Calvin and Hobbes by Bill Watterson for April 17, 2019

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    BE THIS GUY  over 5 years ago

    Now Mom should walk in and scare the hiccups away.

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    codycab  over 5 years ago

    Hobbes is really enjoying this. Hey, don’t we all?

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    SonicFan91  over 5 years ago

    Whats next, holding your breath (which never EVER works by the way)

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    Watcher  over 5 years ago

    Calvin, just bite Hobbes on the tail, that will get rid of the hiccups.

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    Baslim the Beggar Premium Member over 5 years ago

    I used to do that, and it did work. So does holding my breath for about 30 seconds. But spoonfuls of sugar in water (drunk in the normal manner) would also work sometimes. Never tried the head in the paper bag routine.

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    JohnFarson19  over 5 years ago

    One way to help someone else get rid of their hiccups is to ask them a very off the wall question. Like "When is the last time you seen a white Elephant?’ Then get very insistent, "C’mon tell me. It’s not a tough question. C’mon when was the last time you seen a white elephant?’ The hiccup can me mental. The person becomes so fixed on “Why is this idiot asking about elephants?” that they forget about hiccuping. Works about 50% of the time, and it only works once.

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    Troglodyte  over 5 years ago

    With friends like Hobbes, one does need patience, and doesn’t need enemies!

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    Kaputnik  over 5 years ago

    The one I remember is drinking water while holding your hands over your ears. And without someone else holding the glass for you.

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    vaughnrl2003 Premium Member over 5 years ago

    I have noticed that friends can get away with doing things to us that we would punch an enemy for. Usually, they do it for a laugh too.

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    jrankin1959  over 5 years ago

    Good observation, Hobbes…

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    Mr_Cool  over 5 years ago

    We are definitely amused Hobbes.

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    Dani Rice  over 5 years ago

    Hiccups go away by themselves, which is why all of these cures seem to work. Sit down and read a book for a few minutes.

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    DanFlak  over 5 years ago

    Maybe it’s age, but I can’t remember having hiccoughs for decades.

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    Greyhame  over 5 years ago

    Hiccoughs starts as a nervous tic, than becomes a stress cycle: The hic causes the stress that pushes the hic that causes the hic… Taking the mind off the hic releases the stress. Training in yoga, meditation or karate gives you the breath control to do it consciously.

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    Rocketman  over 5 years ago

    Go Hobbes!

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    BiggerNate91  over 5 years ago

    You know, I can’t remember the last time I got the hiccups.

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    Purple People Eater  over 5 years ago

    I think Hobbes is right in the last panel.

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    kab2rb  over 5 years ago

    I drink hot water to help calm the spams, fortunate I do not get many hiccups.

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    Calvinist1966  over 5 years ago

    This was before the invention of Calvinball so Calvin should have known how Hobbes would prove to be more imaginative than he was in making up the rules.

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    Leojim  over 5 years ago

    This cure really works and it’s tasty also. Take a tablespoon full of sugar and dump it as far in the back of your mouth as you can and swallow it as quickly as possible. Bingo!

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    DCBakerEsq  over 5 years ago

    An unexpected gut punch usually does the trick.

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    David Rickard Premium Member over 5 years ago

    Leo Bloom: I’m in pain and I’m wet and I’m still hysterical!

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    57BelAir  over 5 years ago

    Frightening someone seems to be the most successful method I’ve used. At our office, Jennifer frequently got hiccups. One time I happened to just get one of those videos that shows some serene calm situation that draws you in and then suddenly an ugly face pops up instantly, screaming. I asked Jennifer to come over and look at this, she watched intently, still with hiccups, when the face popped up she literally jumped….end of hiccups, she wasn’t happy with me for the scare, but hey it worked.

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    El Cobbo Grande  over 5 years ago

    Wrong, the right technique works almost always….take deep, moderately slow breaths while counting to ten, hold the last inhale, count to ten and slowly exhale……go about your business……

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    Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo]  over 5 years ago

    If you concentrate you may be able to consciously stop the spasms.

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    !!IceFire!!  over 5 years ago

    Some (including me) say you get hiccups when someone is remembering you. I just give a call to whoever is most likely to remember me at the time and voila! hiccups gone! As it turns out my mom has the most hiccup-inducing-remembrance of me :)

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    Piksea Premium Member over 5 years ago

    Slowly eating a big spoonful of peanut butter is a sure cure.

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    cheetahqueen  over 5 years ago

    Drinking out of the wrong side of the glass always works for me!

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    Teto85 Premium Member over 5 years ago

    A tea spoon of sugar, with nothing else, quickly. Or, controlled deep breathing. Keep at it and they will go away.

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    hagarthehorrible  over 5 years ago

    I like the vicious smile on Hobbes.

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