Girl gets tongue stuck to freezer

Ananova ^ | 11/17/03

[gubamyster]

A Russian teenager ended up with frostbite after turning to the freezer after burning her mouth on a hot drink.

The 13-year-old girl had panicked after scalding her tongue while drinking tea.

She opened the freezer and placed her tongue against the interior wall to cool it down.

But her hot tongue quickly became stuck fast to the appliance.

Because she was alone at her home in Severodvinsk, northwest Russia, she had to wait for her parents to return home to be rescued.

She was still face down when they walked through the door some time later.

Her frantic parents called an ambulance after failing to pry her tongue loose, local news agency Delfi reported.

Paramedics managed to free the girl but discovered she had suffered severe frostbite and took her to hospital by ambulance.

Doctors later said they had managed to save the girl's tongue after several hours of treatment.

[cajungirl]

Damn! She was too young to hear stories of putting your tongue on the pump handle.

[Cobra64]

She shoulda kept her "tounge in cheek."

[Okies love Dubya 2]

I wonder if someone 'triple dog dared' her?

(Reference from that holiday classic "A Christmas Story")

[So Cal Rocket]

Somebody must have Triple Dog Dared her!

[Living Free in NH]

Whenever this happens to me, I just pull the fridge out 'til it unplugs, then wait about an hour. The tongue comes free every time.

[So Cal Rocket]

GMTA

[Callahan]

Shades of "A Christmas Story"? Actually I had the same thing happen to me at a company picnic last summer. Somebody handed me a popsicle that had been stored on dry ice. I didn't notice until too late that the damn thing was so cold it froze to my lips. Pretty embarrassing. I pulled it off and it took a couple layers of skin with it. Ouch.

[erikm88]

doesn't the warm water trick work in this circumstance?

--erik

[YourAdHere]

Wonder if she'll end up in porn like the kid who did this in "A Christmas Story."

[gubamyster]

I'll bet that really impressed your boss & co-workers.

[BSunday]

You guys ought to be ashamed, making fun of the poor young lady (snicker snicker)

[lilylangtree]

Have you ever held your tongue and tried to say: "Jar of Jam Ton of Bricks?"

[mhking]

NOW it was serious. A double-dog-dare. What else was there but a "triple dare ya"? And then, the coupe de gras of all dares, the sinister triple-dog-dare.

(I love Jean Shepherd...)

Just damn.

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[cjshapi]

I was eating a yummy concoction of ice cream, half baked brownies and fudge when I decided that there was too much to finish in the bowl. Stuck the whole thing in the freezer, including the spoon.

Couple of hours later I was ready to finish it. Damn spoon stuck to my tongue for a bit. That's what I get for thinking with my stomach!

[Okies love Dubya 2]

Definitely my favorite Christmas movie ever!

[Callahan]

Actually, it was my Dad's company, so I really didn't know anybody there except my family. I went back to the ice cream stand and saved a few other people from the same fate instead of holding the guy's face to the ice block. Just the Freeper humanitarian in me I guess.

[4mycountry]

I hate it when that happens...

[4mycountry]

Aw geez... imagine the bossman coming in and seeing you like that. I don't know whether to laugh or shudder at the idea.

[ibbryn]

In case this ever happens to anyone else, please note that administering urine warmed to approximately 98.6 degrees will free your frozen tounge or lips.