1. When Flick's tongue is stuck to the flagpole, a hidden suction tube keeps his tongue in place. It doesn't matter that I know this now; this scene will still be hard for my mouth to watch.

The famous scene from “A Christmas Story” in which a character got his tongue stuck to a metal pole can really happen. Your skin can get stuck, too.

In a famous scene from the 1983 film “A Christmas Story,’’ Flick’s tongue freezes to a flagpole while Ralphie looks on. A similar incident occurred in Butte Thursday, when a boy froze his ...

The famous scene from “A Christmas Story” in which a character got his tongue stuck to a metal pole can really happen. Your skin can get stuck, too.

The famous scene from “A Christmas Story” in which a character got his tongue stuck to a metal pole can really happen. Your skin can get stuck, too.

The famous scene from “A Christmas Story” in which a character got his tongue stuck to a metal pole can really happen. Your skin can get stuck, too.

The famous scene from “A Christmas Story” in which a character got his tongue stuck to a metal pole can really happen. Your skin can get stuck, too.

The famous scene from “A Christmas Story” in which a character got his tongue stuck to a metal pole can really happen. Your skin can get stuck, too.