Dumb and Dumber

It's become an annual winter tale: A young boy gets his tongue stuck to a metal pole, perhaps as the result of a dare.

This year, the scene straight out of the movie A Christmas Story unfolded on Tuesday morning in Boise with a boy of about 10.

Boise firefighters used a glass of warm water to free the unidentified boy from the metal fence pole, according to the Idaho Statesman newspaper.

Fire Captain Bill Tinsley says the boy's tongue was bleeding a little, but he was OK and allowed to continue walking to school.

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