What do you call this, where are you from, and how old are you?

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Sliding board NJ, 42

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Anonymous wrote:

I grew up in Maryland (outside Baltimore) calling them "sliding boards," and I'm 40. At some point that transitioned to "slides." Live in DC now.

A slide. I grew up in West Texas. I am late '40's.

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Anonymous wrote: I forgot until I saw your post that we called them sliding boards as a kid! I call it a silde now, no memory of when it changed. DC native, 46

+1 exactly, though I'm 40. My kids are at camp this week in DC and this morning the counselor referred to the "sliding board", which made me smile. The term is still in use!

I am the OP of this thread and love that it popped back up, and love that sliding board is still in use! I wish I didn’t feel so self-conscious when I use the term now.

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Slide, 43, Australia

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Sliding board, 52, South Carolina
The shopping cart was a “ buggy”
There was no “ take out”. Either your mama cooked or you went through the drive-thru

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Sliding board! 45 from Philly suburbs. My midwestern husband thought I was crazy when I called it that. Happy to know I’m not alone!

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Slide, 39, NM, and the proper way to use this was to sit on a sheet of wax paper and see how much air time you could get before hitting the ground.

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Anonymous wrote:Slide, 39, NM, and the proper way to use this was to sit on a sheet of wax paper and see how much air time you could get before hitting the ground.

Sometimes I wonder why we don't see the full-scale playgrounds of my youth (with jungle gyms / monkey bars, see-saws / teeter-totters, merry-go-rounds / carousels, large swing sets, etc.) and then I remember all of the mischief we got into that would be grounds for lawsuits these days. Who among us hasn't busted a lip or broken a nose because of a cherry bump?

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Sliding board, PA, 40

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slide, early 50s, Michigan

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NP...DD from Fairfax County, 51 saw the photo and immediately said, "sliding board."

DD14 said, "[an old-fashioned] slide"

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DH51!

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Anonymous wrote:Toboggan. France.

I was always mesmerized by Air France crews’ “aremement de toboggan” don’t think any other airline announces that they are “arming / securing the slides”.

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Slide 47 Mississippi. Where did you find this antique
Of my childhood?

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

I grew up in Maryland (outside Baltimore) calling them "sliding boards," and I'm 40. At some point that transitioned to "slides." Live in DC now.

A slide. I grew up in West Texas. I am late '40's.

Me too! Where?