So last night I taught someone how BCE, BC, CE and AD worked, quizzed spelling words and then talked to my brother for three freaking hours on the phone. Maybe that's why I'm tired this morning?
Whoa. Good myth.
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Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
sarameg - Sep 07, 2006 5:10:57 am PDT #6542 of 10001
tommyrot - Sep 07, 2006 5:15:10 am PDT #6543 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
I've had hiccups for two days. I've tried every trick I know, and none of it's worked. And they're not even regular hiccups, they're like hicBURPS.
That sucks. Have you tried the 'hold your breath as long as you can' thing? Find someone to scare you?
Theodosia - Sep 07, 2006 5:16:43 am PDT #6544 of 10001
'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"
Jars, what works for me sometimes is holding a deep deep breath until I almost pass out, or feel like I will, anyway. Holding the throat closed and the chest expanded gives the burping muscles something else to do, and that often resets them.
tommyrot - Sep 07, 2006 5:20:17 am PDT #6545 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
Jars, what works for me sometimes is holding a deep deep breath until I almost pass out, or feel like I will, anyway.
Yeah. In general, people can hold their breath much longer than they think they can - when you get to the point where you really don't think you can hold it any longer, you can generally still go a lot longer....
eta: You could also do something scary, like skydive....
sarameg - Sep 07, 2006 5:24:29 am PDT #6546 of 10001
I eat spoonfuls of peanut butter.
Jars - Sep 07, 2006 5:25:15 am PDT #6547 of 10001
Skydiving would be fun, but I'm trying the breath holding thing currently.
Lee - Sep 07, 2006 5:25:56 am PDT #6548 of 10001
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
The only thing that works for me for endurance style hiccups is eating a spoonful of sugar.
It's gross, but works.
Ailleann - Sep 07, 2006 5:29:17 am PDT #6549 of 10001
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Hiccup cure: Pour a large glass of water. Find a clean washcloth and put it over the top of the glass. Drink all the water through the washcloth without stopping.
My friends insist that it's an "in your head" cure, but I think that since you have to breathe through your nose in between swallows, it regulates your breathing.
eta: because I've lost the ability to write a coherent sentence.
Frankenbuddha - Sep 07, 2006 5:31:07 am PDT #6550 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Jars, what works for me sometimes is holding a deep deep breath until I almost pass out, or feel like I will, anyway.
What I do that usually works is the reverse - let out as much air as you can, and hold your breath out. If you hiccup during the process, let as much air out as you can again (the hiccup will cause you to inhale a little). You get to the near-passout point a lot faster (especially if you walk around while holding your breath out).
tommyrot - Sep 07, 2006 5:31:24 am PDT #6551 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
You could also inhale helium. I have no idea if that'll help hiccups, but maybe when you hear your voice you'll laugh so hard that the hiccups will go away....