aug 2009 14:17:19 +0000 http://www.iusedtobestupid.com/?p=116#comment-35 Long story short, according to popular legend, back in Medieval times, it was thought that you could expel a portion of your soul by sneezing. 'God Bless You' became popular as the blessor thought that they were offering God's protection to the blessee and safeguarding their soul. I rather like gless you! A contraction, of sorts. :) Long story short, according to popular legend, back in Medieval times, it was thought that you could expel a portion of your soul by sneezing. 'God Bless You' became popular as the blessor thought that they were offering God's protection to the blessee and safeguarding their soul.

I rather like gless you! A contraction, of sorts. :)

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