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re: What did you call these pieces of playground equipment growing up? UPDATED

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Posted by Boondock Saint
The Boondocks
Member since Oct 2005
4824 posts
Posted on 7/29/15 at 2:53 pm to
See-saw and a merry go round. Grew up in south Louisiana. I am 39 years old.

What the frick else would you call them?
Posted by Evil Little Thing
Member since Jul 2013
11592 posts
Posted on 7/29/15 at 2:54 pm to
Teeter-totter & merry go round. Midwest. Born in the 80s.
Posted by reddman
Member since Jul 2005
78195 posts
Posted on 7/29/15 at 2:54 pm to
See-Saw and Merry-go-round

Cincinnati
Used them in the 80's

Posted by bayoudude
Member since Dec 2007
25839 posts
Posted on 7/29/15 at 2:54 pm to
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See saw and merry go round. South LA.

Posted by yellowhammer2098
New Orleans, LA
Member since Mar 2013
3864 posts
Posted on 7/29/15 at 2:54 pm to
See-saw and merry go round.. North Alabama in the 90s
Posted by tidalmouse
Whatsamotta U.
Member since Jan 2009
30706 posts
Posted on 7/29/15 at 2:55 pm to
Alabama
Born in 1961

See-Saw
I don't recall a name for the 2nd one but it's probably the most dangerous thing ever on a playground.
Posted by Bleeding purple
Athens, Texas
Member since Sep 2007
25343 posts
Posted on 7/29/15 at 2:55 pm to
See saw and merry go round. South LA.
Posted by Swagga
504
Member since Dec 2009
18665 posts
Posted on 7/29/15 at 2:55 pm to
1. see-saw
2. Merry go round

Never heard them called anything else. Grew up in NOLA in the 90s.
Posted by fr33manator
Baton Rouge
Member since Oct 2010
133251 posts
Posted on 7/29/15 at 2:56 pm to
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What the frick else would you call them?



Apparently a teeter-totter and a whirly-whirl

This is someone in their 30-40s Midwest
This post was edited on 7/29/15 at 2:57 pm
Posted by HempHead
Big Sky Country
Member since Mar 2011
56523 posts
Posted on 7/29/15 at 2:56 pm to
See-saw
Roundabout

N. AL, mid-late 90's.
Posted by Sparkplug#1
Member since May 2013
7352 posts
Posted on 7/29/15 at 2:56 pm to
1. device for throwing people off of.
2. device fro spinning people off of.

Cira 70's.
This post was edited on 7/29/15 at 2:57 pm
Posted by QuietTiger
New Orleans
Member since Dec 2003
26256 posts
Posted on 7/29/15 at 2:56 pm to
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see-saw and merry-go-round

Posted by TheCaterpillar
Member since Jan 2004
76774 posts
Posted on 7/29/15 at 2:57 pm to
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see-saw and merry-go-round


Weirdos call them teeter totters

Posted by Old Sarge
Dean of Admissions, LSU
Member since Jan 2012
62412 posts
Posted on 7/29/15 at 2:57 pm to
see-saw and merry-go-round


South Texas

70's
This post was edited on 7/29/15 at 2:59 pm
Posted by jrodLSUke
Premium
Member since Jan 2011
25738 posts
Posted on 7/29/15 at 2:57 pm to
An upsy-downsy and a roundsy-roundsy.

Next door to the Simpsons 1980s to present day.
Posted by SG_Geaux
Beautiful St George, LA
Member since Aug 2004
80453 posts
Posted on 7/29/15 at 2:58 pm to
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see-saw and merry-go-round


Weirdos call them teeter totters
Posted by Breaux
Member since Nov 2005
4488 posts
Posted on 7/29/15 at 2:58 pm to
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see-saw

never called the second one anything

New Orleans area.
Posted by AWDBewww
Keller,TX
Member since Jun 2015
245 posts
Posted on 7/29/15 at 2:58 pm to
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see-saw and merry-go-round Weirdos call them teeter totters
Born '82 New Orleans East
Posted by Wolfhound45
Member since Nov 2009
125851 posts
Posted on 7/29/15 at 2:59 pm to
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see-saw and merry-go-round


Weirdos call them teeter totters
This.

Although the first one could be buddy is half a phrase and the second one could be wheel of death.
Posted by 12
Redneck part of Florida
Member since Nov 2010
19763 posts
Posted on 7/29/15 at 2:59 pm to
see-saw
merry-go-round

South Alabama during the 80s.
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