Trivial things you don't understand/mildly annoy you

[Ginginho]

Something I can't explain and I cannot be arsed to look it up is why yawning in infectious.

You could have a room of people, one person yawns and generates a Mexican Yawn type effect.

Anyone care to enlighten me?

[Ardiles]

No word of a lie - but that post just made me yawn.  (And I'm not in any way implying you're dull, by the way.  I really did yawn.)

[Ginginho]

No word of a lie - but that post just made me yawn.  (And I'm not in any way implying you're dull, by the way.  I really did yawn.)

Ah ha!

So not just the sight of someone yawning, but the mere mention of a yawn puts the idea in your head and tricks you into yawning.
That's devious.

[Arriba]

smacking a perfect tee shot down the fairway.a nice approach shot second onto the green.only to 3 putt for a bogey.

[Spy]

Seems to be a couple of main theories on yawns being contagious...

This applies only to group/troupe animals. It supplies a method for the most sleepy to forcefully communicate their need for rest and thus ensures that the group rests/sleeps together.

If you accept the theory that yawning is related to breathing, as a means to either redistribute lung surfactant or to temporarily increase air intake, it may be that watching someone yawn triggers a subconcious concern about one's own ability to breathe, hence mimicking the yawn.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/notesandqueries/query/0,,-70784,00.html

[Barry Scott]

I read about it ages ago and recall their being no definitive conclusion as to why yawning is contagious. I also won't pretend i know or have scoured the internet to fill me with reasons.

This looks about as accurate as it comes though. Within reason.

• It is a protective mechanism to make a group more alert
• Or, it's a form of herding behaviour
• Or a means of communicating sleeping times

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/6270036.stm

Edit: Spy beat me to it.

[sonicyouth]

To quote myself. Si Pie and yoof knew what i was on about. The Insane Clown Posse. They're to stupidity what cocaine is to Columbia.

magic everywhere in this bitch


for sheer awesome lyrics you can't beat junya spesh.

[steptoe41]

That's not him angry, it's him mildly annoyed

I forgot to mention Marks & Spencers. Why is it that when you nip in there for either a lunchtime sandwich or to get something nice for dinner, there are always hordes of fucking old people either stood around talking to each other about fuck all, or dithering and dribbling at the checkout because "I've got the right money in here somewhere dear"...

For fucks sake, they might have all day now that their husband or wife has been dead for fucking eons, but I fucking don't!!

Piss soaked fucking coffin dodgers. Knowing my luck, I'll have a fucking coach load of em' sat in front of me on Saturday...

[Spy]

Cunts who moan about disabled people and old people.

[Rustle]

I expect some of those old people and disabled people may have fought for their country have a bit of fucking respect.

[sonicyouth]

yeah but they might also have been nazi's.

[BrightonRed]

for sheer awesome lyrics you can't beat junya spesh.

"how much is mayo boss? fifty pence?. piss off wanker ketchup's less, gimme some tissue in case i mess"

[spacey]

Old people! I reckon we should slaughter 'em at birth

[DMR]

Old people! I reckon we should slaughter 'em at birth

You're old!

[Simon Pieman]

Cunts who moan at cunts who moan about disabled people and old people.

Anyway how much leeway do you give someone?
John did a shit in the urinal instead of the toilet, but it's ok because he's dyslexic.