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Life imitates A Christmas Story
It's become an annual winter tale: A young boy gets his tongue stuck to a metal pole, perhaps as the result of a dare. It would have to be a triple-dog dare. This year, the scene straight out of the movie A Christmas Story unfolded Tuesday morning in Boise with a boy of about 10. Boise firefighters used a glass of warm water to free the unidentified boy from the metal fence pole. Fire Capt. Bill Tinsley says the boy's tongue was bleeding a little, but he was OK and allowed to continue walking to school. Firefighters estimate the boy was 10 years old. Rescue workers responded after a woman driving by saw the boy and called 911. Last year, the unlucky boy was a 10-year-old from Hammond, Ind., especially apt, since the 1983 movie is set in a fictional city based on Hammond. So when mom says you can't have an Official Red Ryder Carbine-Action Two-Hundred-Shot Range Model Air Rifle With A Compass In The Stock because you'll shoot your eye out, believe her! Posted by: Mike 2009-12-09 |
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