How To Stop A Sneeze


	How To Stop A Sneeze

weirdguy

11-13-2007 9:03 AM

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weirdguy says:

But I still wonder if your eyes will pop out if you hold them open?

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11-14-2007 10:36 AM

Perkalicious11

now i really want to try that crazy grapefruit idea. anyone have a feather or some pepper? haha

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<A title="Sneeze Deliberately" href="http://www.wikihow.com/Sneeze-Deliberately">sneeze</A> into handy. Nevertheless, many
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stifled. That's why you should never try to stop a sneeze that is
in progress</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.wikihow.com/Stop-a-Sneeze">Apply one of the following techniques to stop a sneeze, when
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