# Poll: Unfortunate Times to Sneeze **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [October 29, 2005, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-unfortunate-times-to-sneeze/328471 "2005-10-29T16:15:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![saramamalana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/74df32/32.png) [@saramamalana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saramamalana)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2005, 4:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-unfortunate-times-to-sneeze/328471/1 "2005-10-29T16:15:32Z")
I’m sick with a cold. Hence, much sneezing ensues. So, I’m trying to keep myself entertained by thinking of bad times to sneeze. So far I’ve got: applying eyeliner oral sex driving C’mon, amuse me! ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2005, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-unfortunate-times-to-sneeze/328471/2 "2005-10-29T16:20:02Z")
Performing a root canal French kissing Performing a circumcision ---
**Author:** ![SkeptiJess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ea666f/32.png) [@SkeptiJess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SkeptiJess)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2005, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-unfortunate-times-to-sneeze/328471/3 "2005-10-29T16:22:09Z")
When you’re hiding behind a thin curtain in a room full of Nazis ---
**Author:** ![LSLGuy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lslguy/32/5813_2.png) [@LSLGuy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LSLGuy)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2005, 5:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-unfortunate-times-to-sneeze/328471/4 "2005-10-29T17:02:15Z")
Sneezing while landing a jet is awkward. Most of us in the business have done it once, and it’s usually good for a few gray hairs. There’s only about a 5 second window where it really matters, but … ---
**Author:** ![Ludy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/d6d6ee/32.png) [@Ludy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ludy)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2005, 5:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-unfortunate-times-to-sneeze/328471/5 "2005-10-29T17:14:34Z")
Well I started having a sneezing fit during my drivers’ exam. That kinda sucked. The other day I sneezed during sex and my boyfriend couldn’t stop laughing, apparently it feels funny. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2005, 5:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-unfortunate-times-to-sneeze/328471/6 "2005-10-29T17:18:49Z")
Sneezing while clipping a cat’s claws is…interesting. Like trying to hold onto a furry hand grenade. With teeth. ---
**Author:** ![LucyInDisguise](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lucyindisguise/32/18064_2.png) [@LucyInDisguise](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LucyInDisguise)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2005, 6:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-unfortunate-times-to-sneeze/328471/7 "2005-10-29T18:54:49Z")
> [@silenus](#): > > Sneezing while clipping a cat’s claws is…interesting. Like trying to hold onto a furry hand grenade. With teeth. ::trying to catch breath after 10 minutes of hysterical laughter … not entirely successful yet … :: Mrs. Disguise just brought home a new kitten this morning … I sneezed just as she handed the little “furry grenade” to me … kitten still missing in action … suspect she’s being held hostage by bed springs … pictures at 10 … ::snickers while stumbling around lookin for that damn first aid kit:: ---
**Author:** ![Cliffy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/59ef9b/32.png) [@Cliffy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cliffy)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2005, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-unfortunate-times-to-sneeze/328471/8 "2005-10-29T18:57:30Z")
Gunfight. –Cliffy ---
**Author:** ![Revenant\_Threshold](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/f1d935/32.png) [@Revenant\_Threshold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Revenant_Threshold)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2005, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-unfortunate-times-to-sneeze/328471/9 "2005-10-29T19:00:51Z")
> [@](#): > > Gunfight. Just _before_ a gunfight. ---
**Author:** ![Annie-Xmas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecc23a/32.png) [@Annie-Xmas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Annie-Xmas)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2005, 7:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-unfortunate-times-to-sneeze/328471/10 "2005-10-29T19:17:15Z")
Whilst doing the “I-have-to-pee-really-really-really-BAD-but-I-am-nowhere-near-a-toilet” Dance. ---
**Author:** ![Spoke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e57/32.png) [@Spoke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spoke)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2005, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-unfortunate-times-to-sneeze/328471/11 "2005-10-29T20:26:14Z")
Mouth full of food. Oh, that’s bad. ---
**Author:** ![Cardinal](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cardinal/32/4000_2.png) [@Cardinal](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cardinal)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2005, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-unfortunate-times-to-sneeze/328471/12 "2005-10-29T20:45:51Z")
While peeing (men). While trying to stop a bloody nose. Right after vomiting. ---
**Author:** ![soulmurk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b782af/32.png) [@soulmurk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/soulmurk)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2005, 9:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-unfortunate-times-to-sneeze/328471/13 "2005-10-29T21:03:30Z")
While operating a table saw. ---
**Author:** ![Anastasaeon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/73ab20/32.png) [@Anastasaeon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anastasaeon)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2005, 9:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-unfortunate-times-to-sneeze/328471/14 "2005-10-29T21:32:57Z")
White shirt, just finished eating pickled beets. Instant pink tie-dye. From experience. ---
**Author:** ![dwc1970](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/a183cd/32.png) [@dwc1970](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dwc1970)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2005, 1:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-unfortunate-times-to-sneeze/328471/15 "2005-10-30T01:30:45Z")
While having a bout of diarrhea… and you’re not near a toilet. While trying to discreetly release a fart. While building a house of cards. While setting up dominoes to be knocked down. ---
**Author:** ![Susie\_Derkins](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47774/32.png) [@Susie\_Derkins](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Susie_Derkins)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2005, 1:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-unfortunate-times-to-sneeze/328471/16 "2005-10-30T01:33:07Z")
When it’s _that time_ of that time of the month. Sorry, guys. ---
**Author:** ![saramamalana](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/74df32/32.png) [@saramamalana](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/saramamalana)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2005, 1:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-unfortunate-times-to-sneeze/328471/17 "2005-10-30T01:34:56Z")
> [@soulmurk](#): > > While operating a table saw. Well call me Mr. Butterfingers! ---
**Author:** ![ryobserver](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b2d939/32.png) [@ryobserver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ryobserver)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2005, 1:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-unfortunate-times-to-sneeze/328471/18 "2005-10-30T01:41:34Z")
While doing almost anything in a laboratory: dissecting, handling microscope slides, streaking bacteria on agar, decanting supernatants, using a microbalance… Thankfully the glass on the front of tissue culture hoods doubles as a sneeze shield. So does the plastic shield used during radioactive procedures, but then you have to make sure you put the radioactive material down before you sneeze, so it doesn’t splatter around if the sneeze makes your hands shake. Working in a lab teaches you to sneeze into the crook of your elbow, not your hand. That way nothing from the sneeze gets on your hands, and nothing from your gloves gets on your face. At home: sneezing while pouring boiling water into a mug for tea. That can be painful. Especially if you’re holding the mug. ---
**Author:** ![parthenokinesis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/cc9497/32.png) [@parthenokinesis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/parthenokinesis)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2005, 1:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-unfortunate-times-to-sneeze/328471/19 "2005-10-30T01:43:55Z")
While doing a shot of tequilla (note: also a bad time to laugh) ---
**Author:** ![Dark\_Side\_of\_the\_Floyd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/bb73d2/32.png) [@Dark\_Side\_of\_the\_Floyd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dark_Side_of_the_Floyd)\ **Post date:** [October 30, 2005, 2:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-unfortunate-times-to-sneeze/328471/20 "2005-10-30T02:08:00Z")
Singing the Star Spangled Banner at the Superbowl. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-unfortunate-times-to-sneeze/328471.md?page=2)