I thought
eating sugar was supposed to cure the hiccups, not cause them.

Another cure that really does work: get someone to stand behind you and hold your ears closed (a finger in each ear, as though you don't want to hear something) while you drink a pint of water. I have no idea why that works, but it does, without fail.
( The Resident Loon Not a demographic. Do not measure., Tue 6 May 2008, 19:30, Reply)