WEBVTT - Short Stuff: Incomplete Yawns

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, and welcome to the podcast. I'm Josh and there's

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<v Speaker 1>Chuck and this is short stuff featuring Jerry. There you go, Chuck,

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<v Speaker 1>how many times did you yawn reading this? I think

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<v Speaker 1>like six or seven? Oh really, yeah, that's it in

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<v Speaker 1>a minute. Well, I mean it took me a few

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<v Speaker 1>minutes to read it. Yeah, I mean like a bunch

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<v Speaker 1>of yawned quite a bit more than six or seven. Yeah, definitely. Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>So um, and the reason why is because everyone knows

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<v Speaker 1>yawning is contagious. And if you want to know more

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<v Speaker 1>about yawns, um, you can go listen to our episode

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<v Speaker 1>on that. I don't remember when we released it, but

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<v Speaker 1>we definitely have a yawning episode. Yeah, and not only contagious,

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<v Speaker 1>but uh suggestive or suggestible mm hmm. Right. But the

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<v Speaker 1>thing is yawning. It's such a non thing for most

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<v Speaker 1>people that you just kind of take it for granted

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<v Speaker 1>until Chuck, until you have the horrible experience of not

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<v Speaker 1>being able to complete a yawn. I feel like this

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<v Speaker 1>has happened to me here and there, but not so

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<v Speaker 1>much that has been a problem, but it's happened where

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<v Speaker 1>you do notice it and you go, oh, that's not

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<v Speaker 1>satisfying at all, right. And as a matter of fact,

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<v Speaker 1>they have a name for that um. Yawning researchers use

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<v Speaker 1>and hadonia, which is a larger neurological term for basically

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<v Speaker 1>an inability to feel happiness or pleasure UM. And they

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<v Speaker 1>say that the an hardonia is the frustration because of

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<v Speaker 1>an incomplete or inharmonious development of a yawn, possibly due

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<v Speaker 1>to unconscious inhibition of the letting go that underlies a

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<v Speaker 1>complete yawn. And that's where yawn becomes incomplete. It's the

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<v Speaker 1>very last hitch, that very last part, which is also

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<v Speaker 1>the part that's super duper satisfying. And because it's just

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<v Speaker 1>such a there's such a process, that's that you just

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<v Speaker 1>know everybody knows that's a full yawn. If you won't

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<v Speaker 1>complete a yawn, it's really hard to just be like, oh, well,

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<v Speaker 1>didn't complete that yawn. What else is there to do today? Yeah.

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<v Speaker 1>It almost has the same effect of the sneeze that

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<v Speaker 1>never happens, is you sort of feel like, all right,

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<v Speaker 1>you owe me one, right, who are cosmos? Right? But

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<v Speaker 1>you don't set it to the side and like say

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<v Speaker 1>I'll get you later, Like at least for me, I

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<v Speaker 1>can't do anything but just spend however long it takes

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<v Speaker 1>to to complete the yawn. Oh see, I think I've

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<v Speaker 1>usually just let it go. Um. It can become a

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<v Speaker 1>problem though, and it's not like a lot of times.

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<v Speaker 1>It isn't just a one off like when it happens

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<v Speaker 1>to me, and that it can happen, you know, every

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<v Speaker 1>few minutes, Like I guess whether you're trying to or not,

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<v Speaker 1>and we'll get to have ways you maybe can try

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<v Speaker 1>town on purpose to satisfy that completion. But uh, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>there's a lot of things that could be going on.

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<v Speaker 1>The most sort of innocent of all could just be

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<v Speaker 1>that you're stressed out or you know, you're a little

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<v Speaker 1>more anxious than usual. Because in order to yawn, you

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<v Speaker 1>have to you know, you you have to be able

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<v Speaker 1>to relax to complete that second part. Those muscles in

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<v Speaker 1>your face need to be able to have that uptick

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<v Speaker 1>where they stretch out and then sort of that relaxation

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<v Speaker 1>point where you finished the yawn. Yeah, because if you

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<v Speaker 1>stop and think about that last bit of the yawn

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<v Speaker 1>really does pull on a bunch of different muscles, and

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<v Speaker 1>if they're not loose because of anxiety or stress or whatever,

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<v Speaker 1>it can it can really dampen your ability to yawn. Um.

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<v Speaker 1>More troubling LYE Chuck, is it could indicate a sign

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<v Speaker 1>of dysfunction in your nervous system. I know, and that's

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<v Speaker 1>not great. Um, it could be. And here's the thing is,

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<v Speaker 1>they don't like as much as they know about yawns,

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<v Speaker 1>they don't fully understand how every single part of it

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<v Speaker 1>works within like biologically speaking, in your body. Because we

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<v Speaker 1>know that cortisol has something to do with it, um,

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<v Speaker 1>but they just don't know exactly how it affects it.

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<v Speaker 1>But they do show that like when you on you

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<v Speaker 1>have a temporary elevation of cortisol levels. So it could

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<v Speaker 1>be the central nervous system. It could be linked to uh,

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<v Speaker 1>cortisol not doing what is supposed to be doing, or

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<v Speaker 1>maybe a lack of it. Yeah. I think some people

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<v Speaker 1>are saying, like, cortisol is a stress hormone that innervates

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<v Speaker 1>the central nervous system. So maybe, yeah, maybe it's just

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<v Speaker 1>not quite doing it quite enough so that your muscles

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<v Speaker 1>can be activated to stretch the way they need to.

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<v Speaker 1>Should we take a break, Yeah, let's take a break,

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<v Speaker 1>all right. We'll be right back beyond. Very quietly once,

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<v Speaker 1>by the way in the first part and we'll be

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<v Speaker 1>right back. So Chuck, if you find yourself in this

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<v Speaker 1>desperate effort along the very edge of sanity, UM, there

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<v Speaker 1>are some things you can do to help complete that yawn,

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<v Speaker 1>because again, the universe owes you, um, and you need

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<v Speaker 1>to get with yours right, that's right. I never really

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<v Speaker 1>thought of putting that way, but I love it. Uh.

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<v Speaker 1>You need to get what's coming your way. And one

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<v Speaker 1>of the ways that you can do it is, um, well,

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<v Speaker 1>one is to just open your mouth really wide. Sometimes

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<v Speaker 1>that can help trigger yawn. Yeah, just the very the

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<v Speaker 1>very act of doing that like almost primes your mind

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<v Speaker 1>to do a yawn. Your your mind's like, okay, fine,

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<v Speaker 1>we'll just go ahead and yawn and UM. This actually

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<v Speaker 1>there's it's a multi step process. Like you if you don't,

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<v Speaker 1>um start yawning, basically right after you open your mouth,

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<v Speaker 1>you're supposed to just hold your mouth open until you do,

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<v Speaker 1>and that will start the yawn and that yawn will

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<v Speaker 1>get started. And it doesn't mean it's going to get complete,

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<v Speaker 1>but you don't give up, you um, you just kind

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<v Speaker 1>of keep holding on even mid yawn, like mouth wide open.

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<v Speaker 1>You've already drawn in, you know, a pretty significant breath,

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<v Speaker 1>but you haven't reached the end until finally your your

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<v Speaker 1>central nervous system is like, alright, find we'll we'll give

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<v Speaker 1>it that last little kick and then you can completely yawn.

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<v Speaker 1>So it takes patience and it also takes concentration to

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<v Speaker 1>not concentrate and help it along just to let it happen.

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<v Speaker 1>You're just making your body let it happen. Yeah, I

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<v Speaker 1>mean it sounds. Uh, it's ways you're said than done

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<v Speaker 1>than say like try and relax, but you should try

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<v Speaker 1>and relax. Um. One thing that you can also do,

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<v Speaker 1>because we said they're contagious and it's not. You don't

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<v Speaker 1>have to be in the room with someone. You can

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<v Speaker 1>maybe listen to this episode and here's say the word

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<v Speaker 1>yawn a bunch. You can go on. I'm sure there

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<v Speaker 1>are YouTube videos of people just yawning one after the other,

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<v Speaker 1>uh and different ways. And if you watch that stuff

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<v Speaker 1>and listen to that kind of thing, or read the

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<v Speaker 1>word yawn over and over, that can work. Yeah. Even

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<v Speaker 1>if you're like listening to this music of yawn Hommer,

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<v Speaker 1>it might get you going. It's that contagious. Wait who

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<v Speaker 1>he did acts a left from Bevere top so and

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<v Speaker 1>I think he also did some Miami vice work too.

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<v Speaker 1>So there's one thing that a lot of people will

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<v Speaker 1>tell you to do that is actually counterproductive. You should

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<v Speaker 1>not do it because deep yawning is you know, part

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<v Speaker 1>of it is taking a very deep breath. Some people say,

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<v Speaker 1>take a bunch of deep breaths, like basically like you're

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<v Speaker 1>pulling on a lawnmower engine cord, but doing it through breathing,

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<v Speaker 1>And that actually is probably not going to work, especially

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<v Speaker 1>if the reason why you can't yawns you're stressed out

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<v Speaker 1>or anxious, because you're probably going to hyperventilate yourself by

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<v Speaker 1>taking those deep breaths, And what that tells your body

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<v Speaker 1>is that, yes, and need I'm anxious because hyperventilating is

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<v Speaker 1>a part of anxiety. And now you're saying I'm super

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<v Speaker 1>duper anxious, and it will probably have the opposite effect.

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<v Speaker 1>It will make it even harder for you to complete

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<v Speaker 1>a yawn. Yeah, not good, don't wanna don't a deep breath? Um,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, we'll finish up. I guess with a couple

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<v Speaker 1>of other uh. And I think we probably talked about

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<v Speaker 1>this and yawning, but it's worth talking about again. A

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<v Speaker 1>couple of other maladies with yawning, and am I to

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<v Speaker 1>understand that disappearance of yawning means that you just don't

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<v Speaker 1>yawn anymore at all. The way that I took it

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<v Speaker 1>is that you do yawn, but you you you no

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<v Speaker 1>longer pay attention to it. It's not rewarding, it's not satisfying.

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<v Speaker 1>You don't even realize you're doing it. Um, And that

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<v Speaker 1>it indicates like, uh, you're missing like that hit of

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<v Speaker 1>dopamine that makes yawning pleasant. And it's actually an indicator

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<v Speaker 1>of Parkinson's in some some cases. Interesting, Okay, I thought

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<v Speaker 1>that maybe it went away altogether. Yeah, you'd think so

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<v Speaker 1>with the name, but they just kind of came up

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<v Speaker 1>a clunky name. Uh. The other is excessive yawning, which

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<v Speaker 1>I know we talked about because there have been some

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<v Speaker 1>really sort of you know, it might sound kind of

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<v Speaker 1>funny that you can't stop yawning, but it's not funny

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<v Speaker 1>at all. Um, if you stop laughing, everybody, Yeah, you

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<v Speaker 1>have something that is overtaken your body. Uh. It can

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<v Speaker 1>be very disruptive, even if it's something as simple as

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<v Speaker 1>a yawn, And there have been all kinds of stories

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<v Speaker 1>about people that yawned for, you know, days and days

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<v Speaker 1>and weeks at a time. I can't remember what the

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<v Speaker 1>record was with that one lady, but it's uh, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>it's not a good thing. No, no doing anything too often.

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<v Speaker 1>It's not a good thing. They say moderation is the

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<v Speaker 1>key to life. Right, So yeah, I could think of

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<v Speaker 1>a couple of things. Well, since Chuck just said something hilarious,

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<v Speaker 1>I think that this one's over, don't you. Okay, Short

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