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Jim Flynt
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Posted: Nov 24th, 2006 12:20 am |
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macca wrote: ANOTHER word for today:
Tryptophan: an essential amino acid, (C8H6N)CH2CH(NH2)COOH, colorless, crystalline, and aromatic, released from proteins by tryptic digestion and a precursor of serotonin.
Tryptophan and turkey
According to popular belief, tryptophan in turkey meat causes drowsiness. Turkey does contain tryptophan, which does have a documented sleep-inducing effect as it is readily converted into serotonin by the body. However, tryptophan is effective only when taken on its own as a free amino acid. Tryptophan in turkey is found as part of a protein, and, in small enough amounts, this mechanism seems unlikely.
A more-likely hypothesis is that the ingestion of large quantities of food, such as at a Thanksgiving feast, means that large quantities of both carbohydrates and branched-chain amino acids are consumed. Like carbohydrates, branched-chain amino acids require insulin to be transduced through the myocyte membranes, which, after a large meal, creates a competition among the amino acids and glucose for insulin, while simultaneously creating tryptophan's reduced competition with other amino acids for the Large Neutral Amino Acid Transporter protein for transduction across the blood-brain barrier. The result is a greater availability of tryptophan, via the Large Neutral Amino Acid Transporter, for conversion into serotonin by the raphe nuclei, which is then available for conversion into melatonin by the pineal gland. Drowsiness is the result.
Macca, could you chart out all of that on the blackboard with the appropriate chemical symbols so I can study for my next chemistry test? I was following you there until you got to the raphe nuclei and then I started nodding off........zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
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Posted: Nov 24th, 2006 12:30 am |
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Jim Flynt wrote:
Macca, could you chart out all of that on the blackboard with the appropriate chemical symbols so I can study for my next chemistry test? I was following you there until you got to the raphe nuclei and then I started nodding off........zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
But of couse, Jimbo!!  But you got the important part:
Drowsiness is the result.
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Posted: Nov 24th, 2006 01:55 am |
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| So, Crackah! Are you watching Grey?♥♥♥
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Posted: Nov 24th, 2006 02:10 am |
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Interestin' how all that stuff works! How in the world do they figger that out?
Besides the Large Neutral Amino Acid Transporter there's also the Large Ethyl Alcohol Transporter. In Pappy's case it's a Dodge Ram pickup with a Viper V10 under the hood. Hee hee!
Well, Pappy's synapses are 'bout done firin' fer the evenin'. Reckon I'll call it a night. Bon soir, mi amigos.
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Posted: Nov 24th, 2006 03:05 am |
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I half listened to Gray's tonight macca. Everybody on there seemed so moody! So did Burke get fired??? Wasn't clear on that.
I saved it to watch and digest thoroughly tomorrow. I was workin' too hard tryin' to digest other stuff tonight!!!
Gotta get to bed cause BLACK FRIDAY's Comin'!!!! See you out there at 4 am! ok... well, maybe I won't..... 
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Posted: Nov 24th, 2006 03:39 am |
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See you out there at 4 am! ok... well, maybe I won't.....
No, you won't be seeing me at 4 am except in your dreams.
Have fun out there and shop til you drop!
(PS: Bring us back some war stories)
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Posted: Nov 24th, 2006 03:42 am |
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See you out there at 4 am! ok... well, maybe I won't.....
This may be a dumb question, but what in heck is OPEN at 4 AM?
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Posted: Nov 24th, 2006 05:00 am |
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ZZZZZZZZZZZZZ...Snooze...ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ...Snooze...ZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
...<suddenly waking>...
HEY...WAIT JUST A MINUTE...<yawns>
Alas. Alack.....<shocked>
WHY is that TURKEY chasing ME with an AX???...<quaking in fear>
This MUST BE a BAD DREAM....<calming down....yawns again>
OK...BACK to SLEEP...<burps loudly>
ZZZZZZZZZZZZ...Snooze...ZZZZZZZZZZZ...Snooze...ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ
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Posted: Nov 24th, 2006 11:40 am |
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Morning all!! It is a beautiful morning out. Think I will try to work outside today some. That is as soon as I get all my dishes washed and put away. Hope everybody had a great day yesterday.
Thought it was tacky of Gary's to run over 10 minutes into ER last night.
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Posted: Nov 24th, 2006 11:56 am |
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| Oh, Jane! They had advertised all along that they had to go over in order to cover the full story! (Probably in an effort to get folks to stay on ABC to watch the Mel Gibson interview about his new movie....) Wonder how many did? I wasn't one of them, although it probably wouldn't have mattered what I "watched," since my eyes were closed! ♥♥♥
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Posted: Nov 24th, 2006 12:03 pm |
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Jim Flynt wrote:
Cracker Jax wrote:
See you out there at 4 am! ok... well, maybe I won't.....
This may be a dumb question, but what in heck is OPEN at 4 AM?
Oh, Jimbo! There were several places that opened early today! In fact, Four Seasons Town Centre opened at 1:00 a.m.!!! More opened at 5:00!! ♥♥♥
According to one of the morning news shows, Four Seasons hired additional security and had about 20,000 people there between 1 and 5 am. Can you imagine???
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Posted: Nov 24th, 2006 01:16 pm |
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| So, Pappy! Them synapses firing okay this mornin'? ♥♥♥
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Posted: Nov 24th, 2006 01:19 pm |
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Howdy, Macca. Pappy's got about 15 or 20 firin' so far.
Wonder what the shoppin' situation's like out yonder?
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Posted: Nov 24th, 2006 01:30 pm |
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| A beautiful day to be outdoors, that's for sure!!♥♥♥
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Posted: Nov 24th, 2006 01:42 pm |
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Pappy just wouldn't consider goin' shoppin' till after Biscuitville opens anyway.
Goin' outside sounds like a good idee to me.
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