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Posted: 11/22/2012 9:21:00 AM EDT
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AIDS
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Posted: 11/22/2012 9:21:23 AM EDT
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I think it's the gravy, not the turkey.
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Posted: 11/22/2012 9:22:01 AM EDT
[#3]
So you don't end up having to wash the dishes. |
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Posted: 11/22/2012 9:23:37 AM EDT
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It's not the turkey. Its watching the Cowboys play.
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Posted: 11/22/2012 9:24:06 AM EDT
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I think it's the gravy, not the turkey. No, it's the sauce 
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Posted: 11/22/2012 9:24:15 AM EDT
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My understanding is that it is not the Turkey, its the turkey accompanied by Mashed Potatoes, Stuffing, Cranberry Sauce, Green Bean Casserole, Rolls / Bread, and several pieces of Pumpkin Pie.
Eating several pounds worth of food will make most things lethargic. The reaction is similar to what happens to a python after eating a pig. The amount of tryptophan ( the widely blamed culprit) in the std size servings of Turkey is not enough to cause the drowsy reaction. Postprandial somnolence is the real culprit |
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Posted: 11/22/2012 9:24:17 AM EDT
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Tryptophan
ETA: Beat while linking... And agreed on the amount to tryptophan in turkey not necessarily the likely culprit. Cheddar cheese has more tryptophan, however, you don't normally eat a pound of cheese at one sitting.  |
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Posted: 11/22/2012 9:24:21 AM EDT
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Eating too much of it.
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Posted: 11/22/2012 9:25:23 AM EDT
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Eating too much of it. This. Just eating too much. |
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Posted: 11/22/2012 9:26:30 AM EDT
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My understanding is that it is not the Turkey, its the turkey accompanied by Mashed Potatoes, Stuffing, Cranberry Sauce, Green Bean Casserole, Rolls / Bread, and several pieces of Pumpkin Pie. Eating several pounds worth of food will make most things lethargic. The reaction is similar to what happens to a python after eating a pig. The amount of tryptophan ( the widely blamed culprit) in the std size servings of Turkey is not enough to cause the drowsy reaction. Postprandial somnolence is the real culprit Also known as "food coma", or less commonly as "the Itis". |
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Posted: 11/22/2012 9:27:33 AM EDT
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Eating too much of it. This. Just eating too much. They have a poisonous amino acid in them called Tryptophan. Guess if a turkey is getting attacked in the wild, this is its defense mechanism. Kinda like how Monarch butterfly caterpillars are nasty because they eat milkweed. Dont think it went according to plan though! |
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Posted: 11/22/2012 9:28:01 AM EDT
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I thought we got tired because we ate so damn much and our body is using up energy to digest the food.
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Posted: 11/22/2012 9:30:49 AM EDT
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I gets the Itis.
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Posted: 11/22/2012 9:32:28 AM EDT
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From being tired after all the trips to the store to get stuff that got overlooked.
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Posted: 11/22/2012 9:32:34 AM EDT
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Myth. Eating too much and boozing it up sure will though.
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Posted: 11/22/2012 9:34:16 AM EDT
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Myth. Eating too much and boozing it up sure will though. Plus the busy few days. |
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Posted: 11/22/2012 9:37:34 AM EDT
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From being tired after all the trips to the store to get stuff that got overlooked. Reminds me of a classic Cosby Show. |
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Posted: 11/22/2012 9:55:17 AM EDT
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tryptophan and all the blood that the stomach muscle needs to process your food makes you sleepy
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Posted: 11/22/2012 9:55:59 AM EDT
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Myth. Eating too much and boozing it up sure will though. Bingo |
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Posted: 11/22/2012 9:57:16 AM EDT
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Mythbusters says its because your eating to many calories not the turkey. Eat less sleep less
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Posted: 11/22/2012 9:57:25 AM EDT
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Tryptophan ETA: Beat while linking... And agreed on the amount to tryptophan in turkey not necessarily the likely culprit. Cheddar cheese has more tryptophan, however, you don't normally eat a pound of cheese at one sitting.
says you....
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Posted: 11/22/2012 9:58:00 AM EDT
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turkey narcolepsy
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Posted: 11/22/2012 9:59:39 AM EDT
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Belly full, nap time.
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Posted: 11/22/2012 9:59:56 AM EDT
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According to the Mythbusters, it's the AMOUNT of food not the actual food. YMMV.
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Posted: 11/22/2012 12:38:13 PM EDT
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Digesting food takes metabolic energy, and a lot of it. The body diverts that energy to the stomach to get the job done,
and so you want to take a nap while your digestive system gets busy. |
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Posted: 11/22/2012 12:49:21 PM EDT
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carb overload.
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Posted: 11/22/2012 12:50:04 PM EDT
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Posted: 11/22/2012 1:13:05 PM EDT
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I didn't even have to eat ,I was tired just from cooking all this stuff.
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Posted: 11/22/2012 1:14:18 PM EDT
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It's from stuffing yourself with all sorts of heavy food.
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Posted: 11/22/2012 1:24:57 PM EDT
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It's the Ambien in the gravy or someone in the family slipped you a roofie.
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Posted: 11/22/2012 1:29:21 PM EDT
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It's not the turkey, it's the fact that your day was much busier than usual. Hanging out all day at a gun range isn't exhausting by any means...yet I always am afterwards.
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Posted: 11/22/2012 1:38:07 PM EDT
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Not true. If it was... how come turkeys aren't always asleep?....lol.
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Posted: 11/22/2012 1:38:09 PM EDT
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Natural chemicals in the turkey.
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Posted: 11/22/2012 1:40:04 PM EDT
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All your blood is being rediverted to your intestines.
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Posted: 11/22/2012 2:30:34 PM EDT
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carb overload. Not sure why everyone is saying this - I didn't consume a lot of carbs, jsut a lot of turkey! And it always makes me sleepy! |
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Posted: 11/22/2012 2:34:00 PM EDT
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It's all the relatives at my house making me tired.
I can hit any chair and be asleep in 10 when they show up. |
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Posted: 11/22/2012 4:08:10 PM EDT
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Tryptophan ETA: Beat while linking... And agreed on the amount to tryptophan in turkey not necessarily the likely culprit. Cheddar cheese has more tryptophan, however, you don't normally eat a pound of cheese at one sitting.
+ protein load + starch load + large amounts of both + alcohol = temporary coma |
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Posted: 11/22/2012 4:12:32 PM EDT
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Eating too much of it. This. Just eating too much. They have a poisonous amino acid in them called Tryptophan. Guess if a turkey is getting attacked in the wild, this is its defense mechanism. Kinda like how Monarch butterfly caterpillars are nasty because they eat milkweed. Dont think it went according to plan though![/quote]  Nope.
I just just slept it off like the Honey Badger did the snake bite. And then I went back to eating. |
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