Now this sounded positively ridiculous to me, so I responded only with the ambiguous 'Hmmm' that moms use all the time. So today I had the hiccups--twice. The first time I made a show of announcing it, along with my search for and stare-down of something orange (just happened to be a bag of candy corn). What do you know, it worked--my hiccups disappeared. Then again later, hiccups again. So I tried The Method with a bag of carrots. Worked again. Now I'm wondering if this is merely coincidence (like when someone offers you a twenty dollar bill if you'll only hiccup again--or maybe that's not a coincidence...) or if there might be something to it. Maybe the glitch that causes the hiccups is soothed by the warmth and cheeriness of the color orange. Makes you wonder--are hiccups less prevalent during the month of October with its pumpkins galore? Something to think about...Something else to think about: how did my son come up with this Method?
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I too am curious how he came up with it, and I'm oddly eager to get the hiccups so I can test this out.
About your question on my blog: I have no idea if my trapped toad is a boy or a girl, but given that I named the toad "Jocelyn," it seems appropriate to refer to the toad as "she." The toad could be a he and a highly offended he, for all I know. As for how I know which toad is which, easy. One is gigantic and the other is toad-sized.
I'm so excited for the next time I get the hiccups! I will report my findings.
I just bought a bright orange mug....
We're painting our living room orange!
My husband doesn't know this yet. I just decided today.
i will never have hiccups AGAIN.
Interesting.. :)
What? I think these is an experiment that I need to test out. I've never heard anything like this but I get the hiccups way too often.
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