Tempted by movie, Illinois boy puts tongue on frozen pole

SANDWICH, Ill. — An 11-year-old northern Illinois boy couldn’t resist testing the theory that when you place your tongue on a frozen metal pole, it’ll stick.

Spencer Cline found out the hard way that it does. And it hurts. A lot.

He told The (Aurora) Beacon-News his inspiration came from where you’d expect: the movie “A Christmas Story,” where one friend dares another to put his tongue on a frozen pole.

Spencer, a Sandwich Middle School student, was with a friend. But the friend didn’t dare him.

With his tongue stuck, Spencer panicked, struggling to communicate he was no longer joking around.

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The friend searched for hot water, then called an ambulance. Spencer managed to free his aching tongue in the meantime.

He and his tongue are expected to make a full recovery.

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Information from: The Beacon-News, http://beaconnews.chicagotribune.com/

The Associated Press