Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/12/11
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]on 11/12/00 4:52 pm, Ted at tedgrant@home.com wrote: > In my case it was a combination of both, showing off, (she was a cute girl in > my > class and I wanted to impress her,) idiot! that's where the "stupidity" part > comes in. So one day about 25 below zero I plunked my innocent tongue to the > wrought iron fencing around our school yard. Surprise!!! It "quick froze long > before anyone knew anything about quick freezing!" I love the optimism of kids. "If I lick that fence post that cute girl will be impressed!!" My nephew did exactly this (don't know if a girl was involved). Unfortunately since no glass of hot water was to hand the only alternative (and if this ever happens to you you'll be glad you read this) was to wait patiently until his tongue warmed up the steel enough to unfreeze it. - -- Johnny Deadman http://www.pinkheadedbug.com