It’s that time of year, folks, when you can find the movie “A Christmas Story” playing on at least one channel every single day of the month. And while most of us are familiar with the general theme of Ralphie wanting a Red Ryder BB gun, not many have seen the uncut version, in which Ralphie and his mother have a similar conversation about what he wants to be when he grows up. Let’s join the tender moment, as Ralphie’s mother tucks him into bed:
“Mom? I want to be a truck driver when I grow up.”
“Oh Ralphie, honey, why don’t you choose something less dangerous? You’ll put your eye out being a trucker.”
“What? In a truck? Mom, you can’t put your eye out in a truck!”
“Oh yes you can! Did I ever tell you about your cousin George?”
“I don’t have a cousin George.”
“Go with it kid, it’s a good scene. Anyway, your cousin George was a truck driver, he almost put his eye out driving.”
