People always talk about how a laugh spreads around a room, but I’d argue that a yawn has a lot more pull. A laugh requires a good joke or a funny moment, but a yawn doesn’t ask for any of that. It just takes over.
My oldest sister has proven this to me for years. She’ll call me, skip saying hello entirely, and open up with a big, slow yawn right into the receiver. Without fail, before she even fin…