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Atheists & Agnostics

RussBLib

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18. I know they can be violent

Reply to old as dirt (Reply #17)

Wed Mar 9, 2022, 03:48 PM

Mar 2022

my doc insists "open your mouth" to sneeze, and of course, into your tissue or hand or sleeve or towel, etc. Keeping your mouth closed can mess up your sinuses.

My nephew sneezes 8-10 times in rapid succession, all with mouth closed. Bizarre.

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"by the grace of God" she said [View all] RussBLib Mar 2022 OP

Yes, I heard it, and I tend to agree, but it has meaning to her, so I won't complain too loudly; elleng Mar 2022 #1

+1 MontanaMama Mar 2022 #2

I would not want her job RussBLib Mar 2022 #3

We don't expect him to respect anything, just one of our problems. elleng Mar 2022 #4

I always chuckle sardonically when I hear... RussBLib Mar 2022 #5

Christians have been taught that God interferes in wordly affairs, a stance contraindicated in the Karadeniz Mar 2022 #6

yo tambien, amigo nt RussBLib Mar 2022 #7

I'm an atheist and use that phrase CommonHumanity Mar 2022 #8

I get that, but RussBLib Mar 2022 #9

I'm sorry but I disagree CommonHumanity Mar 2022 #12

thanks for the thoughtful post RussBLib Mar 2022 #13

Thanks to your even more thoughtful reply CommonHumanity Mar 2022 #14

I grit my teeth every time someone attributes a favorable event... 3catwoman3 Mar 2022 #10

I personally regard this as a linguistic cliche. NNadir Mar 2022 #11

I guess that I'm not seeing the problem. old as dirt Mar 2022 #15

it's not a "problem" RussBLib Mar 2022 #16

You've obviously never seen one of my sneeze attacks. old as dirt Mar 2022 #17

I know they can be violent RussBLib Mar 2022 #18