# a good sneeze

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-good-sneeze/263118>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [September 4, 2004, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-good-sneeze/263118 "2004-09-04T16:04:10Z")\
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**Author:** ![Roadwalker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e19b73/32.png) [@Roadwalker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roadwalker)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2004, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-good-sneeze/263118/1 "2004-09-04T16:04:10Z")

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My sneezes tend to be : _waCHOO!_ but I have noticed many different kinds over the years.  
My dad said _horseSHOE!_  
My mom’ s was a one syllable _jyeeaa!_  
My best friend was a three syllable\* hi-YEH-hoo!\*  
now my one year old’s are: _h’bhppp!_  
I knew a girl who would do a ver high-pitched and quiet: _a…cheww_

have I missed any?

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**Author:** ![Standup\_Karmic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ac91a4/32.png) [@Standup\_Karmic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Standup_Karmic)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2004, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-good-sneeze/263118/2 "2004-09-04T16:08:22Z")

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Female friend holds 'em in real tight, and they escape as a barely audible _nnd-tsss_

Friend back in my school days used to go _wa-HOOOOO-EEEEEE_ just as loud as he freakin’ could. Scared the crap out of me every time over several years.

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**Author:** ![Jenaroph](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e8c25b/32.png) [@Jenaroph](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jenaroph)\
**Post date:** [September 4, 2004, 6:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/a-good-sneeze/263118/3 "2004-09-04T18:41:26Z")

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I’m a photic sneezer. I step outside on a bright sunny day, and I’m triggered to sneeze three times. No more, no less. Three is the number of my sneezes, and the number of my sneezes shall b - ok, ok, I’ll stop.

Anyway, I learned a long time back that there’s no use trying to stifle it, so I just cut loose. ahCHOO! It’s not too loud, not especially quiet.

My dad on the other hand is known for scaring children and large dogs. WAA-_CHOOOOO!_ WAHH-_CHOOO!!_

I had a friend in college who did teeny little h’-chEEE! sneezes, which were pretty funny coming from a 5’9 sexpot redhead. We gave her some grief for that. 😃