jellyfish

jellyfish When we were about nine or ten a lot of our time was spent on the wharf throwing rocks at jellyfish. We had been told by our Mother that if we handled the jellyfish in our hands we would catch warts. We were not allowed to touch the pink ones at all as these were supposed to be poisonous....

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Format: Manuscript
Language:English
Published: 1971
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Online Access:http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/38550
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Summary:jellyfish When we were about nine or ten a lot of our time was spent on the wharf throwing rocks at jellyfish. We had been told by our Mother that if we handled the jellyfish in our hands we would catch warts. We were not allowed to touch the pink ones at all as these were supposed to be poisonous. JH 8/71 Not Used Not Used Withdrawn [see brown jelly fish, Vinegar squall, squid squall, squid squaw, squid-skaws or skawls bonnyclobber, bubbly-squalls, squid squads] blubbers, sea-dabs, 'squit-squas', squid squaw, 'man of war [large jellyfish]', Checked by Jordyn Hughes on Wed 23 Sep 2015