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Interesting Questions, Facts, and Information
Christmas Story, A .
The neighbor's dogs ate the turkey.
What famous movie were the characters from that were seen at the parade, and later at the department store? | A Christmas Story - Movie
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You'll shoot your eye out.
And finally... Name the imaginary villian who headed a gang of robbers who were pestering the Parker clan? | A Christmas Story
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Black Bart. 'You've won this time Ralphie. But we'll be back!' 'Adios Bart, but if you do come back, you'll be pushing up daisies!'
After gathering the 'sad remains' of his broken major award, Ralphie's dad could only muster these few words? | A Christmas Story
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Not a finger!. 'Not a finger' it was. Although he did call the Bumpus' dogs smelly.
According to Ralphie, what was his 'personal preference' when it came to tasting soap? | A Christmas Story
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Lux. The name of the soap is Lifebuoy, like those things that float in the harbor? I worked at a grocery store as a kid, and I stocked every type of soap imaginable including Lifebuoy. With that being said, Ralphie mentions his preference was for Lux, but went on to describe how Palmolive tasted.
Shields. Ralphie learned the hard way that bribery by way of a large fruit basket will still only garner you a C+ when writing a theme.
The deed to a bowling alley. Although Ralphie's dad said a new furnace when Ralphie asked him what he thought he got him for Christmas, old man Parker thought the award at first was in fact a bowling alley. Careful - Fragile.
The old squirting flower gag.
Trying to 're-build the dike', Ralphie says he wanted this toy instead of a B.B. gun. What toy? | A Christmas Story
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Tinker Toys. 'You'll shoot your eye out.'
Ralphie wanted a Red Rider B.B. Gun. Where did he tell his mom that Flick saw some grizzly bears? | A Christmas Story
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Polaski's Candy Store. Once again, the name spelling is just guess-work. Please note that I did my very best to sound it out.
What department store was traditionally the 'high-water mark' of the holiday season? | A Christmas Story
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Higbees. You've got to admit, that store did have one heck of a window display.
In the newspaper, Ralphie's dad mentions that some clod-hopper down in Griffin, Indiana did what? | A Christmas Story
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Swallowed a yo-yo. 'That's real news.'
Four-Eyed Schottenhauffen.
Early in the movie, Ralph's dad was griping about the fact that the Chicago White Sox traded this baseball player? | A Christmas Story
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Bullfrog. Apparently his ball playing skills weren't what they were 'croaked' up to be.
Cleveland Street. The film was set in Northern Indiana, but the actual filming took place in Cleveland, Ohio. The name of Ralph's street is possibly a tribute to that fact.
The wicked witch of the West.
Be sure to drink your Ovaltine. 'A stupid commercial?'
Buried it. He said that the mother ran out of Super Glue on purpose so he couldn't glue it back together.
8. The mom tells him the time when he first steps into the car.
Triple Dare. He skipped the triple dare and went right to the triple dog dare...which as we all know is the worst thing a kid can do!
In the beginning, what does Ralphie say that he wants for Christmas after his mom says no about the BB Gun? | A Christmas Story
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Tinker Toys. 'I can't believe my ears. Tinker Toys!?'
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