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30. Jus a couple of tidbits if you visit a Christmas Story movie house in Cleveland

Reply to debm55 (Original post)

Sun Dec 15, 2024, 10:00 AM

Dec 15

Make sure to put your ear to the vent on the floor and you’ll hear the old man yelling down in the basement.

Similarly if you pick up the phone in the hall upstairs you’ll hear Shwartz’s mom yelling at her son.

It’s a fun visit and real hands on. I even crawled under the sink like Randy did.

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What is your favorite scene or line from the "A Christmas Story"? line --I double dog dare you" --scene- Ralphie [View all] debm55 Dec 12 OP

"It's a major award." FalloutShelter Dec 12 #1

thank you , Fallout Shelter. debm55 Dec 12 #2

It's not so much a line but kacekwl Dec 12 #3

I agree. Thank you kacekwi debm55 Dec 12 #4

When The Old Man is trying to fix the furnace Diamond_Dog Dec 12 #5

Thank you Diamond_Dog $#@!%$# furnace. debm55 Dec 12 #7

Related. Not really a line but the Dad's reeling off the line of cussing underpants Dec 15 #22

Fra-gee-lee, must be italian Meadowoak Dec 12 #6

Thank you Meadowoak. I laugh at that every time he says it. debm55 Dec 12 #8

He had yellow eyes. Yellow Eyes! Probatim Dec 12 #9

Thank you Probatim for you very funny post. I laughed while reading. debm55 Dec 12 #10

that is part of my goto voccabulary. so , that is where its from?? AllaN01Bear Dec 12 #11

Hi AllaN01Bear. No, I double dog dare you has been around before the movie. We used it when I was a kid. debm55 Dec 12 #12

I'm laughing KitFox Dec 12 #13

Thank you KitFox and enjoy. debm55 Dec 12 #14

We randomly yell BUMPUSES! throughout the year Phentex Dec 12 #15

"But the duck. It's staring at me." "Oh." CHOP!!! AZLD4Candidate Dec 12 #16

Fa Ra Ra Ra Ra underpants Dec 15 #21

Stupid too, because that's more Korea and Japan than China. AZLD4Candidate Dec 15 #37

I love the actress who plays the teacher. Paladin Dec 12 #17

I'm late for this A Christmas Story thread Niagara Dec 14 #18

HAHAHAHHAHAhAhA, Thank you Niagara. debm55 Dec 14 #19

You're welcome, Debbie Niagara Dec 15 #38

That's in the common vernacular now underpants Dec 15 #23

Thanks underpants. debm55 Dec 15 #28

I've incorporated Fra-GEE-leh into my vocabulary as well Niagara Dec 15 #39

"SHUT UP, RALPHIE!" Mad_Dem_X Dec 15 #20

Thank you Mad_Dem_X debm55 Dec 15 #29

Hollywood accounting. It bombed at the box office. underpants Dec 15 #24

Thank you underpants. That is very interesting. debm55 Dec 15 #31

The pack of dogs stealing the turkey so they went to eat at the Chinese restaurant and the duck was smiling 😁 TommieMommy Dec 15 #25

Thank you TommieMommy debm55 Dec 15 #33

It's a clinker! That blasted stupid furnace dadgummit! Meadowoak Dec 15 #26

Meadowoak. that you. %#$##furnace. debm55 Dec 15 #34

The Chinese restaurant MaryMagdaline Dec 15 #27

Thank you MaryMagdaline. Agree debm55 Dec 15 #35

Jus a couple of tidbits if you visit a Christmas Story movie house in Cleveland Shambala Dec 15 #30

Wow, thank you Shambala. That must have been fun. debm55 Dec 15 #36

Narrator re Christmas trees: Sneederbunk Dec 15 #32

That high-pitched "BUMPASSES!!" after the dogs break in and destroy the turkey. catbyte Dec 15 #40

HAHHAHAHAHAH. I agree. debm55 Dec 15 #41

The mostwell known of all: "Kid, You'll Shoot Your Eye Out"!!!! yellowdogintexas Dec 15 #42

Thank you yellowdogintexas debm55 Dec 15 #43

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