On Tue, 25 Aug 2009 13:52:27 -0400, Goomba wrote:

> blake murphy wrote:
> i
>> have used the eating spoonful of sugar method before.
>>
>> your pal,
>> blake
>>
>
> My mother always swore by that cure.

i thought to consult cecil adams, my source for the straight dope on such
arcana:

<http://www.straightdope.com/columns/read/1113/what-are-hiccups-and-why-do-we-get-them>

...but he doesn't seem to come up with much either. he does mention the
sugar cure (semi-ob food) though.


your pal,
blake