# When Jews Sneeze...........

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [September 5, 2002, 1:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-jews-sneeze/127063 "2002-09-05T01:46:21Z")\
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**Author:** ![Jorel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f19dbf/32.png) [@Jorel](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jorel)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2002, 6:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-jews-sneeze/127063/21 "2002-09-06T18:36:39Z")

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I’m surprised no one has said this yet. When someone sneezes (according to Seinfeld) you are to say:

"You’re sooooooo good lookin’ "

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**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\
**Post date:** [September 6, 2002, 11:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-jews-sneeze/127063/22 "2002-09-06T23:57:03Z")

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> \*Originally posted by Jorel \*  
> \*\*"You’re sooooooo good lookin’ " \*\*

I hate that guy and I never even watched the show.

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**Author:** ![Cartooniverse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/cartooniverse/32/3084_2.png) [@Cartooniverse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cartooniverse)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2002, 6:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-jews-sneeze/127063/23 "2002-09-09T18:24:46Z")

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I never got into Seinfeld either, but it sure wasn’t because of any sneeze related issues. You can be sure of that !

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**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2002, 6:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-jews-sneeze/127063/24 "2002-09-09T18:32:35Z")

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When Jews sneeze, Arab armies retreat.

Or, so it would seem from recent history.

Daned impressive, too. ;j

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**Author:** ![Knighted\_Vorpal\_Sword](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ac91a4/32.png) [@Knighted\_Vorpal\_Sword](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Knighted_Vorpal_Sword)\
**Post date:** [September 9, 2002, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/when-jews-sneeze/127063/25 "2002-09-09T21:37:17Z")

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You say:

_Gesundheit_.

_zu gezunt_ (to health),  
_zu leben_ (to life),  
_zu lange jahre_ (to many years),  
_zu vaksen_ (don’t remember what this means),  
_zu kvellen_ (not sure how to explain this one, maybe someone can help)  
_der velt zu dir gefellen_ (the world should be yours),  
pooh pooh pooh (said to keep the “evil eye” away)!

I know what to _kvell_ means, I just don’t know how to explain it.

I learned all this from a friend several years ago. All in yiddish. I say it to my kids all the time, and they just think I’m strange.

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