We were required to learn to play the recorder in music class, and I am extremely prone to hiccups. I have hiccuped for 45 minutes strait. (At that point, you're crying, it hurts.)
I mean, -extremely-.
For weeks, until we got over the stupid recorder unit, there would be a horrible squeal from my recorder every few minutes, and if I smiled a bit (Duh, I was embarrassed!) the teacher thought I was doing it on purpose! I almost failed that unit because of hiccups. Go figure, neh?