Hey, you want see something really scary?
Posted on 01/25/2006 9:01:36 AM PST by Westlander
BOGOTA, Colombia -- A Colombian man who tried to startle his nephew from a bout of the hiccups by pointing a gun at him accidentally pulled the trigger and killed him.
Police in the northern city of Barranquilla said the distraught uncle then ran out of the house and down the street a few yards before stopping and shooting himself. He died from a gunshot wound in the head.
According to police, the incident occurred Sunday night after the two men had been drinking.
I suggest a glass of water.
...while standing on your head.
Take a teaspoon of sugar..That has always worked for my kids and grandkid..Don't ask me why but it does..My mother use to give us sugar when we had the Hiccups...
Hiccups lead to shooting deaths
Why hasn't this posting been moved to chat?
Just curious.
The only thing missing from having a really good time is a chainsaw, then you would have the definition of fun in Idaho.
William Tell style...with an arrow.
(begin sarcasm)Well, I would say that I would modify your process a little to increase robustness...
smith288 remedy:
1. Take deep breath and exhale slowly and completely until all air has left lungs.
2. Hold until no longer able to.
3. Take quick, deep breath
4. Repeat 1-4
5. shoot self in head.
Works every time.
(end sarcasm)
At least he had the decency to make sure he never did it again.
That was dumb...the uncle should have just shot himself first
that way the nephew would have been scared out of his hickups and still alive....
The way to get rid of hiccups is to make yourself burp. Drink a bunch of soda.
At least he didn't fire his gun into the air, with the bullets coming down and injuring someone else.
Teaspoon of peanut butter - let it melt in your mouth for a minute or so. Works for me.
Doctorrrr, ain't there nutnin' I can do?
Thanks!
'grandmother used to advise: Hold your breath twice as long as you can'
This goes right along with my mother-in-law's advice when I misplaced my keys. She alway's said 'well where did you put them'.
Are you saying there's an 82% chance my senior prom never happened?
Yes... Interesting that this stuff seems to show up at most trouble spots. It almost suggests some kind of causal relationship. ;-)
Grandmothers can be evil. ;-)
Another fairly reliable one is to stick your tongue on the roof of your mouth as far to the back as you can and swallow. This almost always works for me. I got that remedy from a monk, believe it or not.
Was the monk's name Marilyn Chambers ?
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