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"Bless Your Face", I borrowed that one a long ways back, it seems to make people smile.
In french we tell people "je te dis merde !", it's the equivalent to break a leg, literally just means "I'm saying 'shit' to you!".
In Czech we tell actors to break their necks rather than legs. Sounds safer to me.
Us Germans are extra thorough. We wish both, breaking neck and leg.
Ship it
Keep it Swayze!
"Hope the night is manageable." I work in a field where people aren't sure how to wish me a good night at work.
Hope it's quiet.
"You can do it, buddy. Shit your pants!"
I mean, I don't actually know if people ever say this or not, but you can start if you wanna be a cool trendsetter!
I have had bowel obstructions before and if a nurse or doctor said this I would be very amused ๐คฃ
Having had a defecography this is very similar to the encouragement the radiologist gave me....
Instead of saying "bless you" when someone sneezes, I quite like the alternative: "shut the fuck up".
Ever since middle school, my "bless you" interaction has always been:
And whenever I sneeze, it's "bless me, thank me, I'm welcome."
Thank you for attending my TEDtalk.
Wouldn't it still be "thank you"? Funny one though!
No, I mean I say the entire thing to myself. "Bless me, thank me, I'm welcome."
Middle school me started doing it and I've put in no effort to stop.
Ahh yeah I'm not sure what I was thinking earlier lol
If I sneeze and somebody says "bless you", my response is "No, but thanks for the offer".
"Merde". As in, the french word for "shit" - or, should we say, "horseshit". Why? Well because at the time of horse-drawn carriages, a successful play at the theatre would leave a lot of horseshit in front if the theatre from the many, many coaches awaiting their fares.
Same in Spain: mucha mierda.
ah yes ! and it's customary to not reply "thanks" to that
'Xactly. You say "je prends !" as in "I'm taking it!"
I didn't know that one
It's a jungle out there.
In the burlesque world, it's "Pop a pastie!"
"Keep the shiny side up" is a nice thing to say to a motorcyclist.
Keep the rubber side down, also.
In the helicopter world is "keep the spinny bits up"
In Quebec French, instead of saying "Break a leg" you say "merde" which literally translates to "shit"
"I hope you have the day you deserve."
My version is "I hope your day is as pleasant as you are." Said mock sweetly to asshole customers.
If that was true, we would not have shitty government