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# apropos of tonights wandbaggon
NSFW?



(first post,and I read the FAQ honest guv!)
(ShootyFlute, Fri 20 Jul 2007, 23:54, archived)
# So, if Human yawns are infectious, and we yawn when we see people yawning,
What about Cats?
I've seen cats yawn. If there is a big crowd of cats hanging out and one of them yawns, do all the other cats yawn?
(I helped save b3ta! ArghZombies No longer has a Leaky QUIM, Fri 20 Jul 2007, 23:54, archived)
# did you yawn when the cat yawned?
(I helped save b3ta! Bazmonkey baws!, Fri 20 Jul 2007, 23:56, archived)
# Not had a cat for ages,
so can't remember.
(I helped save b3ta! ArghZombies No longer has a Leaky QUIM, Fri 20 Jul 2007, 23:56, archived)
# If i had a cat here i'd give it a somnil
and check
(I helped save b3ta! Bazmonkey baws!, Fri 20 Jul 2007, 23:58, archived)
# I think this calls for a scientific experiment.
It absolutely must be done.
(I helped save b3ta! SugarSpunSister Yeah, whatever, Fri 20 Jul 2007, 23:57, archived)
# Science says
that you yawn to equilize the pressure inside your eardrum to the exterior one. This causes a drop of the external pressure, which is felt by everyone in the room. That's why everyone is now forced to yawn in order to compensate.

FACT!
(I helped save b3ta! Your watch is BACK, Fri 20 Jul 2007, 23:59, archived)
# You've ruined the magic
: ' (
(I helped save b3ta! SugarSpunSister Yeah, whatever, Sat 21 Jul 2007, 0:00, archived)
# I'm sorry, I'm a bit stressed lately and I can't relly focus my mind
but I have some pills off the net that should fix that

;)
(I helped save b3ta! Your watch is BACK, Sat 21 Jul 2007, 0:05, archived)
# wow!
...so many yawn factoids.
(I helped save b3ta! PedroHin Come along & ride on a Flantastic Voyage, Sat 21 Jul 2007, 0:00, archived)
# in that case
i take it it doesnt work outdoors?
(I helped save b3ta! Bazmonkey baws!, Sat 21 Jul 2007, 0:02, archived)
# if you've got a big mouth and big ears
it will
(I helped save b3ta! discomeats This canoe, Sat 21 Jul 2007, 0:02, archived)
# you got me there. I failed to define a maximum anatomical size
for my reply
(I helped save b3ta! Bazmonkey baws!, Sat 21 Jul 2007, 0:04, archived)
# yes
any situation in which the geometry and displacing effect of ones mouth or ears is not described can lead to severe confusion and loss of appetite
(I helped save b3ta! discomeats This canoe, Sat 21 Jul 2007, 0:19, archived)
# what? what?
bah, I'm not hungry anymore!
(I helped save b3ta! Your watch is BACK, Sat 21 Jul 2007, 0:33, archived)
# hmm
I always thought it was the brain signaling to the body that there is a lack of Oxygen in the blood stream and increasing the airflow to the broncule and holding it there for a few seconds to compensate .... learn something new every day


EDIT... Bloody medical training fails again
(I helped save b3ta! Pope Yoda is OLD, Sat 21 Jul 2007, 0:02, archived)
# But,
that's just made-up facts.
(I helped save b3ta! ArghZombies No longer has a Leaky QUIM, Sat 21 Jul 2007, 0:02, archived)
# are you calling my a liar?
I saw it on wikipedia, hence it must be true!
(I helped save b3ta! Your watch is BACK, Sat 21 Jul 2007, 0:07, archived)
# That's complete bullshit
(I helped save b3ta! hanke murphy, I'm a mess, Sat 21 Jul 2007, 0:06, archived)
# oh yeah, mister-know-it-all-about-atmospheric-astrophisics
I say!

dit: and I hate it around philadephia. The only thing you can do there is avoid getting lyme disease.
(I helped save b3ta! Your watch is BACK, Sat 21 Jul 2007, 0:12, archived)
# there are many theories about yawning.
some are mentioned here, and then there's the whole 'cools off your brain' theory. they are all likely nonsense.
(I helped save b3ta! postbear has metal knees, Sat 21 Jul 2007, 0:22, archived)
# Oi!
Stop questioning my science! If your science says otherwise, then your science is fucking wrong!
;)
(I helped save b3ta! Your watch is BACK, Sat 21 Jul 2007, 0:29, archived)
# Research has shown that with primates (humans included)
a yawn evolved as a silent mechanism to warn others of potential danger. The return yawn was acknowledgment.

While this is no longer of use to humans, our system is still set up that way.
(I helped save b3ta! PedroHin Come along & ride on a Flantastic Voyage, Sat 21 Jul 2007, 0:00, archived)
# I thought it was a method in introducing extra Oxygen into the brain.
Other people see it, and do the same, so that the herd has extra Oxygen, or extra alertness, so we can fight \ flee from baddies (like pirates)
(I helped save b3ta! ArghZombies No longer has a Leaky QUIM, Sat 21 Jul 2007, 0:02, archived)
# Also,
it acts as a method of Cooling the brain, which makes it more alert.
(I helped save b3ta! ArghZombies No longer has a Leaky QUIM, Sat 21 Jul 2007, 0:03, archived)
# Yep, this^
It's true I just checked :P
(I helped save b3ta! Sunburn Go on.... It's character building!, Sat 21 Jul 2007, 0:58, archived)
# haha
you started with "research has shown".. hence what you say is nonsense and probably comes from a shampoo bottle

(I helped save b3ta! Your watch is BACK, Sat 21 Jul 2007, 0:04, archived)
# :P ...well, it was MY research


**Adelie Penguins employ yawning as part of their courtship ritual.

**http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yawn
(I helped save b3ta! PedroHin Come along & ride on a Flantastic Voyage, Sat 21 Jul 2007, 0:06, archived)
# that page needs *lots* of citations
you work on primate research?
(I helped save b3ta! Your watch is BACK, Sat 21 Jul 2007, 0:10, archived)
# no, I don't
but I like sitting and watching people at malls and airports.
(I helped save b3ta! PedroHin Come along & ride on a Flantastic Voyage, Sat 21 Jul 2007, 0:16, archived)
# dressed as an inconspicuous penguin?
(I helped save b3ta! discomeats This canoe, Sat 21 Jul 2007, 0:20, archived)
# only even thinking about shopping malls and airports make me yawn incontrollably
;)
(I helped save b3ta! Your watch is BACK, Sat 21 Jul 2007, 0:24, archived)
# when i see a cat yawn
I yawn too
(I helped save b3ta! Mousing, Sat 21 Jul 2007, 0:01, archived)
# I like to see stretching pussies....
erm..hang on, that's something completly diferent!
(I helped save b3ta! Mstandot I suppose I should post more often., Sat 21 Jul 2007, 0:03, archived)
# No,
Please continue...
(I helped save b3ta! ArghZombies No longer has a Leaky QUIM, Sat 21 Jul 2007, 0:05, archived)
# mmm
lovely n00b toap
(I helped save b3ta! the RAND corporation a.k.a. Kevin Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, Sat 21 Jul 2007, 0:08, archived)
# hmmm
At least you read the FAQ.
It doesn't include other things which tend to get frowned upon though, such as TOAP (Text On A Picture).
Bandwagons are a matter of personal taste. I subscribe to the view that if you see a bandwagon, it's too late - you've missed it, but some people like them.

The real trick to longevity around here is to have a thick skin.
(I helped save b3ta! finnbar has officially retired, Sat 21 Jul 2007, 0:09, archived)
# and lots of guns
:)
(I helped save b3ta! rosey, Sat 21 Jul 2007, 0:19, archived)
# toap you say?
of the 30ish images I can see on this page, 24 have TOAP in one form or another so it can't be THAT much of a misdemeanor...
(ShootyFlute, Sat 21 Jul 2007, 0:33, archived)