Maybe I can help by suggesting a way to suppress the urge to yawn. Yawns are triggered by a need for oxygen, so when you feel one coming on, try really deep breathing. And by deep, I mean bottoming out the diaphragm and filling the lower lungs, not just the upper lungs. There are two secrets I know of to get a breath deep enough.

1. When you inhale, concentrate on expanding the ribs in your back, not your chest.

2. If you happen to be standing up, concentrate on the soles of your feet. When you inhale, try to draw that breath all the way down to the soles of your feet.

Incidentally, I teach technique #2 to my grandkids out on the range. Gets rid of nervousness and silliness, gets them focused in on verbal instructions, and really helps with the aim.

Never heard of that. Are you serious or am I not getting a (/)?

OT (forgive me) but this pressure point also cures Charlie Horses. If you wake up with one of those awful nighttime leg cramps, press this spot (the goal is to apply pressure to the gum between your front teeth). Press it hard until the Charlie Horse goes away. Works like magic.

RushBaby on June 19, 2007 at 11:35 AM

Huh…does it work on the ones you get in your throat due to yawning too widely? That’s a worse feeling than anything but a trauma to the groin.

To prevent a sneeze coming on press your index finger firmly between your nose and your upper lip (below the divider of your nostrils and the very top of your upper lip, center).

Entelechy on June 18, 2007 at 9:46 PM

OT (forgive me) but this pressure point also cures Charlie Horses. If you wake up with one of those awful nighttime leg cramps, press this spot (the goal is to apply pressure to the gum between your front teeth). Press it hard until the Charlie Horse goes away. Works like magic.

How does one’s mind even think of saying something so stupid? I understand nonfactor is a far left wing vicious America hater but this is bizarre. What a sad and pathetic individual.

Capitalist Infidel on June 19, 2007 at 1:02 AM

nonfactor was merely turning around the earlier joke about Pelosi and the suggestively shaped and sized gavel handle, which was not quite as lame because 1) it was original, 2) it highlighted Pelosi’s demonstrated lust for the gavel and the power it represents, and 3) it implied direct contact instead of a potential cross-contamination. (Because for all we know, Hastert may have washed his hands before touching the gavel.)

What was he talking about SS cap? I didn’t catch the question, but I’m not sure just what he was talking about. Did anyone catch that germ question?

Kini on June 18, 2007 at 9:16 PM

He was talking about a way for the federal government to “generate additional revenue”. As always with the leftists, Social Security is a two-way street for them, and you have to listen closely anytime they speak of it, or of “payroll taxes”, which really means SS.

Under current laws, Social Security is taxed on every dollar earned per year up to $96,000. Why is it capped? Easy, because those who earn more than that don’t need additional retirement benefits. That’s what SS is, isn’t it? A forced savings program because people are too stupid to put away for their own retirement, so the government has to do it for them? That’s why there’s no floor, it’s paid off the first dollar you earn, and every dollar until you hit that cap of 96k.

So when speaking of taking care of your retirement, the leftist will refer to SS as a pension. But when speaking about government revenue, they will refer to it as a contribution. The leftists moan and wail that the rich only pay into it from their first 96K of earnings, while the poor pay into it from EVERY dollar. They do this hoping that you aren’t remembering that it’s supposed to be a savings account for your later years, not REAL TAXES.

I know. I heard Dennis Hastert used to jerk off before going to vote *rollseyes*

How does one’s mind even think of saying something so stupid? I understand nonfactor is a far left wing vicious America hater but this is bizarre. What a sad and pathetic individual.

Sneezy and Dopey.

-Fat Old Guy

aero on June 18, 2007 at 10:02 PM

LOL! Yes, he met with the Goracle and decided there weren’t enough carbon offsets to warrant a tissue.

I wondered how he always seems to get his hair to stay in place…

EEEEEWWWWWWWWWWW! (Laughing, though–good one, BobH!)

That’s disgusting. Perhaps Sheryl Crow has a square to spare for poor Silky Pony.

Ohhhhh!!! I get it now! He was being environmentally conscious by not using tissue! He must have already used his one tissue for the day and was far too conscientious to selfishly use another. What a great guy.

Someone needs to put the “STOP! Disease method of handwashing” poster in his bathroom.

Heh. We should all mail him copies of the bathroom handwashing instruction poster at his campaign headquarters. And hundreds of those little pocket tissue packs, too.

I know. I heard Dennis Hastert used to jerk off before going to vote *rollseyes*

If it goes in your eyes, turn your head, a Q-tip will work for the ears.

but he’s running for king

Well, he’s definitely running

Note to Pony – Kleenex prevents such loudness and boorisheness.