WOODWARD, Okla. (AP) — In a scene straight from the movie “A Christmas Story,” an 8-year-old Oklahoma boy got his tongue stuck to a metal pole after he licked it on a dare.
Officials say when rescue crews arrived Tuesday morning, the boy was standing on his tiptoes, trying to wriggle his frozen tongue free from a stop sign pole across the street from Woodward Middle School.
Paramedics were able to help the boy by pouring water on his tongue. Once free, the boy told officials he got stuck after his brother dared him to lick the pole.
The boy was taken to a Woodward hospital for treatment.
The scene was similar to one in “A Christmas Story,” a 1983 movie adapted from Jean Shepard’s memoir of a boy in the 1940s.
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dontbotherme
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 2:21pmI had 4 brothers. To little siblings out there, don’t ever trust them when they dare you to do something. Even when you get older.
Report Post »SoCalOilMan
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 1:37pmI licked an aluminum ice tray when I was 6…don’t remember why…and I was stuck. Trying to scream for my Mom with that thing welded to my tongue got her in hysterics. She put my head in the kitchen sink and started running water over my head, but her shaking from the giggles made it tug uncomfortably for a bit.
That scene in the movie cracks me up every time I watch it.
Report Post »joan k
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 1:23pmMy sister did the same thing to me when we lived in the upper mid-west. She was a year and a half older and very bossy. I was probably even younger than this kid (maybe 6 or 7) . My older sibs (two other sisters) were probably there, too. And all of them laughed, perhaps the older ones berated my sister who dared me to do it. I don’t remember.
We never called anyone. I knew it was gonna be painful, but just pulled it off and the top skin came off with it. Needless to say I bled all the way home, but ended up learning not to EVER do that again. I do not remember my mom even being there. We often went to that park up the street even at the young ages of 5 and 6 alone.
No one called 911 and I survived to live into this ripe ole age …
Report Post »LIBERALSBEDAMNED
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 11:29amHmmm, sounds like the influence of right wing media to me.. right boy in the white house?
Report Post »ChiefGeorge
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 11:22amHas anyone called for the banning of the movie that inspired this action?
Report Post »23
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 10:55amWhen I was a kid we used to stick our toungs on to frozen things and then laugh at each other . No 911 call. Everyone laughed. EVERYONE LAUGHED AND POINTED and said “guess you won’t be doing that again” But we were kids…..of course we did it again………and no one called 911, because we were kids!
Report Post »Pokerjoe
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 10:54amI used to live in Woodward, Oklahoma. Not suprised at all. There great people who live there. Double dare lol.
Report Post »BurntHills
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 10:40amboys will be boys and a double dog dare is a dare. anyway, a sad day this little American schoolboy tradition could not have been the only headline out there.
Report Post »Entwife
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 10:10amActually, that was the incredible TRIPLE dog dare!
Report Post »beefjerky
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 9:58amPublic Schools preparing kids for the real world huh?….
Report Post »JohnnyJT
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 9:53amShould of known better.
Report Post »Mastermagi
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 9:49amI grew up near Buffalo; this happened all the time. The difference was that people then had more sense than to call the rescue squad. Somebody would calmly pour some warm water, the tongue would come unstuck, and the kid would get his hindend spanked. End of story.
Now, in full view of numerous adults, a rescue squad is called. What if there was a true emergency to which the squad couldn’t respond, because they were too busy with this idiocy? Not to mention the fact that a squad visit would likely result in a bill for $1,000.
At first this article seemed funny, now I’m just disgusted. No one has any sense anymore, and it’s all been orchestrated with the help of the NEA and “educators” like the ones at the Woodward Middle School.
Report Post »WBOB
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 9:35amTime to ban telephone poles.
Report Post »Freedom_2012
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 9:19amBan “A Christmas Story” before this tragedy happens again! Hurry Hurry!
Report Post »SecretPolice
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 9:07amEh, I’m to blame since I skipped the double dare and went right to the….
Triple Dog Dare Ya…. lol
Report Post »Crazy Horse
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 8:09amGood thing is wasn’t a metal tree stand deep in the woods.
Report Post »Capt_Spalding
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 7:09amDemocrats are immediately writing up a law that small children can not be within 100 yards of metal poles in below freezing temperatures. It’s the only way to solve this.
Report Post »beckwill
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 7:39amNo…that doesn’t cost any money. ..During cold weather all metal poles must be temperature regulated to a degree as to not cause burning but also not to cause bodily parts to become frozen to them.
Report Post »US Citizen
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 8:00amAll signs will now be required to have a label attached warning passer’s-by of the dangers of coming in contact with said sign. Labels will also be required to have disclaimers that limit the liability of the sign, sign company, sign installer, sign owner and any others associated with the sign…..
Report Post »Sounds crazy, huh? Kinda like what Peter King in NY wants to by creating a law that states firearms cannot be brought within 100 feet of public officials. Since when did their lives become more important than ours? That violates the nobility clause and the second amendment of the constitution.
I sure hope people in these districts wake up and fire these idiots….and this guy calls himself a republican. What a joke!
Wilma
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 8:43amWarning decals must immediately be affixed to all outdoor metal structures advising people not to lick them when temperatures drop below freezing.
Report Post »rkrives
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 11:46amAnd the temprature regulation must be done with renewable energy.
Report Post »American Spirit
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 12:26pmMaybe we should pay some “liberal agency” a fee every year for that sticker.
Report Post »dadadadio
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 2:07pm“Labels will also be required to have disclaimers that limit the liability of the sign, sign company, sign installer, sign owner and any others associated with the sign…..” and the ‘Child Tongue Protection Act of 2011’ will create a new Federal Homeland Security Office of Pole Management (FHSOPM), with a director, 10 deputy directors, 100 managers, office staff of 1000 for record keeping, 5,000 field inspectors, new 5-story office building in DC, a new building in each state capital, vehicles and expense accounts for all managers and field inspectors, a limo and driver for the director, and a mandate that state and local governments plus private industry and private property owners actually do the paper work and labeling (FPM officials will only check the paperwork and assess the fines and / or imprisonment for non-compliance with paper work regulations, including improper warning label format). Of course, any congressperson who objects will be pilloried as ‘hating the children’.
If this sounds ridiculous, then check out the new ‘Food Safety Act’ just passed by the lame duckers.
Report Post »Islesfordian
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 7:01amThey needed emergency crews for this? Who doesn’t know how to deal with this?
Report Post »Cemoto78
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 7:26amThat’s really the most sad thing about this story. People don’t even know how to take care of the most simplest things by themselves without calling 911 for assistance. At at a school no less with all kinds of teachers, parents, etc.
Report Post »912828Buckeye
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 7:38amLiving in fear of the liability.
Report Post »Bearded_One
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 9:59amExactly right! Who doesn’t know to pour water onto the pole where the tongue is stuck? What a maroon!
Report Post »Old Truckers
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 5:22pmExactly, how many people need to call a tow truck when they have a flat tire? No one ever taught them how to change their own tire, or which way to turn a screwdriver, or what a pocket knife is for. They think it is an evil device. I went into a WalMart to buy a machete one time (I had to cut some weeds) and the idiot cashier chastised me for wanting to buy it! She insinuated that I was some sort of evil monster.
Report Post »912828Buckeye
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 7:01amLittle guy taught his friends what not to do. Thats gota hurt!
Report Post »Ray2447
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 6:45amI didn’t know my older brother was still doing that trick. :-)
Report Post »jehstl
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 6:41amThank God there will always be big brothers and they will never change.
Report Post »Tex Expatriate
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 3:09pmAs I pointed out above, that boy’s brother likely caught hell when his momma found out. Mommas don’t fool around in Woodward! Mine didn’t when I lived there.
Report Post »heavyduty
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 6:36amFuture Democrat
Report Post »beckwill
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 7:32amHahahaha…EXACTLY what I was thinking!!
Report Post »blanco
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 7:40amMe too!!!!
Report Post »BurntHills
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 10:40amhey, no politics in this kiddie story, okay?? he’s a BOY.
Report Post »lionslayer44
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 1:26pmfunny stuff! knew a girl who did it twice. i was thinking its a good thing it was his brother otherwise the pc police might have arrested the practical joker!!
Report Post »travlman77
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 6:33am“Those who do not study history are doomed to repeat it”
Report Post »LMAO :)
Independent Tess
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 6:30amAaaaah…… the innocence of childhood. How I miss it.
Report Post »Old Truckers
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 5:11pmThe best time, the golden time, for me was when I was 8 through 12 years old. For a boy, those are the exploring of wisdom time. The time of tree houses and falling out of them, the skinned knees and boyhood crushes on the girl down the road. Good times!
Report Post »Colonial Revolutionary
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 6:24amI love that movie. Poor kid must not have seen it yet.
Report Post »Ironmaan
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 6:57amGood thing he didn’t shoot his eye out! His brother should get a “major award” for that practical joke.
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TXPilot
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 7:11amSomeone “triple dog dared” him obviously….lol
Report Post »GeauxAlready
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 7:17amYou got to love it………………….
Report Post »CatB
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 10:32amMy first thought … either he nver saw movie .. or is not too smart!
Report Post »KarenKat
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 10:57amEvery year it seems like some kid does this….
Report Post »LostOneironaut
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 12:36pmhas anybody ever noticed that beck looks exactly like ralphie?
Report Post »taskmaster78
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 2:07pmThe reason this happened is because of right wing hate,,,,,,,when will this end?
Report Post »Tex Expatriate
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 3:07pmAs a graduate of Woodward Public Schools, I’m proud as hell of that little boy. I bet his brother caught hell. Mommas don’t fool around in Woodward! I know exactly where that stop sign is located, just across from old Woodward High School.
Report Post »IndyGuy
Posted on January 12, 2011 at 5:30pmStop signs will now say STOP & THINK…
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