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11-year-old boy gets tongue stuck to pole while reenacting scene from ‘A Christmas Story’
myfox8.com ^ | December 5, 2018

Posted on 12/05/2018 7:13:35 AM PST by lowbridge

He wanted to emulate Flick who succumbs to a dare and sticks his tongue to a frozen pole in “A Christmas Story.”  When the character tries to pull away, he quickly discovers his tongue is stuck.

Spencer Cline, of Sandwich, Illinois, and his friend Cole thought it was just movie magic, but they learned just how real that old pitfall is, the Aurora Beacon-News reports.

“I was just tempted to,” he told the Beacon-News. “I’ve seen the movie ‘A Christmas Story,’ which kind of inspired me.”

When Spencer stuck out his tongue last Tuesday, it instantly adhered to the pole.

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To: lowbridge

“Oh fudge!”


21 posted on 12/05/2018 7:35:30 AM PST by bigbob (Trust Trump. Trust the Plan.)
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To: lowbridge
This thread is useless without pictures:

;)

22 posted on 12/05/2018 7:38:03 AM PST by Michael.SF. (California: knowingly give someone aids: misdemeanor. Give them a straw, go to jail.)
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To: dfwgator

You can’t back down from a triple dog dare.

I heard if you do that in the Bloods or Crips you’re in a lot of trouble.


23 posted on 12/05/2018 7:38:34 AM PST by dp0622 (The Left should know if.. Trump is kicked out of office, it is WAR!)
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To: lowbridge; Army Air Corps; beaversmom

That kid is going to shoot his eye out!


24 posted on 12/05/2018 7:45:02 AM PST by KC_Lion (If you want on First Lady Melania's, Ivanka Trump's or Sarah Palin's Ping Lists, just let me know.)
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To: jonascord

I can relate. I was about 7. Addicted to Fudgesicles.

...

Psssst! Hey kid, try this out. This first one is free.


25 posted on 12/05/2018 7:49:57 AM PST by Moonman62 (Give a man a fish and he'll be a Democrat. Teach a man to fish and he'll be a responsible citizen.)
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To: lowbridge

Don’t be surprised if “A Christmas Story” gets banned from TV now.


26 posted on 12/05/2018 7:50:04 AM PST by agatheringstorm
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To: Zuben Elgenubi
I tried that when I was 10 yrs old, too. Twice as I recall.

I would say that's a dumb thing to do...but I was the kid who stuck his finger in a light socket just to see what would happen.

27 posted on 12/05/2018 7:52:02 AM PST by pgkdan (The Silent Majority STILL Stands With TRUMP! WWG1WGA)
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To: lowbridge

I did that when I was five and I thought of it all on my own!


28 posted on 12/05/2018 7:52:10 AM PST by E. Pluribus Unum (Democracy dies when Democrats refuse to accept the result of a democratic election they didn't win.)
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To: cuban leaf

I rescued a young girl one morning from this predicament one morning.

Her brother dared her to lick the metal stop sign post while they were waiting for the bus.

Luckily I had a warm water bottle with me when I came along.

If I remember right it was around 20 below.


29 posted on 12/05/2018 7:55:20 AM PST by riverrunner
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To: lowbridge

That’s a story that’s gonna stick with the kid for the rest of his life.

“Remember when Jimmy...”


30 posted on 12/05/2018 7:55:20 AM PST by moovova
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To: lowbridge

Many of us have done this... Brings back some great memories.


31 posted on 12/05/2018 7:56:29 AM PST by ConsCA
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To: freedumb2003

Heat it with a torch? LOL All you need to do is pour some water on it and the tongue come right off. LOL


32 posted on 12/05/2018 8:27:54 AM PST by Kirkwood (Zombie Hunter)
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To: KC_Lion

“Where’s Flick? Has anyone seen Flick?”


33 posted on 12/05/2018 8:31:08 AM PST by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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To: dp0622

That’s how most drive-by shootings start!


34 posted on 12/05/2018 8:33:44 AM PST by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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To: glorgau
Some lessons are best learned the hard way.

Yep. Some people have to pee on the electric fence...
35 posted on 12/05/2018 8:34:45 AM PST by Army Air Corps (Four Fried Chickens and a Coke)
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To: Michael.SF.

36 posted on 12/05/2018 8:52:11 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Army Air Corps

37 posted on 12/05/2018 8:53:00 AM PST by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: lowbridge

Back in the olden days of metal ice trays we often had this happen to us kids. We learned to run some water over it and get free.


38 posted on 12/05/2018 9:20:56 AM PST by Ruy Dias de Bivar
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To: C210N

“What’s the aftermath medically...”

Well, you can just yank yourself free and just basically lose the top layer of skin on your tongue and it hurts like hell for a bit.


39 posted on 12/05/2018 9:32:23 AM PST by Boogieman
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To: xrmusn

I was going to suggest that for when your tongue is stuck to a pole!


40 posted on 12/05/2018 10:05:26 AM PST by Do_Tar (To my NSA handler: Just kidding.)
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