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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-10 01:54 PM Original message |
Why Is Yawning Contagious? (Note: Kids with autism are half as likely to catch yawns.) |
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Kookaburra (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-10 01:59 PM Response to Original message |
1. Oh, I can't even hear a person yawn, or I'll start too |
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Xipe Totec (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-10 02:00 PM Response to Reply #1 |
2. I can't even SEE the word yawn without wanting to. nt |
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RaleighNCDUer (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-10 02:03 PM Response to Original message |
3. Yawning is a display of tiredness and comfort - |
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damntexdem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-10 02:06 PM Response to Original message |
4. Stop making me yawn! |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-10 02:58 PM Response to Reply #4 |
9. Ahem. |
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xchrom (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-10 02:08 PM Response to Original message |
5. just reading this made me yawn. nt |
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HuckleB (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-10 02:09 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. I'm with you. |
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Dogmudgeon (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-10 02:10 PM Response to Original message |
7. Mirror neurons, mayhap? |
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tridim (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Sep-15-10 02:17 PM Response to Original message |
8. The Mythbusters covered this question. |
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Odin2005 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Sep-16-10 10:10 PM Response to Original message |
10. So THAT is why I never seem to catch yawns! |
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