[Zoot]

Why do you laugh when being tickled? I mean, its not exactly funny, what triggers the reaction to laugh?

Why does watching somebody yawn make you yawn yourself?

Why do I automatically have my mouth wide open when I put my contact lenses in?

Why do I sometimes have a shiver down my back when I pee?

What is Morning Glory all about? (Lads, you know what I'm talking about...)

[S4B]

I know the answer to the yawning thing. It's a genetic characteristic from when we were living in caves, it was a signal for everyone to go to bed so if one person yawned the others joined in in agreement.

The other qyeries I have no idea especially the shiver when you pee, never heard of that!

[Ballbag]

Why do you laugh when being tickled? I mean, its not exactly funny, what triggers the reaction to laugh?

Why does watching somebody yawn make you yawn yourself?

Why do I automatically have my mouth wide open when I put my contact lenses in?

Why do I sometimes have a shiver down my back when I pee?

What is Morning Glory all about? (Lads, you know what I'm talking about...)

Well the last one I guess is so you've got somewhere to hang your towel as you go to the bath room, that's what I always thought it was for.

[Zoot]

BfB, If I was Gay I'd have your Babies.

[Nicola_Red]

I've looked up the yawning thing before - from wikipedia:

The proximate cause for contagious yawning may lie with mirror neurons, i.e. neurons in the frontal cortex of certain vertebrates, which upon being exposed to a stimulus from conspecific (same species) and occasionally interspecific organisms, activates the same regions in the brain. Mirror neurons have been proposed as a driving force for imitation which lies at the root of much human learning, e.g. language acquisition. Yawning may be an offshoot of the same imitative impulse.

At a distal level (in terms of evolutionary advantage), yawning might be a herd instinct. Other theories suggest that the yawn serves to synchronize mood behavior among gregarious animals, similar to the howling of the wolf pack. It signals tiredness to other members of the group in order to synchronize sleeping patterns and periods of activity. It can serve as a warning in displaying large, canine teeth. This phenomenon has been observed among various primates. The threat gesture is a way of maintaining order in the primates' social structure. The contagion of yawning is interspecific, for example a human yawning in front of a pet dog can incite the dog to yawn as well. Oddly, sometimes sympathetic yawning may be caused by simply looking at a picture of a person or animal yawning, or even seeing the word yawn.

[Ballbag]

BfB, If I was Gay I'd have your Babies.

I only use a little towel........... ok it's a face towel........ well it's more like a flannel................alright, it's a sheet of bounty.

[Nicola_Red]

The tickling thing is something to do with orgasms. I can't remember what exactly it is now but theres a link.

There is with sneezing too. Apparently a sneeze is an eighth of an orgasm. Oh, how many orgasms I must have during hayfever season. Pity I never seem to feel any benefit.

[claradooblue]

How on earth can they work that out? Is it an eigth of the pleasure, an eigth of the fluids produced, an eigth more likely or what. It could be an interesting experiment to volunteer for.

[Zoot]

They'll be selling Pepper in Ann Summers next.

[Nicola_Red]

They'll be selling Pepper in Ann Summers next.

they sell poppers...

[claradooblue]

In relation to another thread; poppers would sure come in useful for an interesting night of colonoscopy.

[Zoot]

Um...
(Whispers) What are poppers? Aren't they those little chocolate sweets with a mint or orange filling)

[Nicola_Red]

Um...
(Whispers) What are poppers? Aren't they those little chocolate sweets with a mint or orange filling)

Bless. They're poppets. Poppers are butyl nitrate, the stuff you sniff that gives you a...sort of high. I like 'em.

[catherine]

I thought they were little pots of liquid people sell on markets as 'room fragrance' but when you sniff them you go mad for 30 seconds.

[claradooblue]

And totally legal indeed.

[Nicola_Red]

I thought they were little pots of liquid people sell on markets as 'room fragrance' but when you sniff them you go mad for 30 seconds.

They are - the pot contains butyl nitrate. You don't go mad, exactly. They just speed up your heartrate and make your head spin and you go all warm and...it's kind of difficult to describe.

[catherine]

I felt like my brain was about to explode it kept thumping.

[claradooblue]

I thought they were little pots of liquid people sell on markets as 'room fragrance' but when you sniff them you go mad for 30 seconds.

You get them from "adult" shops and all that. They're rather fun, i'd certainly recomment them. Originally i think they were used in gay clubs, hence the reference to using them for a decent night of colonoscopy.

[claradooblue]

They're a bit like breathing in lighter gas, but much better - not that i've ever done the former you understand.

[Nicola_Red]

I felt like my brain was about to explode it kept thumping.

They do make your heart thump. Not recommended for those with heart problems! I like them a lot though. A lot of my gay friends use them when we go to clubs. I like them better in, how shall I say, more intimate situations.

[catherine]

Your so kinky Nicola

[Ballbag]

I like them better in, how shall I say, more intimate situations.

You mean bonking?

[Nicola_Red]

I like them better in, how shall I say, more intimate situations.

You mean bonking?

yeah, that'd be it.

[S4B]

I've looked up the yawning thing before - from wikipedia:

The proximate cause for contagious yawning may lie with mirror neurons, i.e. neurons in the frontal cortex of certain vertebrates, which upon being exposed to a stimulus from conspecific (same species) and occasionally interspecific organisms, activates the same regions in the brain. Mirror neurons have been proposed as a driving force for imitation which lies at the root of much human learning, e.g. language acquisition. Yawning may be an offshoot of the same imitative impulse.

At a distal level (in terms of evolutionary advantage), yawning might be a herd instinct. Other theories suggest that the yawn serves to synchronize mood behavior among gregarious animals, similar to the howling of the wolf pack. It signals tiredness to other members of the group in order to synchronize sleeping patterns and periods of activity. It can serve as a warning in displaying large, canine teeth. This phenomenon has been observed among various primates. The threat gesture is a way of maintaining order in the primates' social structure. The contagion of yawning is interspecific, for example a human yawning in front of a pet dog can incite the dog to yawn as well. Oddly, sometimes sympathetic yawning may be caused by simply looking at a picture of a person or animal yawning, or even seeing the word yawn.

Isn't that kinda what I said only in a more complicated, convoluted way?

[Nicola_Red]

Isn't that kinda what I said only in a more complicated, convoluted way?

Yeah, it is. You posted whilst I was busy copying and pasting!