Cop Frees Boy Who Stuck His Tongue To Metal Stop Sign

[matcom]

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Waukesha - Like a scene from the movie "A Christmas Story," police had to free a boy who got his tongue stuck to a metal stop sign, Lt. William H. Graham said Wednesday.

Buy a link hereWhether anyone uttered the infamous "triple-dog dare" that goaded the movie's Flick into sticking his tongue to a pole is unclear, but police said the boy was surrounded by a group of kids when his tongue froze to the sign in 9-degree weather. The group said the boy was "talking smart," Graham said.

Officer Daniel Baumann was the first to arrive at Carroll and Barstow streets at 7:24 p.m. Tuesday, but he had to wait for Officer Raymond Fuerstenberg to show up a short time later with a bottle of water. Baumann poured the water on the boy's tongue and on the sign and then the boy pulled his tongue away.

"He lost some skin from his tongue on the stop sign," Graham said.

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[Blue Diadem]

1. I wonder how many kids do that?

My now 30 yr old daughter did that when she was about 8, just to see if what happened in the movie was true. Of course, she had her brothers and the other kids in the neighborhood encouraging her. I'll never forget the call from DH to me at work..yeah, he rescued her.

:rofl: Kids sure do the darnedest things..

[sarge43]

3. It seems to be a rite of passage for glazier types

and probably explains why many Midwesterners have weird accents.

[HarukaTheTrophyWife]

2. I double dog dare you!

[Crabby Appleton]

5. I triple dog dare you

[sniffa]

4. i did that once as a kid

no water for me though - i just tore it right off.

[matcom]

6. so THAT explains the fork!

:D

[bicentennial_baby]

7. ...

:spray:

:rofl: