OverBurden
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The sound of snoring is often related to a Sawing sound "he's really sawing the wood in there". By extension, when one imitates a saw sound one often uses a 'Z' type of sound. So cartoonists knowing this use the Z as the sound que for sleeping. |
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Kes
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Ever since I can remember, sleep has been referred to as "sawing wood." Anyone who has ever sawed wood knows that the sound is: ZZZ ... ZZZ ... ZZZ ... Nothing symbolizes sleep more than snoring. Think I'll catch my ZZZ's!!! |
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Sarah
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because a long time ago there was a dude that was chatting with his friend and he fell asleep at his computer. his head slowly fell and hit the keybored, and Z just happened to be the letter he landed on. |
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munch_simmons
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Because it is thought to sound like snoring. |
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me
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because when people snore they sound like they are saying "zzzzz" |
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~♥Chaya♥~
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Because the guy who made that up most likely was a drunk and was trying to make the character have a pattern above his head. |
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Sully
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That's the easiest way to get the snoring sound across to other people. |
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rgiraldy
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it is really only a graphic, originated in cartoons and comics |
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LAZY & PROUD
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Its supposed to sound like snoring. |
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loligo1
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Z noises from the snorer |
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danno_d_manno
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It is a combination of the sound the letter Z makes and Z being "at the end". |
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godord14
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Series of zs to represent a buzzing sound first attested 1852; zees "spell of sleep, a nap" is slang first recorded 1963, Amer.Eng. student slang. |
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Corey J
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I believe that the phrase "catchin Z's" was around after the actual graphic association with sleeping. Probably because some people snore like that. It became popular in comic strips--an easy way to illustrate a person sleeping rather than saying "snore, snore, snore". |
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sjr
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It sounds like snoring. |
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dave
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Z's are generally used to represent snoring, because if you were to spell the sound a snor makes, generaly it would have alot of Z's in it. |
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kita_banana
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uhh...I think every1 figured this ? out already!
ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ...
*Sweet Dreams* |
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amethystdragonfaerie
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I've heard its supposed to sound like snoring, but I don't really get it. |
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heart_always_justine
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thats a good one
cuz the sound zzzzzzzz kind of sounds like snoring
plus my dad snores like that 2 |
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higirl
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because it sounds like your snoring |
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middle_munchkin
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zzzzzzzz kind of sounds like snoring but i think it is because when u sleep it is usually the end of the day just like z is at the end of the alphabet |
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Robo_Geek
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How else would you spell it? ;-) |
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xxmiss_caramel_queenxx
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snoring.. zzzzzzZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZzzzzz |
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girldrama2005
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Its life! |
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mshklyar2001
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Because you snore and it sounds like ZZZZZZZZs. |
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saleemwithme
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IF you are interested then visit this page and thoroughly....
http://www.google.com.sg/scholar?num=100&hl=en&lr=&newwindow=1&safe=off&q=cache:OoUe-nuUzBoJ:www.sleepandhealth.com/Newspaper/2004/SH404final.pdf+ZZZZZZZ+associated+with+sleeping |
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janietodorovich
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Who knows? |
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cokifigue
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because z is the last letter in the alphabet and sleep is the last thing you do in the day |
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Charles
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Because there is a Z at the end of the alphabet (SOOOOOOOOOOOO many answers) |
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BlAh...
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good question. Z is the last letter of the alphabet, and sleep is the last thing u do in the day. dont 4get about snoring!! |
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cl!ck me
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onomatopoeia sound for sleeping or snoring. |
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elton
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why is ouch associated with pain? why is hahaha associated with laughter? Why is bam bam associated with a big blast? think |
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