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**** Years ago at Medina , We were playing games behind the Ag shop . Games like two guys put their forearms together ,then place a lit cigarette between them . The one who moves first is the loser . Do not play this game with a Dude who has scars on his arms .
I didn't say these boys were smart . I just said they were players .

That day we were playing with those tiny Black Cat firecrackers . The object was to see who would hold the firecracker the longest before flicking it away .

Hold it too long ,and you had a burning ,stinging , & tingling hand . We had a lot of guys shaking their hands as we played .

Then a boy named Ben said " you boys ain't Shinola ,let me show you something "

Ben was a year or so older than us & was a fat nerd .

Well Ol Ben stuck one of those firecrackers between his teeth . He would shut his eyes & wait as long as possible before he spit . He did this about 3 times , getting rid of the firecracker just a few moments before it exploded .

We had to admit ,this was super cool . Eyes were closed for protection but there was a chance of facial burn .

On firecracker number four, the clock in Ben's head must have malfunctioned . Ben had not begun to spit when that firecracker exploded .

Ben grabbed his head with both hands ,staggered two steps to the left ,one to the right & then went down in a heap .

We ran to him to check his condition . If Ben had not been groaning we would have pronounced him dead . But since he was still alive quick action was needed .

Being great in a crisis even then, I sent J-Mack to the shop for a wheelbarrow . We put Ben in the wheelbarrow & rolled him down the hill to DR. Hunt .

Ben had busted lips , burns inside the mouth , & facial burns . He didn't come back to school for a long time . We awarded him the Best Dare trophy . We didn't think Ben's trick could ever be topped .

I saw Ben on the street in Medina about five years ago . We talked a few minutes & then I asked him about that day . Ben said " Big Rock ,that has been more than 40 years ago & my head hasn't quit ringing yet "

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