How to reply to “bless you” after a sneeze

[HareOverThere]

What’s a suitable reply to “bless you” when you sneeze, that won’t kill a fairy but doesn’t sound weird?

Why cant you say 'thank you'?

Thank you

“Thank you”

Thank you

Thank you

Because if you do, a fairy dies. Apparently. I say thankyou.

does thank you kill the fairy? thank you and clap? thanks. "appreciated!" ?

Oh had no idea

What if you use a synonym like 'cheers' maybe

The person who sneezed should clap three times in a triangle. That's what we did at Brownies (former Brown Owl). Top, lower left, lower right x

But fairies aren't real, so it doesn't actually kill them. You can't kill something that doesn't exist.

Masturbating doesn't kill kittens either, and kittens actually do exist, so even if you believe in the existence of fairies, there is no reason to believe that saying thank you will cause any deaths of fantastical magic creatures.

I have never heard that saying thank you kills a fairy. Is that only the case if you say it after "bless you" or does every thank you kill a fairy?

Well I never knew that, about the fairies.

I was told that saying thank you cancels out the 'bless you', so let's the devil in. Fortunately I'm not religious or superstitious (well, a bit) so had forgotten about this and have been happily saying thank you for thirty years. Still alive.

We always say you're very kind! Isn't it funny how these things stay with us!

Haven't heard the fairy thing since I was about 5! I'd forgotten all about it (sorry hundreds of thousands of fairies).

dunno then... yet something else to feel bad about...🙇🏻‍♀️

Tsk.

Everyone knows masturbation makes you go blind. Just ask my ex. He's on the waiting list for a guide dog.

But I did know you're not meant to say thank you. I'm usually too busy suppressing the next sneeze to speak, so just dort of nod or wave.

Yeah that rings a bell too! But given I'm not religious 💁🏻‍♀️

Are we talking about Disney fairies or the baby-snatching, milk curdling, thorns in your bed, kind of fairies?

I’ve been known to reply “please stop saying bless you”. Sneezing in itself is bad enough, without the pointless rigmarole. My partner used to say “bless you again” if I sneezed more than once. I very firmly vetoed this.

well you're fun. stay away from the labyrinth walls, those fairies bite

You mustn't anger the Fae, Bertie!

claps loudly

Jings!! I must of killed a whole country of fairies 🧚‍♀️🧚‍♂️ 🧚‍♀️ 🧚‍♂️ 🧚‍♀️

As my DH and DC will avoid saying "Bless You" when I sneeze to stop me talking , ignoring my raised eyebrows and gestures then my response would be About bloody time

Almost everyone everywhere has said thank you for aeons, so I'm surprised there are any fairies left!

It’s actually the sneeze itself that kills the fairy, so sadly it doesn’t really matter what anyone says after that.