The Tongue

 A few nights ago Les and I were watching a program that highlighted some of the Guinness World record holders.  We marveled at the speed of the cup stackers, we gasped at the fat twins, the longest toe nails, the tatooed leopard guy, and the lady that popped her eyes out.  But one that really caught our attention was the long tongue record holder.  This was the one that we rewound again and again.  Immediately I went to my sewing machine and found a measuring tape.  As many of you know, Les has a very long tongue.  It is a family trait.  5 of the 6 siblings (I think) in his family have this abnormality.   We weren't exactly sure where to start the tape measure in order to get an accurate accounting in comparison to the Guinness record.  So, the next day Les actually got on the Guiness website, registered, and got the specifications.   Les's tongue is either the same or about 1/4 centimeter shy of the world record.  Impressive right?  Our next mission is to get a measurement of older brother Frank's tongue and sister Lisa's tongue who hold the family record.  This absurd tongue seems to be a strong trait - all of the grandchildren have it.   We might also have a record holder in our own little family.