My Tongue is Sore...

You know the scene in "A Christmas Story" when Flick sticks his tongue to the pole and it sticks, and the fire department has to come and release him? Well, let's just say I didn't have to call the Fire Department, but the special effect I tried to recreate turned out not to be so special. Evidently, at 17 degrees, your tongue WILL stick to metal. It hurts when you try to rip it off. It's been three hours...it still hurts.