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ok4now Apr 3, 2003

i wonder if 'god bless you' is in there. this lady at the pizzaria got really upset that i didn't say it after she sneezed.

forrestina Apr 4, 2003

we studied things like this in my senior lit class. there are a number of reasons people began to use this saying: 1. they believed that during a sneeze, your spirit temporarily left your bod...

theremin thereminOG 2002 ·

The phrase "oops-a-daisy," came from the days of the black plague, as well, I believe. I think it originated because too many people were dying, and dying too quickly, that they didn't have time to bury them... so they would just simply plant a daisy next to the body, each time someone died. So, when you were walking around, you would obviously have to be careful you didn't step on a body. But, it would be hard to avoid it. Easier said than done. If you caught yourself just before you were about to step on a body, you would say "oops-a-daisy."

ok4now ok4nowOG 2002 ·

kewl...is that really true?

theremin thereminOG 2002 ·

From what I've heard. Haven't researched it myself, tho.

thatdarngirl thatdarngirlOG 2002 ·

That's so sick in a really interesting way

theremin thereminOG 2002 ·

Or, so interesting in a really sick way.

hunkpapap hunkpapapOG 2003 ·

did you just say oops-a-daisy?

no i didn't say whoops-a-daisy, i mean who says that anymore but..little schoolgirls.......

theremin thereminOG 2002 ·

hahah. Notting Hill, right?

hunkpapap hunkpapapOG 2003 ·

YEAH, chalk one up for the weird musical instrument....

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