I wonder if he was triple dog dared?

[Thrilla]

Indiana boy licks light pole, gets stuck


HAMMOND, Ind. – In a scene straight out of the movie "A Christmas Story," a 10-year-old Indiana boy got his tongue stuck to a metal light pole.

Hammond police say the unidentified fourth-grader was able to tell them that a friend dared him to lick the pole Wednesday night.    Temperatures in the Chicago suburb 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.

I find it quite the coincidence that this happened in the hometown of the author who wrote the book that inspired the "Christmas Story" movie.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090116/ap_on_fe_st/odd_tongue_pole;_ylt=AoACI1xR4koE_HGo5HadMu4DW7oF

[GarMan]

I find it quite the coincidence that this happened in the hometown of the author who wrote the book that inspired the "Christmas Story" movie.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090116/ap_on_fe_st/odd_tongue_pole;_ylt=AoACI1xR4koE_HGo5HadMu4DW7oF

Stupidity should be painful...   

[AUTailgatingRules]

He'll be able to find a job once the One is innaugurated.  He was promised things would get better

[Tarheel]

I find it quite the coincidence that this happened in the hometown of the author who wrote the book that inspired the "Christmas Story" movie.
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That is a funny coincidence.  When will morons learn...I guess as GarMan points out "stupidity should be painful"!