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I Fought the Yawns

Valerie J. Routhieaux @just4him (323168) • Green Bay, Wisconsin 6 Aug 18

But the yawns won. I had a nice three hour nap. I must have been tired. I woke with a tune on my mind - I fought the law, but the law won, only it was I fought the yawns, but the yawns won. I really thought I would make it...

thread of evidence

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It's That Time

Valerie J. Routhieaux @just4him (323168) • Green Bay, Wisconsin 17 Aug 17

The time on the computer, the digital readout on my clock radio, and my watch are all telling me it's time to go to bed. It's shortly after 9, but I'm used to going to bed early now, wherein in days past I would stay up past...

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Another Day Bites the Dust

Valerie J. Routhieaux @just4him (323168) • Green Bay, Wisconsin 21 Jul 16

After 1 AM. I thought I could get through all the notifications, but such is not the case. I also hoped to get another History post done, and as you see, that didn't happen either. I'm doing my best to keep my eyes open but the...

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are yawns contagious?

gnomeland @gnomeland (421) 18 Aug 10

i am sure that yawning is contagious as without exception if another person yawns around me i start to yawn . this happens weather i see someone yawn or just hear them . it also does not seam to matter weather i was wide awake or...

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Why are yawns contagious?

michmich2 @michmich2 (432) • United States 5 Feb 09

It's so weird how just seeing someone yawn can make another person yawn. I've often wondered why that happens and I really have no idea. Is it just some neurological phenomenon or what? And why is it that we yawn when we're tired?...

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Do you yawn when someone yawns?

mchavez11 @mchavez11 (1406) • Philippines 17 Sep 08

This is quite unusual and innecplicable situation. Why does a person yawns when he or she sees another person yawns One day, i put a test to myself and see if I will definitely yawn if someone else will. Indeed it happened, I...

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Yawning when yu are truly tired, is it different than a yawn that just happens

meholl @meholl (510) • United States 3 Apr 07

like when you see someone else yawn, it makes you yawn. When I am really tired and I yawn, my jaw gets all tight and I grit my teeth. But when I am not tired and yawn, that never happens. So is it different than a yawn when I am...

Yawning

Alloy42 @Alloy42 (372) • United States 4 Mar 07

I've heard there are two causes for yawning 1) lack of oxygen in the air and 2) being tired. It seems to be the body's response to get more oxygen/energy. So which muscles does it involve? Just the ones in the face and neck? The...

natural reaction

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Yawning, contagious..

oresal @oresal (1350) • El Salvador 5 Dec 06

why is it contagious, if someone yawns, u yawn too. Anyone knoes why? Its really annoying sometimes

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Are you sleepy?

erielle @erielle (1280) • United States 18 Oct 06

***Yawns*** I sure am

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