Man: Rose (hic). Rose (hic).
Rosemary. Can (hic) can you (hic) help me?
Rosemary: What's the mater? Oh,
you've got the hiccups.
Man: I've had them for (hic) three hours (hic, hic).
Rosemary: Oh, there
must be something we can do. Now, what are the different remedies for hiccups?
Man: I've tried everything (hic) I can think of.
Rosemary: Have you tried
holding your breath?
Man: I've tried (hic) holding it (hic) but I hiccuped.
Rosemary: Well,
you obviously haven't held it long enough.
Man: How can (hic) I hold it long enough when I (hic) hiccup in the middle?
Rosemary: Now what's the other thing I've heard? Now come along, something
to do with a glass of water. That's right, you have to drink from the other side
of a glass. Have you tried that?
Man: Well, how (hic) do you mean (hic) drink (hic) from the other side of a
glass?
Rosemary: Well, you know how you drink normally ...
Man: Yes (hic).
Rosemary: Then you drink from the opposite side.
Man: You mean (hic) you turn the glass round (hic)?
Rosemary: You bend
over with your head towards the floor, then you put your lips to the far side of
the glass and you try to drink it like that.
Man: Ah, (hic) you mean like this?
Rosemary: Oh no, you're getting it all
over the carpet. Now what's the other thing? Key down the back of your neck.
Man: No (hic), that's for when your ... your nose's bleeding.
Rosemary:
Oh, is it? What about a coin on your forehead?
Man: I've never (hic, hic) heard of that (hic).
Rosemary: Now what's that
other thing for hiccups? A shock, a shock. I'll have to frighten you ... Erm ...
let me burst a paper bag.
Man: (Hic) But (hic) I know you (hic) are going to frighten me so I (hic)
won't be frightened, will I? (Hic)
Rosemary: Now what else is there? Now,
look, I know. I'll give you five pounds if you hiccup again, you give me five
pounds if you can't.
Man: Yes, all right.
Rosemary: Did you understand what I said?
Man: Of course I did. You give me five pounds if I hiccup again.
Rosemary:
Yes, but you stopped hiccuping, so that means you owe me five pounds.
Man: Oh, no!
（通訊員東華大學傅麗莉）
