tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296442124707185645.post1279223621687230433..comments2024-03-29T03:25:44.558-05:00Comments on MOUND: Poly NoseUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296442124707185645.post-87337510043344811402021-12-13T21:13:59.049-06:002021-12-13T21:13:59.049-06:00My Queens-born mother taught us the same thing! I ...My Queens-born mother taught us the same thing! I thought I was the only one who called them that! I was so happy to read confirmation of my childhood, New York-rooted "roots." Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12091395319749868196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296442124707185645.post-86287805272842014822021-05-02T20:39:15.343-05:002021-05-02T20:39:15.343-05:00You’re right B’klyn; “polywag” as differentiated f...You’re right B’klyn; “polywag” as differentiated from polywog, an early tadpole.<br />Though could be a Queens thing...Glennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15778200067499791811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296442124707185645.post-73070602513956387032021-05-02T20:32:19.892-05:002021-05-02T20:32:19.892-05:00You’re right B’klyn-“polywags”; as differentiated ...You’re right B’klyn-“polywags”; as differentiated from polywog-a tadpole <br />Perhaps the maple seed pods resembled the early toads Glennhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15778200067499791811noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296442124707185645.post-86868140717607204802018-10-09T07:44:41.849-05:002018-10-09T07:44:41.849-05:00So...
Is this the seed/wing of a maple tree?So...<br /><br />Is this the seed/wing of a maple tree?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296442124707185645.post-35503404081207900012018-06-27T10:35:01.289-05:002018-06-27T10:35:01.289-05:00Pretty sure we called them polywags, growing up in...Pretty sure we called them polywags, growing up in B'klyn.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13658801726312903714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296442124707185645.post-77123243434834548692016-09-25T20:34:02.343-05:002016-09-25T20:34:02.343-05:00Just taught the grandkids.the tradition is passed ...Just taught the grandkids.the tradition is passed on!by the way it was Queens NY too.now alive in Scappoose OR Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07286825068350460471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296442124707185645.post-24546297744109514662015-06-12T08:25:09.645-05:002015-06-12T08:25:09.645-05:00My (Brooklyn-born) mother taught me to call them &...My (Brooklyn-born) mother taught me to call them "Polly noses" - with that spelling, because it referred to sticking them on your nose to make a parrot nose.Rebecca Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05027157491107482670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296442124707185645.post-7769165916822195852012-10-12T10:24:49.222-05:002012-10-12T10:24:49.222-05:00I do! I call them samaras! As a child I call the...I do! I call them samaras! As a child I call them helicopters, but polynose is much funnier.Ellen Zachoshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15050574906637976116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8296442124707185645.post-12806261078005888072012-10-12T05:25:56.740-05:002012-10-12T05:25:56.740-05:00I STILL call them poly noses. I'm a kindergart...I STILL call them poly noses. I'm a kindergarten teacher, that's what I tell the kids they are too. I never knew the real term. I also show them how to properly wear one if that helps. Lol Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com