a chirstmas story comes to life FOXNews.com - I Triple-Dog Dare You: Indiana Boy Gets Tongue Stuck on Light Pole - Local News | News Articles | National News | US News HAMMOND, Ind. — In a scene straight out of the movie "A Christmas Story," a 10-year-old Hammond boy got his tongue stuck to a metal light pole. Police say the unidentified fourth-grader was able to tell them that a friend dared him to lick the pole Wednesday night. Temperatures in Hammond were around 10 degrees at the time. By the time an ambulance arrived, the boy was able to yank his tongue off the frozen pole. Police say ambulance personnel explained to the boy's mother how to care for his bleeding tongue. The 1983 movie is set in a fictional city based on Hammond, the hometown of author Jean Shepherd.
BAHAHAH that's awesome, I need to go do that to some other elementary kids when I go somewhere cold...
The best part of this story is that it happened in the town the book and movie were based on. Otherwise I bet this happens a lot. I tried it when I was about 10 years old myself, though upon reflection (and lucky for me) the temp was probably just cold that day and not actually freezing.
I just saw that on the local news... good lord. 10 degrees out, and the kid just had to lick a f***ing metal pole?
I did this too, except on a chain link fence and I was in 8th grade. yes, I was that kid. I ripped my tongue off of the pole and the tip bled for about two hours. of which I had to take an earth science mid term. the trick to getting it off (I think, in retrospect) would be to get enough spit out there to thaw it out where it freezes.
