# yawning

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yawning/96112>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [November 30, 2001, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yawning/96112 "2001-11-30T13:19:40Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![peahead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5e9695/32.png) [@peahead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/peahead)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2001, 1:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yawning/96112/1 "2001-11-30T13:19:40Z")

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can anyone tell me if there is any physiological significance associated with yawning when you’re tired. cheers.

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**Author:** ![SlickUSA](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ad7895/32.png) [@SlickUSA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlickUSA)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2001, 1:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yawning/96112/2 "2001-11-30T13:22:42Z")

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Cecil pulls through once again:

[http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a2\_309.html](http://www.straightdope.com/classics/a2_309.html)

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**Author:** ![ChoosyChipsAndCeilingWhacks](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c77e96/32.png) [@ChoosyChipsAndCeilingWhacks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChoosyChipsAndCeilingWhacks)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2001, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yawning/96112/3 "2001-11-30T14:45:18Z")

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Well Cecil didn’t really answer the question, except to say “we’re not exactly sure why we yawn.” I wonder if there’s any information aside from that.

I sometimes go through periods in which I can NOT stop yawning. One after the other, no matter what kind of situation I’m in…I can be talking to someone else, doing something I enjoy, etc. It is embarrassing to be continually trying to squash a yawn that won’t go away. Plus, it makes me wonder if something is wrong with me.

-L

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**Author:** ![SlickUSA](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ad7895/32.png) [@SlickUSA](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SlickUSA)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2001, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yawning/96112/4 "2001-11-30T14:48:11Z")

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> \*Originally posted by SexyWriter \*  
> \*\*Well Cecil didn’t really answer the question, except to say “we’re not exactly sure why we yawn.” \*\*

ditto

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**Author:** ![Mr.Duality](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.duality/32/4098_2.png) [@Mr.Duality](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Duality)\
**Post date:** [November 30, 2001, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yawning/96112/5 "2001-11-30T16:13:29Z")

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you will find at least one very extensive thread on this topic from the last 90 days.

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**Author:** ![mnemosyne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c4cdca/32.png) [@mnemosyne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mnemosyne)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2001, 3:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/yawning/96112/6 "2001-12-01T03:32:19Z")

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I have to say that just reading the thread title made me yawn. And I yawned through the description of continuous yawning, too. Damn you! 🙂