Hiccups
Yesterday I suffered from 6 or 7 rounds of hiccups. Each time it began anew someone would offer their advice for curing my ailment. I'm not sure if you have noticed this, but when people give advice for curing hiccups they are instantly transported back into time, roughly around the year 1249, when draining someone of their blood was a way to "cure" them from fainting.
It was fun to watch some of my fellow graduate students turn into something between a late-night infomercial guru and a medieval witch doctor. So here are some of my favorite suggestions...
Put sugar on the roof of your mouth.
Bend over and drink water upside-down.
Pick up something really heavy.
Get slapped in the face... but only if it's a surprise. (a la Dwight Schrute from last week's episode of the Office)
and my favorite...
Drink 8 oz of freshly squeezed baby Dragon tears and then slap an Icelandic witch (it's very important that she be Icelandic) on her bum.
Each one of these was followed by, "I SWEAR IT WORKS!"
It was fun to watch some of my fellow graduate students turn into something between a late-night infomercial guru and a medieval witch doctor. So here are some of my favorite suggestions...
Put sugar on the roof of your mouth.
Bend over and drink water upside-down.
Pick up something really heavy.
Get slapped in the face... but only if it's a surprise. (a la Dwight Schrute from last week's episode of the Office)
and my favorite...
Drink 8 oz of freshly squeezed baby Dragon tears and then slap an Icelandic witch (it's very important that she be Icelandic) on her bum.
Each one of these was followed by, "I SWEAR IT WORKS!"
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posted by Charlie at 8:51 AM
3 Comments:
You neglected to mention to subtle, but nonetheless different, suggestion that I made to you. Bend over and simply try to force a burp. The force will push the air that is trapped in your lungs to the surface where it can finally roam free and you can breath a little more peacefully.
I swear it works.
Um, your fiance has a very successful one. It goes in a succession thusly:
1. Hold your breath and count to 10.
2. Swallow three times.
3. Jump up and down.
You shall be HEALED!
;) But NOOOOOOO you didn't call me and ask for my assistance.
my mom used to scare me. she usually just yelled "BOO" it worked when i was a child, and it worked at Christmas time this year when i was home. i don't know if it has to be my mom? or if it has to be a mom? or your own mom?
I SWEAR IT WORKS!
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