# Ode to a sneeze **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [January 11, 2008, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ode-to-a-sneeze/433132 "2008-01-11T15:13:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![nd\_n8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/439d5e/32.png) [@nd\_n8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nd_n8)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2008, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ode-to-a-sneeze/433132/1 "2008-01-11T15:13:40Z")
I think that I shall never see, A thing as lovely as a sneeze. Not that I have seen it then, For it is as invisible as the wind. But the feeling is a pleasant bliss, And as I sneezed twice I’m due a kiss. I look forward to a glorious day, When having sneezed four times, better things come my way. Although my mustache is now a mess, By hordes of strangers I will soon be blessed. And blessed also by those I hold dear; Those from a far and those from a’ near. Although orgasmic my sneeze was not, 95 miles per hour and dripping with snot, This does not change how I enjoyed, As my sinuses became a near empty void. Yes, I think that I shall never see, A thing of beauty to rival the sneeze. - Nate ---
**Author:** ![mnemosyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@mnemosyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mnemosyne)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2008, 7:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ode-to-a-sneeze/433132/2 "2008-01-11T19:03:23Z")
Beautiful! Though I hate sneezing, because I’m a chronic sneezer, and I never sneeze only once. It’s aways 5 or more times, I think I hit 12 in a row once, and nearly fell over! I then end up congested and runny nosed for the next hour or so. Generally, the moment I step out of the shower, I sneeze. I have to keep it in mind in my morning schedule! Though if you say that multiple sneezes means I get a kiss or good luck… someone owes me! ---
**Author:** ![nd\_n8](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/439d5e/32.png) [@nd\_n8](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nd_n8)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2008, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ode-to-a-sneeze/433132/3 "2008-01-11T19:43:05Z")
[QUOTE=mnemosyne] Beautiful! Though I hate sneezing, because I’m a chronic sneezer, and I never sneeze only once. It’s aways 5 or more times, I think I hit 12 in a row once, and nearly fell over! I then end up congested and runny nosed for the next hour or so. Generally, the moment I step out of the shower, I sneeze. I have to keep it in mind in my morning schedule! Though if you say that multiple sneezes means I get a kiss or good luck… someone owes me! [/QUOTE] It’s English I think: Once, a wish Twice, a kiss Three times, a letter Four times, something better My prose was inspired by a rash of sneezing this morning and this rhyme. ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2008, 11:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ode-to-a-sneeze/433132/4 "2008-01-11T23:53:36Z")
[QUOTE=nd\_n8] It’s English I think: Once, a wish Twice, a kiss Three times, a letter Four times, something better [/QUOTE] Best news I’ve heard all day 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/d9b06d/32.png) [@Boozahol\_Squid\_P.I](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Boozahol_Squid_P.I)\ **Post date:** [January 11, 2008, 11:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ode-to-a-sneeze/433132/5 "2008-01-11T23:54:18Z")
[QUOTE=Autolycus] Best news I’ve heard all day 😃 [/QUOTE] Race you to the pepper mill. ---
**Author:** ![mnemosyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@mnemosyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mnemosyne)\ **Post date:** [January 12, 2008, 5:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/ode-to-a-sneeze/433132/6 "2008-01-12T17:48:34Z")
So I’m at least due the lottery or something! Wishes and kisses and letters are nice, but I’m paid up for “something better” a hundred times over (and that’s just this week!)