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To: NFHale

1893, Hubert Anthony Shands, Some Peculiarities of Speech in Mississippi, page 71:

“In Mississippi dare and double dog dare are used by children in quarreling. Dog dare and double black dog dare I never have heard.


38 posted on 11/26/2017 9:55:15 AM PST by Rurudyne (Standup Philosopher)
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To: Rurudyne

I remembered the scene from “A Christmas Story”, where the kids were daring one of their pack (”Flick”) to stick his tongue to a freezing cold light pole in winter.

They skipped over “Double Dog Dare” and went straight for the mother of all dares - the “Triple Dog Dare”...

Here it is:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeJXYhdfR6Q

Best movie ever...


45 posted on 11/26/2017 10:01:52 AM PST by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
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