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[deckardcanine]

Ever find yourself saying "'Scuse me" after a burp when nobody else is around?

Either it's sheer habit, or I'm unconsciously acknowledging a spiritual presence.

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[deckardcanine.livejournal.com]

Something about demon-centered superstition, apparently. It still seems an arbitrary distinction, I agree.

[nefaria.livejournal.com]

Yeah, in Medieval times it was believed that your soul could leave your body when you sneezed and a demon might enter while the body was unoccupied, so "Gezundheit" and the like were to keep the demons away until the soul got sucked back in. Still, if you can sneeze your soul out, you should be able to burp your soul out too, makes me wonder why we don't bless people when they burp.

[tabeal.livejournal.com]

Would everyone then yell "Gezundheit"?

Sometimes, in a restaurant I get a trillion "bless you"s when I sneeze and(as crazy as it is) at the same time.