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08 Jan 25 - 08:20 AM (#4214940) Subject: Folklore: Children's slides on ice From: Paul Reade The current icy weather reminds me of my days at primary school in the early 1950s in Oldham, when we took great delight on making a slide on the snow and ice, as I'm sure children do still. We called the slide a "slippicurry", often abbreviated to "curry". I'm now wondering whether this was possibly a Lancashire name, but I now live in Burnley and no-one here seems to have heard of it. I'm enquiring if anyone else remembers the word, any ideas as to its origin, or if there other "local" names? |
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08 Jan 25 - 09:09 AM (#4214942) Subject: RE: Folklore: Children's slides on ice From: Long Firm Freddie Down in South London we just called it a slide. LFF |
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08 Jan 25 - 09:44 AM (#4214944) Subject: RE: Folklore: Children's slides on ice From: GUEST Next door, as it was then, in Shaw we called it a slide. |
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08 Jan 25 - 01:05 PM (#4214953) Subject: RE: Folklore: Children's slides on ice From: GUEST,Georgina Boyes In the Sheffield area, we called it a "slur" - it would be interesting to know if the word is still used. |
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09 Jan 25 - 08:25 AM (#4214985) Subject: RE: Folklore: Children's slides on ice From: Paul Reade Thanks Georgina. I remember now that we used to call the actual act of sliding "slurring". |
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09 Jan 25 - 08:47 AM (#4214986) Subject: RE: Folklore: Children's slides on ice From: Dave the Gnome In Swinton, Manchester, it was just a slide too. I was pretty useless at it and still can't stay upright on ice! |
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09 Jan 25 - 09:31 AM (#4214990) Subject: RE: Folklore: Children's slides on ice From: Roger the Skiffler Yes,, we did it at school in the tarmac playground in the 1950s-60s, in Birmingham, though it was frowned on by staff, but we didn't have a fancy name for it. RtS |
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10 Jan 25 - 06:39 PM (#4215103) Subject: RE: Folklore: Children's slides on ice From: Seamus Kennedy In Belfast it was a slide. and it was fun until someone came and sprinkled ashes on it... |
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11 Jan 25 - 12:05 PM (#4215146) Subject: RE: Folklore: Children's slides on ice From: MaJoC the Filk This has just reminded me: When I was in primary school, the lads used to nick drawing pins from the notice boards to push into the heels (and soles? ouch) of their shoes, then practice sliding on the stone floor in certain parts of the building. Methinks that could have been called an "all-weather slide", but I wasn't part of that group. Very noisy it was too, if I remember right. |
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11 Jan 25 - 01:42 PM (#4215156) Subject: RE: Folklore: Children's slides on ice From: David C. Carter Down south we didn't call it anything,we just did it. Along with building the highest wall of snow as was possible accross the street. |