Man Tries To Scare Hiccups Out Of Nephew, Kills Him

The Associated Press ^ | January 25, 2006 | AP

[TheForceOfOne]

Hey, you want see something really scary?

[Atlas Sneezed]

I suggest a glass of water.

...while standing on your head.

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How about putting a glass of water on top of your head, and having your uncle try to shoot it off?

[Atlas Sneezed]

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...

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It's the hard swallowing that does it.

[holymoly]

When I posted this yesterday, it was immediately moved to chat.

Hiccups lead to shooting deaths

Why hasn't this posting been moved to chat?

Just curious.

[Cuttnhorse]

Guns and alcohol---it's a winning combination!

The only thing missing from having a really good time is a chainsaw, then you would have the definition of fun in Idaho.

[ErnBatavia]

How about putting a glass of water on top of your head, and having your uncle try to shoot it off?

William Tell style...with an arrow.

[griffin]

(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)

[SlowBoat407]

At least he had the decency to make sure he never did it again.

[joesnuffy]

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....

[Fawn]

The way to get rid of hiccups is to make yourself burp. Drink a bunch of soda.

[Ciexyz]

At least he didn't fire his gun into the air, with the bullets coming down and injuring someone else.

[ItsForTheChildren]

Teaspoon of peanut butter - let it melt in your mouth for a minute or so. Works for me.

[numberonepal]

Doctorrrr, ain't there nutnin' I can do?

[Beth528]

Thanks!

[Westlander]

'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'.

[Petronski]

18% if there is a drunk midget involved.

Are you saying there's an 82% chance my senior prom never happened?

[TChris]

So surprised to see that alcohol was involved.

Yes... Interesting that this stuff seems to show up at most trouble spots. It almost suggests some kind of causal relationship. ;-)

[savedbygrace]

Grandmothers can be evil. ;-)

[Eepsy]

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.

[Westlander]

Was the monk's name Marilyn Chambers ?