His knife throwing act was never the same after they made him use bells instead. They just clanged off the target. Still, his dad wasn't taking any chances.
i remember every christmas pappa would climb the ladder, tie the strings to his erect penis and play jingle bells for all the neighbors, until the police finally showed up and took him away.
norman could still hear his mothers' voice in his head. " would you tie bell stings to your balls and jump off a ladder just because all your friends were dong it ?" apparently so mother. apparently so.