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Not allowed to say: "Gesundheit" (Original Post) kpete Sep 2015 OP
People are so creative. Evergreen Emerald Sep 2015 #1
"Jesus Kim! Just let him have it!" HappyPlace Sep 2015 #3
suferiansuoucatash . the word means health in german. allan01 Sep 2015 #2
Technically, what Americans say comes from Yiddish Bad Thoughts Sep 2015 #8
Or you can do it like the Bavarians with the religious "häifdagott". DetlefK Sep 2015 #4
In Spanish it is just "salud" treestar Sep 2015 #5
The microwave is filthy, Kim FlatBaroque Sep 2015 #6
Come on Kim you been married 4 times. WDIM Sep 2015 #7
Someone has a great sense of humor. But you have to admit, mnhtnbb Sep 2015 #9
Or You Can Go Seinfeld colsohlibgal Sep 2015 #10

Bad Thoughts

(2,522 posts)
8. Technically, what Americans say comes from Yiddish
Wed Sep 2, 2015, 10:49 AM
Sep 2015

Which is why is sounds like "Gezune-Tight," not "Gezoond-Height."

DetlefK

(16,423 posts)
4. Or you can do it like the Bavarians with the religious "häifdagott".
Wed Sep 2, 2015, 10:00 AM
Sep 2015

The Bavarians are the hard-core Catholics of Germany.

If you sneeze, their response sounds like "häifdagott". If you remove the slurred speech and the bavarian accent, you get "Helf dir Gott", which translates to "May God help you".

The german minority in Romania had a similar expression: "helfgott", which means the same.

FlatBaroque

(3,160 posts)
6. The microwave is filthy, Kim
Wed Sep 2, 2015, 10:08 AM
Sep 2015

12m: @nexttokimdavis My biblical teachings tell me that I do NOT have to take my turn to clean the microwave. #KimDavis

mnhtnbb

(31,384 posts)
9. Someone has a great sense of humor. But you have to admit,
Wed Sep 2, 2015, 10:56 AM
Sep 2015

the woman really sets herself up to be the butt of so many jokes. Unfortunately,
while she's a buffoon, she's figured out a way to deny civil rights to people,
and that's no laughing matter.

I really hope the Judge puts an end to her crap tomorrow.

colsohlibgal

(5,275 posts)
10. Or You Can Go Seinfeld
Wed Sep 2, 2015, 10:59 AM
Sep 2015

As in "you're so good looking".

Whatever, people who are all messed up on religion are in need of psychotherapy. My guess is this lady's parents did a number on her. So she defies the law of the land.

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