FoxTrot Classics by Bill Amend for November 21, 2012
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Transcript:
Andy: Peter, I wish you'd stop napping and would help out some. Peter: Don't blame me. It's all the Tryptophan in the turkey I ate. It's like nature's knock-out drug. Andy: That's a good excuse, except Thanksgiving dinner isn't for four more hours. Peter: I'm still digesting last year's Andy: By the way, this year you serve yourself after the rest of us.
The#1BoiseStateFan almost 12 years ago
ugh, I don’t move for six weeks after Thanksgiving
Templo S.U.D. almost 12 years ago
I’ve heard of MSG in Chinese food being like a knock-out drug, but never trytophan in turkey.
vwdualnomand almost 12 years ago
it isn’t the trytophan that makes people sleepy. it is the massive amount of calories that one consumes in one seating. but, then again, we are society of fatties.
Wren Fahel almost 12 years ago
My husband is allergic to tryptophan. Even the smell of cooking turkey closes his airways and makes him violently ill. We always have something else for Thanksgiving. This year we’re thinking about fish.
monkeyhead almost 12 years ago
Mythbusters busted the “tryptophan makes you sleepy” on Sunday’s episode. It’s the overload of calories that makes you sluggish.
jklwaddle almost 12 years ago
MSG isn’t a knockout. It causes headaches in some people.
pair8head almost 12 years ago
We call it “Triptonite” cus that stuff will knock Superman out.
Doctor11 almost 12 years ago
If Roger and Peter get to the food first, then there’s nothing left for the rest of the family.
dflak almost 12 years ago
Um, it’s tofu turkey.
phoenixnyc almost 12 years ago
Ah, the classic American response to criticism…get defensive, and then go to the other extreme altogether. The idea of finding some happy medium between the two never seems to occur to our adolescent society.
The-Mage almost 12 years ago
Turkey, chicken, and beef have practically the same amount of tryptophan. (21.9, 20.9, 20.1 g/100g respectively) Cheese is actually higher.It is an amino acid, so is often there with many protein sources.It also exists in chocolate, bananas, and flour.