February 16, 600 AD

Posted on February 16, 2015 by Joel Byers

On This Date in TWISTED-HISTORY.com! in 600 AD Pope Gregory the Great decreed that when a person sneezed, the only correct response was to say “God Bless You” as quickly as possible. This was to keep the sneezer’s soul from escaping. Some people tried saying “Blessed be You” and “May the Un-named God of Your Choice Give Blessings or With-hold Blessings Upon You, Depending on His, Her, or Its Decision”. These people were burned at the stakes as (1) the first group were obviously NOT Christians and (2) the second group were obviously attorneys.

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About Joel Byers

Born in North Georgia and educated at some very fine public institutions. Real education started after graduating from college and then getting married and raising two boys. Has the ability to see the funny and absurd in most things and will always remark on it, even if it means getting the stink-eye from his victims.
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