appWhen the fireman said heappd have to cut it off, he meant the box, not your hand.app
Kathy Schreck of Fort Wayne pretty closely mirrors what might have been said by the fireman in this photo of a little girl who is clearly having The Worst Day Ever.
Itapps a good bet that in future, the girl would heed this advice from Susan Tudor of Ossian: appThe next time, Jackie, let the clown stay in the box.app
Some other captions:
appI didnappt do it!app app Bessie Allgood, Fort Wayne
appHold still, honey. Jack is scared, too!app app DeappOnte Brewer, Fort Wayne
appBozo grabbed me.app app Mark Racine, Fort Wayne
appNow, now, Pandora. We just need to open your box. Donappt cry, what could go wrong?app app Mike Krafft
appFirst time Fire Department uses Jaws of Life to free curious child. Bozo denies any responsibility.app app Steven Troup,Fort Wayne
appThink outside the box, son.app app Amy Thatcher, Fort Wayne
appNo, honey, the clown didnappt eat your fingers.app app Dave Eiserle, Monroeville
appNo, Daddy. Donappt cut my Jack-in-the-Box apart. I promise Iappll stop scaring you with it.app app Linda Chapman, Fort Wayne
appI just wanted to shut that clown up.app app Terri Bruner, Fort Wayne
The real story: Sharon Seabold, 6, tried to grab appJackapp on Jan. 18, 1967, but he was too quick for her and her hand was stuck in the toy. It only took firemen a few minutes to free her, but Sharon was afraid fireman Robert Schweppe would slip and cut her finger with the tin snips. Fire Lt. Donald Allen, right, attempted to sooth Sharon while Schweppe worked.
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