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To: Lane3 who wrote (9316)	12/22/2010 4:31:46 PM
From: one_less	1 Recommendation Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 10087

Yawning seems to be under dispute... if it is a sign that the social event is a bore, my guess is it could have a negative correlation on things like call backs and second dates. If it is taken as the traditional cue 'time for us to go to bed,' maybe the reverse would be true but probably depends a little on the character of the yawner. Yawning 'a sign of deep humanity' If you think yawning is simply bad manners, think again. If you think yawning is simply bad manners, think again, for scientists say that it's part of what makes us human. Theories are abound about people yawn? Dogs do it, lions do it, babies in the womb do it -- but nobody knows why. Now, a team, led by Professor Steve Jones at University College London, has claimed that far from being bad manners, yawning is a sign of our deep humanity, 'The Daily Telegraph' reported. According to Prof Jones, yawning is catching and this may be a hint that the action evolved as a social cue -- "time for us all to go to bed" -- though as usual when evolution and human behaviour meet, the tie is speculative at best. "However yawns arise, and whatever they signify, such a spontaneous copying response to a second person's signal of mood is an unmistakable sign of empathy; of an ability to understand and to react to someone else's state of mind." indianexpress.com