**Item #:** SCP-8651 **Object Class:** Neutralized --- **Special Containment Procedures:** No active containment procedures are necessary for SCP-8651. Personnel experiencing SCP-8651 are advised to follow standard civilian remedies. Reports of anomalous behavior associated with SCP-8651 are to be directed to the Department of Mundane Phenomena for review and probable dismissal. Dissemination of misinformation regarding SCP-8651’s nature is to be suppressed using standard memetic countermeasures. --- **Description:** SCP-8651 refers to a common reflexive spasm of the diaphragm followed by sudden closure of the vocal cords, resulting in a characteristic "hic" sound. Instances are typically transient and benign, with no observable anomalous properties. Foundation interest in SCP-8651 originated in 1949 following a prolonged episode in a junior researcher, lasting 34 minutes. This event, along with coincidental group occurrences and speculative staff memos, led to temporary Euclid classification. Extensive testing has confirmed SCP-8651 is indistinguishable from standard idiopathic singultus. No correlation with memetic agents, ambient ontokinetic fluctuation, or extra-dimensional interference has been found. The anomaly was reclassified to *Neutralized* in 2006. --- **Addendum 8651.1 – Researcher Note** *Submitted by Dr. Elan Roderick, 12/03/2011* > While SCP-8651 appears to be non-anomalous, it is curiously persistent, mildly disruptive, and immune to all known methods of reliable cessation. This makes it, at the very least, annoying. Recommend reclassification to “Bothersome.” > > //Request denied. “Bothersome” is not an approved object class.// – O5-7