The playground "slide"

[Jonathan Lighter]

Kids in Central Park called it a "sliding pond" in 1953. It seemed weird
and indefensible - and I mean weird in the gothic sense.

Under the conservative influence of my 19th C. grandparents, I'd always
called it a "slide."  Always. Even today, "sliding pond" give me the creeps.

JL



On Thu, May 3, 2012 at 12:53 AM, Eric Nielsen <ericbarnak at gmail.com> wrote:

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> Beyond helter skelter.
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> Eric
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> On 5/2/12, Wilson Gray <hwgray at gmail.com> wrote:
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> > On Wed, May 2, 2012 at 9:10 PM, Laurence Horn <laurence.horn at yale.edu>
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> >> it was a _"sliding pond"_ for us New Yorkers
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> > Really?! Wow! Talk about your esoterica!
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> > Youneverknow.:-)
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