ACHOO! What do you say when an atheist sneezes?

[Stoicheion]

i still sometimes find myself saying "Bless you"  when i'm only half thinking about it. I've never said "God bless you" when some one sneezes. Most of the time i try to say "excuse you" like you would when somebody burps or farts.

what do you guys say?

[Faithless]

Gezundheit!

[rlrose328]

Hubby says Gezundheit (sp?).  I say "Gedneeonya" (get any on ya?) and let them try to figure out what I said.  Most assume it's a foreign language and just say "thanks."  LOL!

[Asmodean]

I say "Indeed" (Teal'c style) or nothing at all  

[Tom62]

I say "Gesundheit" here in Germany or "gezondheid" when I'm back in the Netherlands.

[Sophus]

I say Cantaloupe. Prevents the sneeze altogether.

[McQ]

"You're sooooo good looking."
                                 -Seinfeld

[Stoicheion]

I say Cantaloupe. Prevents the sneeze altogether.

wow i've never heard of that. I've been told that looking at light helps but its never worked for me.

[McQ]

I say Cantaloupe. Prevents the sneeze altogether.

wow i've never heard of that. I've been told that looking at light helps but its never worked for me.

Looking into light actually causes some animals to sneeze. Autosomal dominant Compelling Helio-Ophthalmic Outburst syndrome. Happens in up to 35% of humans.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Photic_sneeze_reflex

[Tanker]

Looking at light usually works for me, but only when a sneeze is stuck. Of course I sneeze so much anyway it's sometimes hard to tell. Most of my sneezes come in 3s too atleast 90% of the time. My friends and family wait till the 3rd one is done before they say anything. Which is where I actually find the dificulty finding a response, I don't feel grateful for their blessing so I don't like to say thank you, but most people tend to get insulted. I also say nothing when another sneezes, which some people get insulted by as well. We don't bless people for burps, hicups, or farts and all those are equaly involuntary sounds. Most people don't realise that midevil people though you were being attacked by an evil spirt when you sneezed so they gave you gods blessings to help you fight it. That is a ridiculus idea even to theists so why continue to propagate a dark ages supersticion. Anyway thats my 2 cents even if it took a meadering route. (please forgive the typos I can see the mispelled words but when I rewrite them the still look wrong, My spelling, gramer, and hand writing haven't improved since grade shool anyway.)

[PipeBox]

I have that photic sneeze response, good to know lots of others do to.  Here I was starting to think I was just being rude and not squinting enough to keep all the light out of my eyes, or something.  Was starting to feel guilty for walking outside and deliberately aiming to sneeze and get it over with.  I wasn't anywhere near stopping, I'd go nuts, but at least there was some minor guilt for making a ruckus.  

[karadan]

I say 'bless you' because it is the term used for when someone sneezes. I don't associate that with god at all. That is someone elses misconception. For me, it has the same relevance to the bible as the word fag being a derogatory term for someone percieved as gay (where i come from a fag is a cigarette).

[Asmodean]

(where i come from a fag is a cigarette).

UK, eh?

Suppose you could call me a fag. I smoke like a steam locomotive  

[curiosityandthecat]

I usually say, "Cover your f#$%ing mouth, for Christ's sake!" I can't afford to get sick, ya know?  

[karadan]

(where i come from a fag is a cigarette).

UK, eh?

Suppose you could call me a fag. I smoke like a steam locomotive