Hiccups and Robert Benchley

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Yesterday, clear out of the blue, I developed a case of hiccups. Hiccups always remind of me of humorist Robert Benchley who I discovered quite by accident in a used bookstore a few years ago. It was love at first page!

One of his volumes includes suggestions on how to relieve hiccups:

1) Bend the body backward until the head touches the floor and whistle in reverse.



2) Place the head in a pail of water and inhale twelve times deeply.



3) Drink a glass of water from the right hand with the right arm twisted around the neck until the water enters the mouth from the left side.



4) Hop, with feet tied together, up and down a flight of steps ten times, screaming loudly at each hop.



5) Put your head under your arm, hold a glass of water against the back of your neck and count to 500 by 5s without taking a breath.

Mine went away on their own after a few minutes and there was no need to resort to any of the above.

Any other Benchley fans here?

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