<Ul> <Li> The Old Man wins a `` major award '' in a contest , which turns out to be a lamp in the shape of a woman 's leg wearing a fishnet stocking , which was derived from the logo for Nehi ( pronounced `` knee - high '' ) pop , a popular soft drink of the period . The Old Man is overjoyed by the lamp , but Mrs. Parker does not like it and a feud over it -- referred to by adult Ralphie as `` The Battle of the Lamp '' -- develops and results in the lamp 's `` accidental '' destruction . </Li> <Li> The Old Man also fights a never - ending battle with the malfunctioning furnace in the Parker home . His frustrations cause him to swear quite often , including one profanity - laden rant that the adult Ralphie says `` is still hanging in space over Lake Michigan . '' </Li> <Li> Still another source of frustration for The Old Man is the dogs that belong to the next door hillbilly neighbors , the Bumpuses . The Bumpuses own `` at least 785 smelly hound dogs '' that harass The Old Man whenever he comes home from work . On Christmas Day , the dogs ruin the family 's dinner by romping through their kitchen and eating their turkey . This results in the family having Christmas dinner at a Chinese restaurant instead . </Li> <Li> Ralphie and his friends Flick and Schwartz are tormented by the neighborhood bullies Scut Farkus and Grover Dill . Ralphie eventually snaps and beats up Farkus . </Li> <Li> Flick accepts a dare from Schwartz to stick his tongue onto the school flagpole . His tongue freezes onto the pole , requiring assistance from the police and fire department to free him . </Li> <Li> After getting a Christmas tree on the ride home , one of The Old Man 's tires becomes flat , so he goes to fix it . Mrs. Parker encourages Ralphie to help . When Ralphie flips the tire he says , `` Oh Fudge ! '' but he actually said the bad word . At home , Ralphie is given Lifebuoy soap in his mouth . His mother asks where he heard the word . He actually has heard from The Old Man every day but chickens out and says Schwartz . This leads to his mother calling Schwartz 's mother on the phone . </Li> <Li> For homework , Ralphie and his class are assigned to write on what they want for Christmas . Ralphie knows what he is going to write about : The Red Ryder BB Gun . He imagines the ultimate A+ , but gets a C+ , with Miss Shields writing , `` You 'll shoot your eye out ! '' on the paper . </Li> <Li> Ralphie , a fan of the Little Orphan Annie radio program , eagerly awaits the arrival of a decoder pin he has applied to receive . When it comes in the mail , he uses it to decode a secret message at the end of the day 's broadcast , but is disappointed to find it is only an advertisement for Ovaltine , the show 's sponsor . </Li> </Ul>
<Ul> <Li> The Old Man wins a `` major award '' in a contest , which turns out to be a lamp in the shape of a woman 's leg wearing a fishnet stocking , which was derived from the logo for Nehi ( pronounced `` knee - high '' ) pop , a popular soft drink of the period . The Old Man is overjoyed by the lamp , but Mrs. Parker does not like it and a feud over it -- referred to by adult Ralphie as `` The Battle of the Lamp '' -- develops and results in the lamp 's `` accidental '' destruction . </Li> <Li> The Old Man also fights a never - ending battle with the malfunctioning furnace in the Parker home . His frustrations cause him to swear quite often , including one profanity - laden rant that the adult Ralphie says `` is still hanging in space over Lake Michigan . '' </Li> <Li> Still another source of frustration for The Old Man is the dogs that belong to the next door hillbilly neighbors , the Bumpuses . The Bumpuses own `` at least 785 smelly hound dogs '' that harass The Old Man whenever he comes home from work . On Christmas Day , the dogs ruin the family 's dinner by romping through their kitchen and eating their turkey . This results in the family having Christmas dinner at a Chinese restaurant instead . </Li> <Li> Ralphie and his friends Flick and Schwartz are tormented by the neighborhood bullies Scut Farkus and Grover Dill . Ralphie eventually snaps and beats up Farkus . </Li> <Li> Flick accepts a dare from Schwartz to stick his tongue onto the school flagpole . His tongue freezes onto the pole , requiring assistance from the police and fire department to free him . </Li> <Li> After getting a Christmas tree on the ride home , one of The Old Man 's tires becomes flat , so he goes to fix it . Mrs. Parker encourages Ralphie to help . When Ralphie flips the tire he says , `` Oh Fudge ! '' but he actually said the bad word . At home , Ralphie is given Lifebuoy soap in his mouth . His mother asks where he heard the word . He actually has heard from The Old Man every day but chickens out and says Schwartz . This leads to his mother calling Schwartz 's mother on the phone . </Li> <Li> For homework , Ralphie and his class are assigned to write on what they want for Christmas . Ralphie knows what he is going to write about : The Red Ryder BB Gun . He imagines the ultimate A+ , but gets a C+ , with Miss Shields writing , `` You 'll shoot your eye out ! '' on the paper . </Li> <Li> Ralphie , a fan of the Little Orphan Annie radio program , eagerly awaits the arrival of a decoder pin he has applied to receive . When it comes in the mail , he uses it to decode a secret message at the end of the day 's broadcast , but is disappointed to find it is only an advertisement for Ovaltine , the show 's sponsor . </Li> </Ul>
who ate the turkey in a christmas story
who ate the turkey in a christmas story
the dogs that belong to the next door hillbilly neighbors , the Bumpuses
the dogs that belong to the next door hillbilly neighbors , the Bumpuses