Thursday, October 6, 2011

Y is for Yawn.

YAWN.



A yawn is a reflex of simultaneous inhalation of air and stretching of the eardrums, followed by exhalation of breath. Pandiculation is the act of yawning and stretching simultaneously.[1]
Yawning is commonly associated with tiredness, stress, overwork, lack of stimulation and boredom. In humans, yawning is often triggered by others yawning (e.g. seeing a person yawning, talking to someone on the phone who is yawning or thinking of yawning) and is a typical example of positive feedback.[2] This "infectious" yawning has also been observed in chimpanzees and dogs.[3]
(wikipedia)


I am so tired.

Yawn.



If I'm yawning and my husband touches my lip with his finger - it makes the yawn stop.  I hate it, but he thinks it's so funny!



It's only 8:30pm, but I am off to bed.

Yawn.

For more of the letter "Y", check out Jenny's blog and her Alphabe-Thursday.

7 comments:

  1. Cute post! Isn't it so true, one person yawns and you want to yawn, too?

    Come by to read today's post:
    Yesterday

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  2. Can't stop yawning now - great ‘Y’ post!

    Happy Alphabe-Thursday!

    XOXO LOLA:)

    Alphabe-Thursday

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  3. Oh my, those pictures made me yawn! I love to watch my cat yawn -- opens his mouth so wide! I'm trying to catch it with a camera but he's always faster than the shutter!
    Fantastic AlphabeThursday!

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  4. JDaniel yawns on the way home from busy mornings, but the yawns rarely indicate a nap.

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  5. If only our yawns could look this cute!

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  6. This was really cute Monica!

    I've been unable to leave a comment again but I finally snuck onto Steve's computer and it's sort of working!

    I never even thought of the word 'yawn', silly me, but this was totally clever!

    And made me yawn!

    Thanks for linking up.

    A+

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